Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 18 October 2025
In a significant step towards improving healthcare services in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the State Bank of India (SBI) organized a function under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives at Raj Niwas on 17th October 2025. The event was chaired by Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency. The Chief Secretary of A&N Islands, along with senior officers from the A&N Administration, A&N Police, and SBI, were also present on the occasion.
As part of the initiative, 50 tuberculosis (TB) patients were adopted by SBI under the “Nikshay Mitra Initiative” of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. A replica cheque was handed over to the Directorate of Health Services to provide nutritional support to these patients for one year.
Furthering its commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure, SBI also donated a Handheld Digital X-Ray unit to enhance TB screening and diagnostic facilities among vulnerable populations in remote island communities. Additionally, an ambulance was handed over to the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Campbell Bay, which was flagged off by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to bolster emergency and referral services in the southernmost part of the Islands.
