SBI Foundation, the CSR arm of the State Bank of India has committed Rs 30 crore to implement various COVID relief programs across India. Under the program, it plans the following interventions: food relief support, strengthening healthcare infrastructure, capacity building of healthcare workers and research on COVID related projects in tie- up with IISc. The Foundation has set up a new flagship program on health theme under which it has already initiated distribution of ventilators, PPEs etc to critical hospitals and supply of 10000 freshly cooked meals daily in 4 centres of India. It has also launched Project Echo India in partnership with ECHO India and Mohawk to provide training and mentoring to 50,000 healthcare professionals across various states. Rajnish Kumar, chairman, SBI, said the bank is constructively engaging in collaborative and proactive action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
