November 2: Siddhartha Bank has provided financial assistance worth Rs 100,000 to Social Service Awareness Raising and Advocacy for Tranquility and Humanity (SAATH), which has been involved in social activities like educating underprivileged children, fighting against drug abuse, looking after HIV affected children among others.

The bank’s director Birendra Kumar Shah handed over a cheque of Rs 100,000 to the organization amid a recent function.

During the function, Shah said that the bank’s support would contribute to the social and economic development of the country and also provide a relief to the HIV affected children, reads a statement issued by the bank.

Siddhartha Bank has been providing banking services across the country with a network of 126 branches, three extension counters, 99 branchless banking facilities, 131 ATMs, and more than 1000 POS machines.