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STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Amid the nationwide Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities, J&K Bank celebrated 76 years of the country’s independence with national fervour. MD & CEO Baldev Prakash hoisted the national Tricolour on 77th Independence Day here at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters in presence of General Managers, Deputy General Managers, Departmental Heads and other senior officers of the Bank. Colonel Ravi Kumar, Ex-serviceman & District Sainik Welfare Officer (Srinagar) Rashid War were the guests on the occasion. In line with the idea of developing Amrit vatika, MD & CEO Baldev Prakash along with senior management functionaries planted a sapling in the lawns of CHQ and dedicated the plant as part of Bank’s salutations to the forces protecting the country. As part of paying tribute to heroes of the nation under ‘Veeron Ka Vandhan’ theme, he also handed over Laptops, Tablets and Biometric Devices to the District Sainik Welfare Officer (Srinagar) in the presence of Colonel Ravi Kumar. The gadgets were part of amenities provided by the Bank under its CSR Program to various Sainik Bhawans across J&K that takes care of the welfare of thousands of families of martyrs and ex-service men in J&K. After the flag-hoisting ceremony that concluded with the National Anthem, MD & CEO Baldev Prakash spoke about the importance of the Day. He also touched upon the Bank’s legacy of 85 years admiring the vision of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh, he said, “Building upon the great legacy of financial empowerment that was heralded 85 years ago by the visionary Shri Maharaja Hari Singh, today we are a proud family of over 12000 members, serving over 20 million customers across the country through more than 2500 business touch-points. Reiterating Bank’s role in J&K, MD & CEO said that Bank we will continue to work towards saturation of self-employment in the UT by implementing its ‘Swarozgar Utsav’ campaign aggressively, wherein self-employment opportunities will be provided to youth through a mix of our banking products and sponsored schemes in partnership with the Union and UT Governments while pursuing glory and prosperity as an incredible institution of the country.