Bank of Baroda celebrates ‘Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath’ as a part of the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign

Mumbai : Bank of Baroda (Bank), one of India’s leading public sector banks, today observed  “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath” as a part of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign at 345 centres across the  country. This mega cleanliness drive was organised under the aegis of the Swachhata Pakhwada initiative (a  fortnight for Clean India), which is being observed from15th September to 2nd October 2023 and will conclude  with the Swachhata Diwas 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji. The theme of  the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign is “Garbage Free India”. 

On the occasion, the Bank undertook a cleanliness drive in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, led by Shri  Debadatta Chand, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Baroda along with Shri Ajay K.  Khurana, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda and a large number of employees and the general public. In  addition, the Bank also organised several cleanliness and sanitation activities across 345 centres in 69 Lead  Districts spanning urban and rural India to enhance the cleanliness of their neighbourhoods in alignment  with the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign. 

Shri Debadatta Chand, MD & CEO, Bank of Baroda said, “As a socially responsible corporate entity, the  Bank is continuously committed to sustainable growth in harmony with mother nature and is taking  several steps towards a cleaner and greener tomorrow. As we remember Mahatma Gandhiji on his Birth  Anniversary, the “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath” drive saw Barodians in large numbers volunteering to  contribute to the cause and achieve the mission of bringing prosperity through cleanliness.”