Union Bank Pensioners’ Day empowers independent retirement

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Pensions Department Director General Chaminda Hettiarachchi, Union Bank Director/

CEO Dilshan Rodrigo, Corporate Management team, and Actor Sriyantha Mendis along with customers at the event

Union Bank successfully hosted Union Bank Pensioners’ Day at the Bank’s Head Office, bringing together pensioners for a dedicated event focused on their financial wellbeing, healthcare and lifestyle needs.

The event coincided with the Bank launching Sri Lanka’s most competitive pension Loan extending a loan of Rs. 8 million at the lowest interest rates along with added benefits including Rs. 30,000 worth of free PickMe rides annually to Government Pensioners.

The Banks primary objective is to empower pensioners for an independent retirement. Based on the theme ‹Make your retirement a strength not a burden› Union Bank pensioners day event was attend by the Director General of Pensions Department Chaminda Hettiarachchi and featured a range of value-added services offered through partnerships with BYD JKCC Sri Lanka Nawaloka Hospitals, Vision Care, Lifeserv, and several other organisations, providing medical benefits, health screenings, and essential services to the attendees from across the country who gathered at Union Bank for an engaging day.

Pensions Department Director General Chaminda Hettiarachchi said that this is the first time a private bank has taken such an initiative to conduct event focused on empowering pensioners. He also highlighted that the Pensions Department has empowered and provided flexibility to the pensioners to obtain the pension loan from a bank if their choice.