PSBs asked to provide customers clean toilets

The 21 PSBs have about 1.25 lakh branches and the six state-owned insurance companies have presence across the country. “All branches of PSBs/Insurance Cos to provide access to clean toilets for customers; Also dedicate CSR funds to @swachhbharat in FY 18-19,” Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary Rajiv Kumar said in a tweet. The DFS and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) will jointly institute Swachh Bank/Financial Institution Award. The selection will be through competition. 

Earlier, Secretaries of MDWS Parameswaran Iyer and Kumar conducted a video conference with all central banking and insurance sector institutions to promote credit in the sanitation sector. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, the Swachh Bharat Mission is a massive movement that seeks to create a Clean India.