Covid-19 Relief
HDFC Bank to set up medical infrastructure for Covid-19 relief
Mumbai/UNI: HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, on Friday announced a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country in the fight against the current pandemic.
The measures comprise setting up permanent medical infrastructure such as oxygen plants, medical equipment, ICU facilities except providing medical supplies to hospitals in India.
The bank has committed an initial amount of Rs 100 crore under Parivartan in FY 2021-22 for Covid-19 relief initiatives.In FY 2020-21, the bank contributed Rs 120 crore towards the same.
To help improve the country's medical infrastructure, the bank will also set up 20 oxygen plants across various hospitals in India, create two isolation centres and provide medical equipment and supplies to more than 200 hospitals across the country, sources said.
For setting up oxygen plants and covid care medical facilities, HDFC Bank will work with the local administration to identify the hospitals across India.
Further, the bank also plans to offer scholarships under ECSS (Education Crisis Scholarship Scheme) to students affected by the pandemic and provide monthly rations to close to 1.5 lakh individuals across villages, HDFC informed.
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