State Bank of India’s chief general manager KT Ajit, in the presence of Siddh Bhau, handed over a reticare machine with microscope to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital Trust, Bairagarh in the state capital on Saturday. Bank has donated an amount of Rs 22.21 lakh for purchasing of this machine for the treatment of poor and needy patients. State Bank of India CGM KT Ajit addressing on the occasion said that corporate social responsibility activities of the bank touch the lives of millions of poor and needy across the length and breadth of the country.
The focus area of banks CSR activities are aimed at supporting education, supporting health care, financial assistance to poor and underprivileged, environment protection, livelihood creation and assistance during natural calamities like food/drought etc. , said Ajit. He further said that SBI has provided financial assistance worth Rs 7.26 crore to various NGOs in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh under Corporate Social Responsibility in last two years. Ajit said that the medical equipment donated by SBI would be helpful in providing advance medical treatment to the needy patients. SBI general manager PH Pammi and others were also present on the occasion.
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