SBI employees and their family members donate over 89,000 units of blood nation-wide as part of the Platinum Jubilee (70th Foundation Day)
SBI celebrates 70 years with a massive blood donation campaign across India, showcasing commitment to national health.
Mumbai, July 07, 2025: State Bank of India, the country’s largest Bank commemorated its 70th foundation day with a nation-wide blood-donation drive. The bank witnessed overwhelming participation from its employees and their families leading to collection of 89,680 blood units across the country. The initiative is part of the Bank’s CSR efforts focussed on meeting the critical demand for blood in medical emergencies. The month-long programme commenced on June 10, 2025 and culminated on SBI’s foundation day, July 01, 2025.
The remarkable achievement of collecting 89,680 units of blood was made possible through the collective efforts of SBI’s dedicated workforce, their families, the bank’s committed teams, health centres and blood banks across Bank’s network. Their enthusiastic participation and unwavering support played a pivotal role in reaching this milestone.
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On the occasion, State Bank of India’s Chairman, Shri. CS Setty said, “over 89000 blood unit donation mark on our 70th foundation day is a proud testament to SBI’s unwavering commitment to the nation’s health and wellbeing. This initiative is not just symbolic, it’s a step towards building resilient, self-reliant communities. As we move forward, we remain dedicated to scaling our healthcare initiatives”.
With this impactful initiative, SBI reaffirms its dedication to the society and continues to drive meaningful change through compassionate and community-driven action.
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About State Bank of India:
State Bank of India is the largest commercial bank in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees. It is also one of the largest mortgage lender in the country which has so far fulfilled the home buying dreams of around 30 lakh Indian families. The home loan portfolio of the bank has crossed ? 8.3 lakh crore. As of March 2025, the bank has a deposit base of over ? 53.82 lakh crore with CASA ratio of 39.97% and advances of more than ? 42.20 lakh crore. Ranked as the 4th most trustworthy bank in the world by Newsweek, SBI commands a market share of 27.3% and 20.2% in home loans and auto loans respectively. SBI has the largest network of 22,937 branches and 63,791 ATMs/ADWMs in India with more than 77,000 BC outlets. The number of customers using internet banking stand at 13.9 crores. With SBI’s digital strategy right on track, the bank witnessed 64% of new savings accounts being opened through the integrated digital and lifestyle platform YONO in FY25. YONO, which has more than 8.77 crore registered users, witnessed 24.1 lakh new YONO registrations in Q4FY25. In terms of digital lending, the bank disbursed pre-approved personal loans worth ? 6,375 crores through YONO during FY25. As on 31st March 2025, SBI has 19 million followers on Facebook, 3 million followers on Instagram, 4.8 million followers on X and 5.71 million subscribers on YouTube. State Bank of India is the most followed bank globally on Facebook, Instagram & X.
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