People’s Bank picked the first batch of winners of the ‘People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai, Ewannai Dinannai Draw’ where the daily and Weekly Winners for the first two weeks of February were selected. 

The event was held at the People’s Bank Overseas Customer Services premises at Colombo 10 recently.

Accordingly, prizes of Rs.10,000 each will be presented to 14 daily winners while the two weekly winners will be awarded 22-carat gold sovereigns.
People’s Bank Senior Deputy General Manager (Payments and Digital) K.B. Rajapakse, People’s Bank Senior Deputy General Manager (Overseas Customer Services) Rohan Pathirage, People’s Bank Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking, Process Management and Quality Assurance) Renuka Jayasinghe, People’s Bank Head of Marketing, Nalaka Wijayawardana Head of Marketing, People’s Bank Chief Manager (Overseas Customer Services) Renuka Arunachalam Chief Manager (Overseas Customer Services), and People’s Bank Chief Manager (Audit) Mohamed Ruwaiz participated in the event.

People’s launched the ‘Vaasi kotiyayi’ promotion from 1 February 2022 to encourage and appreciate Sri Lankan migrant workers who work tirelessly to strengthen the country’s economy and build a better life for themselves and their families. 

Under the 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, the daily winners will receive Rs.10,000, and the weekly winner will receive 22-carat gold sovereigns. The monthly winners will get Rs.1 million each.

All customers who remit money through People’s Bank using any method during the period 1 February to 31 December 2022 are eligible to enter the draw. Customers can also increase their chances of winning by remitting more money.