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People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse symbolically presents ‘Isuru Udana’ Gift Certificate to the Castle Street Maternity Hospital Director Dr. Pradeep Wijesinghe and offering a gift to a new-born baby at De Soysa Hospital for Women in Borella
People's Bank celebrated Sri Lanka’s 74th National Independence Day by hoisting the national flag at a modest ceremony held at their Head Office in accordance with Government’s health and safety guidelines.
The ‘Birth of Freedom’ program held by People’s Bank every Independence Day was carried out this year as well. Under this concept, People’s Bank gifts Rs. 2,000 worth of ‘Isuru Udana’ Gift Certificates to every baby born between 1 and 7 February.
People’s Bank launched this program in 2006 with the vision of instilling national pride and encouraging parents to plan for their children’s future. Parents can open an ‘Isuru Udana’ Children’s Savings Account at any People’s Bank Branch using the Gift Certificate.
People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse and Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku symbolically presented ‘Isuru Udana’ gift vouchers and other gifts to Castle Street Maternity Hospital Director Dr. Pradeep Wijesinghe and De Soysa Hospital for Women in Borella Director Dr. Upuli Wijemanne.
People’s Bank Senior Deputy General Manager (Payment and Digital) K.B. Rajapakse, Senior Deputy General Manager (Overseas Customer Services) Rohan Pathirage, Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking, Process Management and Quality Assurance) Renuka Jayasinghe, Deputy General Manager (Strategic Planning, Performance Management and Research) Jayanthi Kurukulasooriya, Deputy General Manager (Transaction Banking) Nipunika Wijerathna, Head of Marketing Nalaka Wijayawardana, Assistant General Manager (Retail Banking) Nalin Pathiranage, Colombo North Regional Manager S.L.M.A.S. Samarathunga, Colombo South Regional Manager M.S. Kanakka Hewage, Borella Branch Manager W.A.N. Udayangani and Town Hall Branch Manager Pathum Mihiraj along with hospital staff were also present at the event.
All People’s Bank branches across the country celebrated ‘Nidahase Upatha’ islandwide in compliant with strict Government quarantine guidelines.
