Jammu and Kashmir Bank received the 'best corporate social responsibility overall practices' award at the 13th national CSR leadership congress and awards held in Bengaluru. According to reports from The Economic Times, Zonal Head (Bengaluru) Shadab Mehboob received the award on behalf of the bank at a function held on Friday at Taj MG Road, Bengaluru. The ceremony was part of a day-long CSR conference featuring eminent experts and deliberations on emerging trends and contemporary issues shaping the CSR landscape in the country.
As reported by The Economic Times, J&K Bank has invested ₹96 crores through CSR for upliftment of the society in the last three years. Amitava Chatterjee, MD & CEO of J&K Bank, emphasized that CSR is not a peripheral obligation but an extension of the bank's institutional purpose. The recognition acknowledges the bank's 'institution-wide commitment' to sustainable social development through structured, need-based and impact-oriented interventions. Expressing delight over the recognition, Chatterjee said, "For J&K Bank, CSR is not a peripheral obligation but an extension of our institutional purpose. This award validates our approach of taking meaningful, need-based interventions to underserved communities, particularly across J&K and Ladakh, while ensuring that every initiative creates measurable and lasting value."
According to the bank's official statement reported by The Economic Times, J&K Bank's CSR programme focuses on healthcare, education, livelihood generation, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability and grassroots sports. The bank has supported cardiac and breast-cancer screening programmes in underserved areas, enabling access to essential preventive healthcare for vulnerable communities. Environmental initiatives include solar-powered sanitation facilities, plantation drives and waste-management interventions. Chatterjee added that the programme is steadily evolving into a structured platform for inclusive and sustainable development, with interventions covering rural development, women empowerment and gender equality, promotion of art and culture, and support for armed forces veterans and their dependents.
As reported by The Economic Times, the bank has undertaken community-focused initiatives such as providing affordable meals to attendants of patients at hospitals and promoting skill development and livelihood opportunities. The CSR interventions span critical areas including healthcare, environmental sustainability, community welfare, skill development and livelihood generation. These initiatives underline the bank's philosophy of going beyond conventional philanthropy to create sustainable and inclusive value for communities. The recognition is a reflection of the bank's sustained commitment to creating meaningful and measurable social impact through a wide range of CSR initiatives, with interventions demonstrating strong governance and strategic partnerships to expand reach and deepen impact in alignment with national development priorities.
