March 29, 2024 01:13 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi has mastered art of manipulating democracy, hurting Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge | Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest at 63 | NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru cafe blast case | Actor Govinda returns to politics after 14 years of 'vanvas', joins Eknath Shinde camp | 'To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture': PM posts after 600 lawyers write to CJI

IDBI Bank to support building of gender segregated toilets

India Blooms News Service | | 20 Aug 2014, 09:22 pm
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IBNS): IDBI Bank has decided to be an active participant of the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' to support building of gender segregated toilets in the schools near bank's branches in rural and semi-urban area as part of CSR initiative for an estimated amount of Rs. 9 crore.
Swachh Bharat Mission, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Aug 15 is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary and aims at tackling sanitation and waste management issues in the country.
 
The initiative will be undertaken in around 300 schools mainly near bank’s rural branches along with a few branches near our semi- urban areas.
 
Speaking on the occasion, M.S. Raghavan, Chairman and Managing Director, IDBI Bank, said  “Swachh Bharat Mission” launched by the Government of India is an extremely important National Mission towards improving health and sanitation facilities of the people. This will also be an integral part of the efforts for spread of education among our rural populace, particularly encourage girls to take up school education.  This, being an important component of economic development, IDBI Bank is proud to be part of this farsighted initiative. True to our DNA, we will continue to partner Government of India in such endeavors”
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.