HDFC Bank is aiming to transform lives in 1,000 villages by March 2019 as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). Under the Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP), the bank has already empowered 750 deprived villages across the country in the last two-and-half years. The latest village in this chain is Umpathaw in the state.
HRDP seeks to better life in villages by focussing on improvements in five areas like education, water and sanitation and financial inclusion. The bank claimed that 550 inhabitants of Umpathaw now have access to potable water and a smart school with clean toilets.
HDFC Bank is one of India’s premier banks providing a wide range of financial products and services using multiple distribution channels including a pan-India network of branches, ATMs, phone banking, net banking and mobile banking.
