State banking giant and winner of the ‘Banking and Financial Services Brand of the Year’ award, at People’s Awards – 2007, People’s Bank has introduced a deposit mobilization campaign under the Bank’s ‘Saving’s Year – 2007’ theme with the aim of moving the nation ‘towards excellence through strength.’

Centering on the ‘Jaya Sri’ Grand Draw, and coinciding with the Bank’s 46th anniversary, this on-going campaign has an array of valuable gifts in-store for all those who save with People’s Bank. Gifts include camera phones, mixer grinders and CDMA phones in the monthly draws (July, August, September respectively), while a luxury house worth Rs.10mn, brand new cars, motorcycles and traveling bags are on offer for the year end grand draw.

The monthly draw for July was held recently at the People’s Bank Head Office, under the patronage of Mr. M. Wickramasinghe, SDGM – Branch Operations. At this draw 324 lucky savings account holders were chosen as winners of 324 camera phones, with each branch of People’s Bank producing a winner. This monthly draw was held in the presence of Mr. Nimal D. Gamage, Senior Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration and the internal audit officers of People’s Bank. The corporate management and staff of People’s Bank were also present.