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SBI Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the State Bank of India, working to build a more equitable and sustainable India.
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SBI Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the State Bank of India. Guided by the Bank's ethos of "Service Beyond Banking," it works across its flagship thematic areas — women's empowerment, health, education, environment and sustainability, sports, rural development, disability and inclusion, livelihoods and skill development, and youth-centric social empowerment — reaching communities in 28 states and 8 union territories.
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SBI Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the State Bank of India. Guided by the Bank's ethos of "Service Beyond Banking," it works across its flagship thematic areas — women's empowerment, health, education, environment and sustainability, sports, rural development, disability and inclusion, livelihoods and skill development, and youth-centric social empowerment — reaching communities in 28 states and 8 union territories. Programmes are delivered with implementing partners and tracked against defined social outcomes.
Updated 1 September 2026 · Owner: MarCom · Status: draft, pending sign-off
Mission & Vision
Our Vision
To become a premier CSR institution in India through the Bank's tradition of "Service Beyond Banking."
Improving the socio-economic well-being of the society, particularly of the less fortunate and underprivileged members and enabling them to live up to the potential that they all possess.
Creating an inclusive development paradigm that serves all Indians and to deliver societal benefits to all geographical regions of the country without any regional, linguistic, caste, creed, religious or other barriers.
Our Mission
Solve the most pressing issues faced by underserved sections of the society.
Source: sbifoundation.in/about-us · "Underserved" corrected from a typo on the source page
Our programmes
11 programmesFull write-ups and latest stats from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report. Co-branded lockup logos for each are on Logos, colours & fonts.
Jivanam · Healthcare
Jivanam addresses the healthcare needs of marginalized and underserved populations, ensuring the delivery of needed services at the last mile, while advancing integrated solutions in health, sanitation, and innovation. #SBIJivanam
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
SBI Foundation, through its Jivanam vertical, is facilitating equitable access to healthcare while addressing social well-being and development, channelising accessible and affordable healthcare outcomes and supporting health equity. The Foundation curates and implements projects spanning primary healthcare, cancer care, palliative care, eye care, infrastructural support, mental health care, organ donation advocacy, and healthcare technology and innovation.
1.14 lakh+ direct beneficiaries across 28 states and 2 union territories (FY 2025–26)
SBI Gram Seva · Integrated Rural Development
Gram Seva drives integrated rural development in villages, focusing on education, health, agriculture & allied activities, sanitation, digitalization, women & youth empowerment, rural infrastructure and natural resource management.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Through its Gram Seva vertical, SBI Foundation is dedicated to fostering integrated rural development that respects and preserves rural India's cultural legacy while promoting sustainable growth, bringing socio-economic change through an integrated approach covering education, healthcare, livelihoods, drinking water, sanitation, digitisation, and women's empowerment — delivered by partnering with grassroots NGOs, Gram Panchayats, local administration, communities, SBI's branches, and RSETIs.
285 villages across 27 states, 17 circles of the Bank — 50 additional villages added in FY 2025–26
LEAP · Livelihood, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program empowers communities, youth, and farmers through climate-smart agriculture, skills, entrepreneurship, innovation, start-ups, and community development for sustainable livelihoods.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
SBI Foundation's flagship Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme (SBIF LEAP) strengthens the capabilities, resources and opportunities of underserved communities to build sustainable and diversified sources of income. Through inclusive and scalable livelihood models, the Foundation seeks to enhance economic resilience, expand opportunities, and empower communities — working across five thematic areas: climate-smart livelihood, micro-entrepreneurship development, skill development and future-ready workforce, community institution development, and Innovators for Bharat.
25 projects sanctioned worth ₹78.86 crore in FY 2025–26
ILM · Education
Integrated Learning Mission (ILM) champions inclusive, high-quality education for children and youth while strengthening teacher capacity. It advances four key areas: empowering teachers and school systems, providing high-quality learning resources, fostering vibrant school environments, and ensuring access to quality higher education.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Through its education vertical, SBIF-Integrated Learning Mission focuses on providing inclusive and quality education for all children and youth — improving learning outcomes through targeted curriculum and pedagogical interventions, expanding access through scholarships, strengthening educational ecosystems through capacity building, curriculum development, resource creation and advocacy, and supporting infrastructure development of schools and hostels in vulnerable geographies. All initiatives align with the National Education Policy (2020).
81,000+ students · 23,000+ teachers · 4,900+ schools · 25 partner organisations · pan-India reach
CONSERW · Environment & Sustainability
Conservation through Sustainable Engagements, Restoration and Wildlife Protection promotes sustainable production, clean energy, ecosystem restoration, and wildlife conservation for a greener, sustainable future.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Under its environment and sustainability vertical, CONSERW (Conservation through Sustainable Engagements, Restoration and Wildlife Protection) promotes environmentally responsible and resource-efficient practices — supporting clean energy adoption, restoring ecosystems and natural resources, and strengthening wildlife and biodiversity conservation. Projects integrate environmental, social and economic considerations across design and implementation, strengthening accountability to communities and stakeholders.
53 lakh saplings planted · 6,734 MT waste recycled · 5 IUCN-listed species covered · 2,600+ solar installations committed
CoE for PwDs · Disability & Inclusion
Centre of Excellence for Persons with Disabilities empowers individuals with disabilities through holistic development of PwDs across all age groups — involving medical rehabilitation, inclusive education, skill development, accessibility, provision of assistive devices, and advocacy.#CoEforPwDs
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Refuting a deficit-based or charitable perspective on persons with disabilities, SBI Foundation addresses the problems they face using a rights-based approach, putting rights holders at the centre while mainstreaming diversity and inclusion across its initiatives in health, education, livelihood, and empowerment — engaging with PwDs and implementing partners, tackling stigma and bias, and creating awareness through enabling work environments and inclusive partnerships across the development sector.
23 states and 3 union territories · 2,37,187 persons with disabilities reached
ACE · Sports
ACE works on building state-of-the-art sports infrastructure, fostering partnerships, creating an enabling environment for athletes, and providing holistic support to young athletes and para-athletes.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Through its ACE vertical, SBI Foundation works in the domain of sports with a focus on building state-of-the-art infrastructure, fostering strategic partnerships with ex-Olympians and elite sportspersons, and providing holistic support to young, underserved athletes, Olympic medal prospects, and para-athletes — extending aid that empowers athletes to deliver outstanding performances at global and national competitions.
400+ medals won · 300+ athletes supported
Sashakti · Women Empowerment
Sashakti empowers marginalised women by addressing structural barriers and promoting equitable access to rights for inclusive, gender-just communities. Child development (SBIF Muskaan) sits as a facet within Sashakti, not as a separate vertical.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Launched in 2023, SBI Foundation's Sashakti creates an empowering and inclusive ecosystem for women by emphasising gender mainstreaming — treating women as active change agents with access to resources and a voice in decision-making. The programme provides material, human and social resources for women to exercise choice and agency, delivering economic independence through livelihoods, social security through shelter homes, and political freedom by including women in all its decision-making.
46,080+ lives impacted · 12 states with active initiatives
SBIF Muskaan · Child Development (within Sashakti)
SBIF Muskaan is SBI Foundation's programme for Child Development — nutritional support, immunisation, early learning, parental engagement, and community ownership. A facet within the Sashakti vertical, not a standalone vertical; the co-branded lockup exists for programme use. No standalone FY 2025–26 chapter.
↓ Co-branded lockup on Logos
SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship · Education / Scholarships
SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship provides financial support to meritorious students from low-income households across India, enabling them to pursue education from school through graduation and professional studies. Run in partnership with Buddy4Study India Foundation. Officially named and described in the FY 2025–26 Annual Report for the first time.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
Through the SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship, SBI Foundation is democratising knowledge by redefining the metrics of excellence and merit — reclaiming merit as a driver of social good. The scholarship provides financial support across the entire education lifecycle, from school through undergraduate, postgraduate and higher study, to talented scholars from underserved communities, reducing financial barriers at critical transition points. Buddy4Study India Foundation serves as implementation and technical partner, handling application management, verification and administration.
23,230 students awarded in FY 2025–26 · scholarships from ₹15,000 to ₹20 lakh
SBI Youth for India · Rural Development & Youth Engagement
The SBI Youth for India Fellowship is a 13-month transformative journey that immerses passionate youth in rural India, giving them a chance to work closely with communities and challenge the status quo — in the process becoming changemakers and emerging social leaders. Also carries its own standalone logo mark.
Read more — from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report
SBI Youth for India Fellowship is one of SBI Foundation's premier programmes, involving enthusiastic young people in the development sector. Following a framework of unlearn, collaborate, build and sustain, the programme bridges the urban-rural divide by connecting India's brightest young minds with grassroots development — an immersive, 13-month platform for urban youth to collaborate with rural communities, empathise with their challenges, and co-create sustainable, local solutions, in partnership with leading NGOs. SBI YFI completed 15 years in March 2026.
700+ alumni · 15 lakh+ lives touched · 250+ villages across 22 states/UTs
Programme names are used as descriptors under the SBI Foundation master brand in all external communications — always lead with "SBI Foundation," never "SBIF." Mandatory hashtags on every post: #SBIFoundation #SBIF #CSR #ServiceBeyondBanking #FoundationForNation, plus the programme-specific tag.
Updated 19 October 2026 · Owner: MarCom · Short descriptions from the FY 2024–25 Annual Report; "Read more" write-ups and stats from the FY 2025–26 Annual Report · Muskaan is a facet within Sashakti, no standalone FY 2025–26 chapter