SBI adopts girls to fund their education

Statesman News Service

MALDA, April 27: The State Bank of India has “adopted” 37 orphan and disabled girls aged between 6 and 14 years from Malda and South Dinajpur, with the objective to provide financial assistance to the school-going girls for their education and other expenses for sustenance up to their age of 14.Yesterday, SBI top officials including the general manager, Mr AK Ghosh Dastidar, regional manager Mr B Halder and Malda sub-divisional officer Ms Arunima De handed over a cheque for Rs 3,000 to 5,000 to girls for one year. The general manager (net work II) of the SBI Mr A K Ghosh Dastidar said: “The SBI would provide such financial assistance to them up to the age of 14 years under its community services banking project”. “Though we have targeted to adopt at least 70 such girls from two districts, we could not achieve the target. In fact we are lagging behind here,”said Mr B Halder.The SBI has planned that each branch would adopt at least two such girl children all over India. It has 35 branches in Malda and South Dinajpur and targeted to adopt at least 70 girls. The sub-divisional officer approached the SBI officials to “sponsor” poor girls under Section 97 Cr Pc.