Media Release

Gangtok, May 31: Bank of Baroda has honoured renowned folk singer Padmashri Malini Awasthi with the 'Maharaja Sayajirao Lokbhasha Samman', instituted under the name of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad III, the founder of the bank, for her significant contribution to the spread of Indian folk languages through her folk songs. The honour was conferred on her by the Bank at a special function organised by the Bank at Gangtok by Ajay K Khurana, executive director of the Bank.

It may be noted that Bank of Baroda honours a person who has made remarkable contribution for the propagation of folk language every year. In this context, the bank conferred the award for the year 2020-21 on Padma Shri Malini Awasthi. On the occasion, Bank’s Executive Director, Ajay K Khurana has honoured the Zonal Offices and Regional offices with the Baroda Rajbhasha Puraskar for their outstanding work in the field of official language at the bank.

Bank’s chief general manager (Operations) Ajay K Khosla, Sanjay Singh, head (Official Language and Parliamentary Committee), Punit Kumar Mishra, assistant general manager (Official Language and Parliamentary Committee) and other executives and official language in-charges from across the country were also present on the occasion.

Ajay K Khurana, executive director of the Bank and chief general manager (Operations) Ajay K Khosla and head (Official Language and Parliamentary Committee) Sanjay Singh, who was present on the dais.