The financial donations were made to strengthen the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund, by the People’s Bank Group and the People’s Bank Pensioners Association at the President’s Office on 31st of March 2020. The relevant cheques were handed over to the President’s Secretary – Dr. P. B. Jayasundera.
Chairman of People’s Bank – Sujeewa Rajapaksa, Acting Chief Executive Officer/ General Manager – Bonniface Silva, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of People’s Leasing and Finance Company – Sabri Ibrahim, President of the People’s Bank Pensioners Association – Harshalal Jayawardena, Secretary – Wijayasiri Mihindukulasooriya and Treasurer – M. J. P. Gunawardena were present at this occasion.
People’s Bank Group and the Pensioners Association of People’s Bank made a donation totaling Rs. 18 Million to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund established under the initiative of Honourable President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to control the spread of the Corona or COVID-19 Virus within the country and to facilitate social welfare tasks in conjunction with this, considering that, when an emergency situation has arisen in the country, it is a responsibility as a leading State Bank to contribute towards uplifting health and social conservation and thus uplifting the lives of Sri Lankans. People’s Bank is committed to providing its maximum contribution and cooperation to the Government and citizens of Sri Lanka during the re-building process in the future once this emergency situation has passed.
