Mumbai, December 06, 2021:As part of its75-week countdown to‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ – commemorating the 75thAnniversary ofIndia’s Independence on August 1, 2022 – Bank of India is organising a series of events and programmes at all its branches across the country.
December 2021 being the Anchor Month for Bank of India, bank has undertaken a special campaign at its 75 select branches of various states which will sanction 75 loans across categories, including Mudra, women entrepreneurs, SC/ST beneficiaries, PM SVANidhi and education.Bank of India will alsolaunch 75 Jandhan accounts and 75 micro insurance schemes during this period.
In addition, the 75th I-Day activities also include strengthening employee-customer engagement, awareness programmes covering digital banking, cyber fraud and vigilance, financial inclusion, quiz andessay competitions related to the ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’, and special initiatives for further development of the Bank.
The 75thAnniversarycelebrations at Bank of India commenced on March 12, 2021,and will continue until August 15, 2023. Bank of India Managing Director and CEO A.K. Das said, “AzadiKaAmritMahotsav is a special initiative launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence. All our programmes have been specially designedto create awareness about the major event as well as the various financial instruments available to our customers. The Mahotsav is an important step towards making our citizens financially inclusive and independent, and a fitting tribute to India’s 75th Anniversary.”