Canara Bank expands its Gramodaya scheme in Delhi

NEW DELHI: State-owned Canara Bank today said it has expanded Gramodaya scheme in Delhi by bringing in more slums under the project.

Gramodaya is a scheme floated by bank for identifying villages or slums for overall development, Canara Bank said in a statement.

Accordingly in Delhi, Canara Bank has adopted one village and three slums, including one in Vasant Kunj.

Recently, the bank conducted financial literacy camps and Training for various skill development activities like manufacturing artificial jewelry for the ladies in the slum.

Certificates were also handed over to ladies who have undergone training on artificial jewelry under the Entrepreneurship Development Programme of the bank by the General Manager Hemant Kumar Tamta.

To promote education and to create job avenue the bank is starting Training Centre in tailoring/stitching in the slums of Delhi.

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This recognition is important as banking sector as the largest intermediary in the economy plays a crucial role in enabling environment management, Yes Bank managing director Rana Kapoor said.

"We certainly hope awards like these will help evangelise sustainability and environment management in the entire banking sector," he said.