Corp Bank donates Rs 2 lakh

Corporation Bank has donated Rs 2 lakhs to Chinmaya Educational Institution to set up IT centre in the college. The donation amount was formally handed over by Bank Executive Director K L Gopalakrishna to Institution Management Committee Vice President B Ganapathi Pai.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pai said institution was established in the year 1978 mainly to meet the needs of the poor students who could not afford education in English medium. Gopalakrishna said that the Bank in its centenary year has charted various developmental activities. In its efforts to contribute for societal causes, education is a thrust area identified by the Bank. Accordingly, the Bank has announced a scheme of providing scholarship to 100 meritorious students in 25 villages identified by the Bank during the year.