SBI Launches “Gram Seva Program”

October 05, 2022
Current Context: The State Bank of India (SBI) launched the SBI Foundation’s Gram Seva Program across six states of the country.
SBI Launches “Gram Seva Program”
  • It will be the fourth phase of the SBI Gram Seva Program under which the bank will adopt 30 remote villages across India.
  • The bank will adopt remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
  • The Gram Seva Program comes under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the SBI and will primarily focus on areas like healthcare, education, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
  • Till the 3rd phase of the program, 100 villages across 16 states of the country have been adopted with an aim of comprehensive development of the villages in the areas of rural development, sustainability, environment, healthcare, education, livelihood, skill development, etc.
  • Phase 4 of the program will add 30 more villages to the list, making it 130, out of which, 75 villages will be from Aspirational Districts.

Question:

Q.1 Who launched the Gram Seva Program?
a. SBI
b. ICICI
c. HDFC
d. Canara Bank

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