SBI earmarks ₹ 30 crore to set up makeshift hospitals for COVID patients Updated: Updated: The country witnessed a record single-day rise of 3,79,257 new coronavirus infections. Share Article The country witnessed a record single-day rise of 3,79,257 new coronavirus infections. As part of the CSR initiative, the country's largest lender State Bank of India has decided to set up makeshift hospitals with ICU facilities for COVID-19 patients in some of the worst affected states. The bank has already earmarked ₹ 30 crore and is engaging with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and hospital management for setting up medical facilities on an emergency basis for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara told