People's Bank launches 'Relax Savings Planner'

Peoples' Bank Relax savings planner was presented to actor Saranga Disasekara by Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Peoples' Bank, N. Vasantha Kumar at the People's Bank head office recently.

Actress Umali Thilakaratne, Head of Marketing and Public Affairs, Deepal Abeysekera, Deputy General Manager - Retail Banking, Mrs. Renuka Jayasinghe, Assistant General Manager - Marketing and Public Affairs, Ms. Yugani Mendis and officials of People's Bank were present.

CEO and General Manager N. Vasantha Kumar said, "Peoples Bank has brought banking and financial facilities closer to Sri Lankans for more than five decades and the 'People's Relax Savings Planner' has been introduced at the right time to encourage youth to save for the future." "The savings planner could be used as a pension fund to build up savings so that when you retire at the age you desire you enjoy a lump sum of cash with additional retirement benefits," he said.

"Any person between18 to 65 is eligible to open a People's Bank Relax Account and could reap the benefits of the retirement plan at the age of 50, 55, 60 or 65. Customers could open a People's Relax Account and also deposit funds at any of the 735 branches of the People's Bank, islandwide," Vasantha Kumar said.Expressing his views popular actor Saranga Disasekera commented, "Alongwith my wife umali, I wish to sincerely thank People's Bank for the opportunity given to Umali and myself to be a part of the commercial aswell as the land mark event of introducing People's relax Saving Plan to the public.