SBI allocates Rs 71 crore to combat 2nd wave of COVID-19
Country’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has allocated Rs 71 crore, to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of COVID-19.
| 4 May 2021 6:47 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Country s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has allocated Rs 71 crore, to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of COVID-19. The Bank has dedicated Rs 30 crore to set up 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000 bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit states. These facilities would be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and Municipal Corporations of the respective cities.
SBI allocates Rs 71 cr to combat second wave of Covid-19
Chandigarh, May 3 (UNI) The State Bank of India (SBI) has allocated Rs 71 crore to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of COVID-19.
The Bank has dedicated Rs 30 crore to setup 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000 bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit states. These facilities would be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and Municipal Corporations of the respective cities.
The SBI is in talks with various designated authorities to explore partnerships for setting up makeshift hospitals. The Bank will also contribute Rs 10 crore for genome-sequencing equipment / lab and vaccine research equipment / lab to the government.
SBI allocates ₹71 crore for Covid support initiatives
May 03, 2021
₹30 crore for setting up 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals for Covid-19 patients State Bank of India (SBI) has allocated ₹71 crore to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of Covid-19.
This includes ₹30 crore for setting up 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals for Covid-19 patients in some of the worst affected states, India’s largest bank said in a statement.
“These facilities would be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and Municipal Corporations of the respective cities.
“SBI is in talks with various designated authorities to explore partnerships for setting up makeshift hospitals,” it added.
SBI allocates Rs 70 crore to combat second wave of Covid-19 ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 13:28 IST
The country s largest commercial bank has dedicated Rs 30 crore to set up 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000 bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit states.
These facilities will be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and municipal corporations of respective cities, the lender said in a statement on Monday.
SBI will also contribute Rs 10 crore for genome-sequencing equipment, lab and vaccine research equipment to the government.
Besides, SBI has allocated Rs 21 crore to all its 17 local head offices to address urgent medical needs of citizens including procuring life-saving healthcare equipment and enhancing oxygen supply to hospitals.
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Bolstering India s Covid-19 fight: SBI allocates Rs 70 crore to combat second wave
State Bank of India (SBI), the country s largest lender, has allocated Rs 71 crore, to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of Covid-19.
The bank has dedicated Rs 30 crore to setup 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000 bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit states. These facilities would be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and Municipal Corporations of the respective cities.
The bank said that it is in talks with various designated authorities to explore partnerships for setting up makeshift hospitals. The bank will also contribute Rs 10 crore for genome-sequencing equipment/lab and vaccine research equipment/lab to the government.