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Bank account of India's first president
still active
Wednesday July 04, 2012 12:53:58 PM,
IANS
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Patna: A public sector
bank in the Bihar capital has kept active for nearly 50 years a
savings account of India's first president Rajendra Prasad, an
official said Wednesday.
Prasad opened his account in Punjab National Bank's Exhibition
Road branch Oct 24, 1962, a few months before he passed away, said
the official.
"The bank has given Rajendra Prasad's savings account prime
customer status. It is a matter of pride for us," the bank's chief
manager S.L. Gupta told IANS.
The balance including interest in account stood at Rs.1,813, Gupta
said, adding that till date, no one had come forward to withdraw
the money.
"Every six months, an interest is deposited into the account," he
said.
The branch has also put on public display of Prasad's account
number -- 0380000100030687 -- below his photograph.
Prasad was born Dec 3, 1884, in Zeradei in Bihar's Siwan district
and died Feb 28, 1963, in Patna. He was India's first president
from 1952 to 1962.
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