₹71 crore, to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of Covid-19. The Bank has dedicated ₹30 crore to set up 1,000-bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000-bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit states.
These facilities would be set up in collaboration with government hospitals and Municipal Corporations of the respective cities.SBI is in talks with various designated authorities to explore partnerships for setting up makeshift hospitals.
The Bank will also contribute ₹10 crore for genome-sequencing equipment/lab and vaccine research equipment/lab to the Government.SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said, "We are trying our best to make a small contribution to society in the.