Axis Bank rolls out Splash 2016

The aim of the competition is to celebrate Children’s Day and engage them to imagine homegrown solutions to day-to-day problems around us.

The participation starts with an online registration on myideaofprogress.com/Splash, from Oct 28.

Splash 2016 will be held at all Axis Bank branches across the country on Saturday, Nov 19, with the theme encouraging ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Submissions can also be made online on myideaofprogress.com/Splash, between Nov 19 – 26, 2016.

Speaking on the occasion, Shikha Sharma MD &CEO, Axis Bank said, “We are delighted to roll out Season V of SPLASH, which gives children the canvas to craft their problem-solving ideas, making it more than just a painting competition. Active involvement of widely acknowledged institutions like NITI Aayog, IIT Bombay, NID and ISRO this year, have indeed added an innovative dimension to the competition, which will help bring to life their imagination of a progressive India.”

"Kids are the future of the nation and their imaginations reflect their ideas of the future of India. SPLASH 2016 is one such initiative taken by Axis Bank to enable kids to imagine “Make IN India” solutions for everyday problems and NITI Aayog is proud to partner with this initiative," Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.

“IIT Bombay is delighted to partner with “SPLASH 2016” by Axis Bank which is a great effort towards “Make In India” dream. Children’s imagination today predicts the future of India, and this is enabled through SPLASH 2016. IIT Bombay is happy to bring a selected few ideas to life by helping to make prototypes,” Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director IIT Bombay.

"SPLASH 2016 is great initiative taken by Axis Bank to enable children to be part of the larger “Make In India” framework by painting their ideas of the future of India. NID is proud to partner with this initiative by way of further building upon such ideas and bringing them to life by way of attempting a prototype of the selected few," said Pradyumna Vyas, Director, NID.