Railway bank service promotional program

A program aimed at taking the Lankaputhra Development Bank (LDB) to the village folk was jointly launched with the Sri Lanka Railway Department recently.

The special promotional program was launched in the train that left for Kandy at 10.30 a.m., creating awareness about the activities of the Bank at railway stations along the route and among the railway commuters on this day. Chairman of the Bank, S Sarath de Silva feels that this move would create an opportunity to take the services offered by the Lankaputhra Development Bank to the rural folk, thus also fulfilling the objectives of the Bank.

The Railway Banking Service is to be implemented under five stages; discussions in this regard are currently being held with the Railway Department.

The advice and guidance provided by the General Manager of Railways, Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan proved invaluable in the successful implementation of the first stage. Steps are currently underway to obtain the approval and advice of the Central Bank for the continuation of the project.

The program was launched on April 3 to coincide with the first anniversary of the opening of the Kandy branch of the LDB. The Acting General Manager of Lankaputhra Development Bank Ranjith Dissanayake, Chief Risk and Operations Officer Ravi Dassanayake as well as the Commercial Superintendent of Railways Vijaya Samarasinghe and Colombo Fort Railway Station Superintendent Nimal Wijesinghe were among the gathering present at this occasion.