In a unique sporting event, senior bankers from the public sector lender, Dena Bank fought it out on the playground with the Gujarat government bureaucrats in a friendly limited-over cricket event ‘Confluence’ on Sunday at Sardar Patel Stadium here.

Dena Bank, the Convenor of State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) for Gujarat for the last 30, years had organised the event to get its employees out of the hangover of the demonetisation.

Ashwani Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Dena Bank and Chairman for SLBC (Gujarat), was the captain of Dena Bank Team. Ashwani Kumar said that the match came at an apt time in the backdrop of demonetisation and made all-round efforts to give a big boost to ‘Payment through Digital Banking modes.’

The Gujarat bureaucracy was led by Additional Chief Secretary - Government of Gujarat, P K Taneja, who captained IAS-XI officers’ team.

Last three months remained very strenuous for banks and the State administration. Such event would help them unwind and revitalise their energy and motivation to keep moving forward with the same zeal, observed Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, Field General Manager (Gujarat), Dena Bank and Convenor, SLBC (Gujarat) adding that the match was aimed at strengthening the existing professional ties between State Level Bankers’ Committee and the State Government.

Pankaj Kumar, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare department, Government of Gujarat led the IAS-XI team on the field. Although, the match was won by IAS-XI by 15 runs, the winning smile was seen on bankers, who sailed people through the challenging times of demonetisation.

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