Bengaluru, February 15, 2022 – As part of the Bank’s various “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations, Indian Bank has sponsored an emergency response ambulance to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru under CSR.
On behalf of the Bank, Shri S L Jain, MD&CEO handed over the keys of the ambulance to Dr Manoj Kumar H V (Dean & Director, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute). In his address, he emphasized the need to widen the accessibility of health infrastructure to tackle any eventuality arising from the COVID-19 variants.
He stated further that Indian Bank has always been at the forefront to support the needy sections of the society as part of its CSR activities. “As a responsible corporate citizen, it is our moral duty to ensure that the bank contributes meaningfully to all initiatives protecting the interest of the society. The importance of health cannot be appreciated more than in the present day and time when during the last two years, establishments across the globe faced several challenges in providing timely and quality healthcare to its people.”
In it continued efforts to strengthen ambulance support at various hospitals pan-India, the Bank has supported hospitals in Patna, Meerut, Lucknow apart from Bengaluru with ambulances.
Shri Sudhir Kumar Gupta, FGM – Bengaluru and other staff members of the Bank joined the hospital authorities at this event.
About Indian Bank
Established in 1907, Indian Bank is a premier Public Sector Bank with a dominant Pan-India presence. The government of India owns 88.06% of the shareholding. It is the First Public Sector Bank to install ATM at Harbour, Madras in 1989. The Bank has a vast branch network with 6004 branches, 5428 ATMs & BNAs, and overseas branches in Colombo and Singapore in addition to over 225 overseas correspondent banks. The government of India had announced the Amalgamation of Allahabad Bank – a bank with 155 years of legacy – into Indian Bank in 2019. Indian Bank commenced its operation as an amalgamated entity on 1st April 2020. The integration of CBS systems of both the Banks was completed on 14th February 2021.
Indian Bank has constantly thrived to adopt the latest technology and modify its techniques. Apart from various initiatives undertaken by Indian Bank, one of the out-of-the-box initiatives was the launch of MSME Prerana – an Online Business Mentoring PAN India Programme for MSME entrepreneurs. To strengthen this initiative, Indian Bank also launched ‘Ind Spring Board’, financing for Start-ups and entered MOU with IIT Madras. Over the years, Indian Bank has set new benchmarks in providing efficient banking services to its different client groups and has also emerged as a frontrunner in delivering excellent customer service.
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