₹65 million (JPY 96 million) to deliver ongoing relief to affected communities in India.SMBC has been actively engaged in providing COVID-19 related relief since the start of the pandemic last year and will continue to work with and support those worst affected by the pandemic.
Over the last two months, SMBC has already facilitated supply of PPE kits, gloves and face masks, for frontline healthcare professionals at eight government hospitals in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai through a separate funding of ₹22 million, where the timely support was gratefully appreciated by the beneficiary hospitals.This additional outlay will be used to procure more PPE kits, medical grade oxygen concentrators, ventilators and Emergency Medical Pods for needy.