The biggest national bank, State Bank of India has announced various aids to the flood affected victims.
SBI has provided help desks at their branches for speedier settlement of claims for life / injury / property under policies of SBI Life and SBI General Insurance. In view of extensive damage to property and personal assets SBI has decided waiver of penalty for late payment of EMI for November and December for home, car, personal loans waiver of processing fee for loans for home top up / gold loan / personal loans (salary loans) / pension loans and extension of special soft loans for car repairs, and salary advance loans for three months salary.
SBI has also undertaken various relief measures such as distribution of food, water, blankets, medicines and utensils in the affected districts by procuring from nearby unaffected districts.