The India Post, Chandigarh: As a Corporate Social responsibility (CSR), the State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, continues to undertake various community based social activities. In order to extend financial support to the needy parents of meritorious girl children, a need has been felt that our Bank should provide financial support by way of stipend to such school going girl children.
A scheme has been formulated by the Bank to help the girl children pursuing studies in Government school by providing financial support in the form of stipend of Rs.500/- per month. For this purpose each branch of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur will adopt one girl child each pursuing education in 6th standard onwards in a Govt./municipal school. The basis of selection is merit cum need.
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur has already selected 325 girl children to whom stipend has been provided so far. In continuation of this scheme the bank’s Chief General Manager Shri Supratik Chatterjee will personally handover the stipend to the girl child beneficiaries of the four branches of the tricity at their Panchkula branch at SCO 47, Sector 11, Panchkula on Monday, 7th July 2008 at 1.00 PM.