NSB hosts ritual of ‘Nakathata Palayak’

Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera,  General Manager and CEO of NSB, Ajith Peiris, member of the director board of NSB, Gamini Lakshman, Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Gunadasa Samarasinghe, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Hadabima Authority, Sarath Chandrasiri Vithana at the event. Picture by Wimal Karunatillike 

Even with unfavorable macroeconomic pressures resulting from Covid-19 pandemic and inflation, the specialized savings bank the National Savings Bank is optimistic about the future and is introducing a new ritual to our valued customers in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, which is the ritual of tree planting.

The bank along with its 262 strong branch network distributed economically important crop plants to customers yesterday, the first working day after the holidays. Having a long tradition of caring for nature through tree planting initiatives, the bank intends to make ways for the customers to generate income from their home gardens while enjoying the beauty of plantsbearing fruit.

Being the financial institute, which identified the need to save money and the value of thrift, the bank has spread throughout cities, villages and across the globe thanks to globalization and the internet.