NE BUSINESS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, JULY 20
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched, on Monday, the nation’s second-largest Public Sector Bank, Punjab National Bank’s (PNB) initiative to combat the spread of COVID-19, complementing the Government of India’s extensive efforts to contain challenges and risks posed by the growing pandemic, a bank release said.
इस अभियान के शुभारंभ के अवसर पर पंजाब नैशनल बैंक के MD व CEO श्री @CHSSMRao जी, ED श्री @RajeshYaduvan10 जी व @MoHFW_INDIA के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी भी उपस्थित थे। देश भर में फैले @pnbindia के 22 ज़ोनल कार्यालयों के अधिकारी भी VC के माध्यम से कार्यक्रम में शामिल हुए। @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/2p1rBoqRSR
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (Modi Ka Pariwar) (@drharshvardhan) July 20, 2020
The initiative is launched as PNB’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign and it will entail providing COVID-19 related prevention materials like masks, sanitizers, etc. across India in 662 districts.
Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “This is a great initiative, taken by Punjab National Bank, to distribute the COVID-19 precautionary kits nation-wide. PNB has a distinguished history of undertaking such an act of kindness. This initiative of PNB will inspire public and private institutions to come forward and help the citizens of our country, not only to fight the pandemic but also to come out healthy and strong.
On behalf of the Ministry of Health, I would like to thank PNB and its officials for supporting and fighting this pandemic together.”
Commenting on PNB’s biggest CSR effort so far, CH SS Malikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, said, “The Honourable Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan is in forefront of the fight against COVID-19 and we are certain that the country will soon come out of this pandemic under his capable leadership. We are highly obliged that he took his valuable time for the Bank’s noble cause. On this occasion, we also assure him that Punjab National Bank is committed to playing its role in this difficult time.”
Besides the MD and CEO, other senior officials, Executive Director, Dr Rajesh Kumar Yaduvanshi and Chief General Manager B N Mishra were also present at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi for the inauguration of the campaign.
The same campaign was launched at 5 locations simultaneously. Further Bank’s 22 zonal offices across the nation also marked their presence through live video-conferencing.
