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          <lang class="3" style="Headline1" font="Chronicle Display" fontStyle="Roman" size="21">Union Bank of India celebrates  its 108th Foundation Day</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Hans News Service
Visakhapatnam</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">UnionBank of India celebrated its 108th Foundation Day in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Marking the occasion, the regional and zonal office in Visakhapatnam organised a commemorative function, highlighting over a century of trust, innovation, and excellence in banking services with the theme ‘108 Years Young Shaping a Brighter Future Together’ under the leadership of Sonalika, zonal head, S.Jayaraju, DGM and J Simhachalam, regional head, Visakhapatnam, the Foundation Day was celebrated with enthusiastic participation from employees, customers, pensioners, valued stakeholders, distinguished guests, and staff.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Speaking on the occasion, zonal head Sonalika called upon the team to continue serving with commitment and the ‘U before I’ concept. DGM S.Jayaraju and regional head J Simhachalam thanked the staff and customers for their continued trust and support. On the occasion, the bank’s employees contributed Rs 11.17 crore to the National Defence Fund.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Marking the annual day, 108 new branches were opened across the country. Of these, 25 branches are in the North Eastern Region, 51 are general business branches, 16 are Yuva branches, 9 are specialised start-up branches and 7 are Agri Value Chain Finance Branches.</lang>
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