DW BUREAU / PATIALA Punjab Bank Employees Federation, Patiala unit, today organized a blood donation camp at Parbhat Parwana Memorial Trade Union Centre, to commemorate 52nd Bank Nationalization Day in which 52 volunteers donated blood. S.K Gautam, General Secretary, Punjab Bank Employees Federation and Joint Secretary, All-India Bank Employees' Association inaugurated the camp. On this occasion Gautam lauded the role of public sector banks in the overall growth of the nation in particular Green Revolution, White Revolution and Infrastructural Development. On this occasion bank employees took a pledge to save public sector banks and defend nationalization. Assistant General Managers of State Bank of India Rajiv Srivastav, Reena Srivastav, Baljeet Singh, Karamjit Singh, Tirloki Nath Tangri, and Deputy Circle Head of PNB Daljeet Singh, appreciated the donors and distributed the mementos to the volunteers. Yadvinder Gupta, Secretary, said that due to covid pandemic blood banks were running short of the blood units and thanked the volunteers who despite the bad weather donated blood and made the camp a grand success. He also thanked the Blood Bank team of Rajindra Hospital for giving a chance to contribute in this noble cause. (editor@dailyworld.in)