(Left to Right: Dr. Harish Koticha, Dr. Rajendra Babu, Dr. Murali Krishnan, Mr. Mohd Akram of UTI Bank and Dr. Lal Mohan Banerjee)
Medical enlightening and NRI Product/Services seminar was held by the Goan Welfare Association (GWA), Qatar to their community at the Apollo Clinic on 18th February 2005. The seminar was conducted by the specialist Doctors from the Apollo Clinic and UTI Bank Ltd which has an alliance with the Doha Bank. The interesting Health topics such as Hypertension by Dr. Rajendra Babu, MD (General medicicine), Cataract formation by Dr. Murali Krishnan, MS (Ophthalmolgy), DO, DNB (Ophthalmology) and The Recent Trends in Aesthetic Dentistry by Dr. Harish Koticha, BDS. The talks were supported by Power point presentations. Following the talks, there was a brief interactive session with the audience during which the doctors answered questions from the audience.
Coinciding with the event, Mr. Venugopalan, the Marketing Manager of the Clinic briefed about the Apollo Family Health Edge Card which is a Health Card that entitles the card holder and/or any member of the family to have 5 Free consultations per year and 10% discount on lab/diagnostics and procedures through out the year. There was also a video presentation of the Apollo clinic which was a walk-through of the clinic and its various facilities.
Mr. Mohammed Akram, Manager NRI Desk, UTI-Doha Bank gave a brief introduction of UTI Bank Ltd, the first private sector bank in the post liberalization era. The bank has been promoted by HSBC, Citicorp, Life Insurance Corporation, General Insurance Corporation, Unit Trust of India � I and CDC Capital Partners (London- based investment company). In view of the inherent financial strength of the Bank, very low level of NPAs/risky exposures, and their depositors can be rest assured of safety of their deposits, stated Mr. Akram. The bank, providing state-of-the-art technology, has grown manifold, both in terms of business and network of branches. In the last financial year, NRI deposit portfolio grew by
over 55%, which is amongst the best in the industry. This shows the confidence reposed by NRIs in the UTI Bank.
(Mr. Mohd Akram explains the features of various NRI services)
Mr. Akram narrated the features of various non-resident accounts that can be maintained along with a brief write-up on the services rendered to NRIs:
FCNR : Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account: Maintained in foreign currency viz., US Dollar (USD), Pounds Sterling (GBP), Euro Currency (EUR) and in Japanese Yen (JPY), only as fixed deposits. Principal and Interest earned thereon are repatriable .This account is free from Income tax in India.
The Valued added Services for NRE/NRO SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT:
Average Quarterly Balance: Rs.5000/-
- Free iConnect Internet Banking with Bill payment facility
- Nationwide ATM Network of 1600 & 4500 VISA Plus ATMs, besides access to over 800,000 VISA/PLUS ATMs across the world.
- Free International ATM-cum-Debitcard to access your NRE/NRO Savings Account.
- Multicity Cheque Book Facility � Payable at par across India.
- Travel Currency Card in USD/GBP/EURO.(No more Traveller checks / Currency)
- Free Personal Accident Insurance Cover upto Rs. 200,000/- for average quarterly balance of Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 500,000/- for average quarterly balance of Rs. 100,000/-
- Mandate/Power of Attorney for your relative to operate the account in India.
- Online Shopping & utility bills payment
- Branch Network of 320 Branches and 1600 ATMs.
- Free ZERO BALANCE Family account to make internal transfers from your NRE Account.
- Free Domestic Debit Card for the Mandate Holder.
- PIS account for trading in Indian Stock Market.
- Free Home Banking Services and other life style privileges. **
Doha Bank and UTI Bank have a strategic alliance for servicing the Banking needs of NRIs. Doha Bank has an exclusive NRI Desk to cater the needs of NRIs in the State of Qatar. You can open your NRI account with UTI Bank and remit money to your account �INSTANT� from any Doha Bank Branches and from your desk-top round the clock.
(Section of the Audience)
The Seminar was compered by Dr. Lalmohan Banerjee of Apollo Clinic and Simon D�Silva, President of the association proposed a vote of thanks. In his concluding note, Mr. D�Silva announced the next event will be Qatar Green & Clean campaign organized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture, Qatar. He thanked the community for their continuous support and assured many more community welfare activities during the year 2005.
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