22 July 2022 09:11 am Views - 185
People’s Bank picked the fifth millionaire in the ‘People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai, Ewannai Dinannai’ draw, where the monthly winner of June along with daily and weekly winners between June 6 and July 11 were selected.
This event was held at the People’s Bank Overseas Customer Services premises, in Colombo 10, recently.
Accordingly, the Rs.1 million cash prize will be awarded to the monthly winner while five weekly winners will be awarded 22-karat gold sovereigns and prizes of Rs.10,000 each will be presented to 35 daily winners.
People’s Bank launched People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyayi draw from February 1, 2022, to encourage Sri Lankan migrant workers, who work tirelessly to strengthen the country’s economy and build a better life for themselves and their families. Under this promotion, the grand draw winner, who will be selected at the year-end, will be presented with a grand prize of Rs.10 million.
Additionally, Rs.1 million monthly winners will be selected every month, 22-karat gold sovereign weekly winners will be selected 48 times, while 10,000 daily cash prize winners will be selected 334 times until December 31, 2022.
All customers who remit foreign remittances to People’s Bank accounts, to other bank accounts through People’s Bank and remittances collected over the counter at People’s Bank branches, including remittances sent via WU, Ria or similar channels during the period from February 1 to December 31, 2022, are eligible for the draw. Customers can also increase their chances of winning by remitting more money.
People’s Bank Senior Deputy General Manager Overseas Customer Services and Transaction Banking Rohan Pathirage, Deputy General Manager Corporate Banking K.N. Senarathne, Acting Deputy General Manager Human Resources K. Nihal, Assistant General Manager OCS Aruni Liyanagunawardana, Head of Marketing Nalaka Wijayawardana, Chief Manager Audit Mohamed Ruwaiz, Chief Manager Overseas Customer Services Renuka Arunasalam, Senior Manager OCS Thilini Perera and Senior Manager IT Vipula Warnakula participated in the event.