On the sidelines of her attending the Make in Odisha Conclave, SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya visited the bank’s local Head Office here and conducted CSR activities on Wednesday.
“We have a comprehensive CSR policy which touches every walk of human life. The SBI is not only doing banking and finance but also trying to be responsive to the needs and aspirations of the society so as to bridge the gap between the privileged and less-privileged sections of society,” Bhattacharya said.
Stating that the country is passing through a critical phase due to the demonetisation, she said, “Our employees and our customers have shown a great deal of ressillience and patience to overcome these challanges.”
A school bus was donated to “Swabhiman”, a disability information and resource centre at Bhubaneswar, by Bhattacharya. Besides, she donated ambulances to Gobindalaya, Nabarangapur, Banabasi Seva Samiti, Baliguda and Christian Hospital, Bissam Katak. All the three NGOs are carrying out health care activities in Kandhmal, Koraput, and Rayagada districts.
Similarly, one patient transport vehicle was donated to the Odisha Voluntary Health Association, which is engaged in health care activities in Kandhmal and Kalahandi districts. Besides, a school van was donated to the Regional Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Rourkela, which is running a special school for mentally retarded and cerebral palsy children. Another school van was also donated to Saraswati Shisu Mandir, Gadapokhari, Bhadrak. Twenty computers were donated to Ramakrishna Mission, Bhubaneswar to be used by the students of Ramakrishna Vivekananda High School.
She too inaugurated a sand art on demonetisation made by Subal Maharana.
While SBI Bhubaneswar Circle CGM B Venugopala Reddy delivered the welcome address, NW II GM AK Chowdhury proposed a vote of thanks. NW I GM Anil Johari was present.