State Bank of Patiala contributes Rs 2.36 crore to Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Chennai flood victims

NEW DELHI: State Bank of Patiala, a subsidiary of SBI, today contributed Rs 2.36 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Chennai flood victims.

A cheque of Rs 2.36 crore was handed over to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today as the bank's contribution for helping the victims of recent catastrophe due to torrential rains in Chennai, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Jaitley lauded the efforts for rising to the occasion and thanked the bank, its staff and officers for standing up with the people of Chennai and the Government of India during such crisis, it said.

The donation is manifestation of the concern of 15,000 employees of the bank, who donated their one day salary to help the affected persons, it said.

The bank had recently felicitated the National Bravery Award winners as part of Republic Day celebrations and also donated ambulances to Red Cross and blind school as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.