Mumbai: Through its rural development initiatives undertaken in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, SBI Life has impacted the lives of more than 5,000 villagers. These initiatives include provision of sanitation and lavatory facilities, safe drinking water, and even compost machines. This year, rural development was not just limited to the aforementioned causes. It also encompassed the development of rural youth through training and workshops, educating them about advanced techniques in agriculture, better livelihood opportunities, and financial literacy.

Every year, the company does its bit to reduce its carbon footprint by planting trees in different states. This year, SBI Life planted 50,000 trees near Himalayan monasteries, schools and forests in the North Eastern state of Sikkim. The plantations not only aided in securing wildlife habitat and beautifying the area, but also created around 4,093 workdays of jobs for the rural communities.

SBI Life believes that every child in the country is an asset; and an educated child is the greatest resource of the country. Education is the medium through which children can evolve into valuable human capital and thrust the nation's economy. More importantly, education can play a vital role to break the cycle of poverty, which is prevalent in thousands of families in India.

SBI Life’s focus on child education and overall development stems from the thought that children are the future of our nation and education will give them the power to pull a family and a country out of financial distress. SBI Life has also touched the lives of many differently-abled children, and children battling life-changing diseases like cancer, leprosy and HIV. /BI/