Trivandrum: The Financial Literacy Week observed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has commenced on February 26th and will continue till March 01st, with the theme, ‘Make a Right Start: Become Financially Smart’. RBI has launched this campaign to create awareness among common people on financial education.
This year’s financial literacy campaign will focus on creating awareness on Saving and the Power of Compounding, Banking Essentials for Students, and Digital and Cyber Hygiene. Senior executives of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), major banks and government institutions in Kerala attended the state-level inauguration ceremony of the Financial Literacy Week, held at Thiruvananthapuram. During the function, RBI requested banks and media to propagate the theme and purpose of this initiative to the public.
Shri Thomas Mathew, Regional Director of Reserve Bank of India delivered the presidential address and released posters for the campaign. Shri R Kamalakkanan, Chief General Manager & RBI Ombudsman; Dr Gopa Kumaran Nair G, Chief General Manager, NABARD; Smt. A Bhuvaneshwari, Chief General Manager, SBI; Dr. Cedric Lawrence, General Manager, Financial Inclusion & Development Department, RBI; and Shri Pradeep K S, Deputy General Manager, Canara Bank & State Level Bankers Committee, spoke on the occasion.
A drama on financial literacy was also staged by the staff members of RBI, Thiruvananthapuram regional office.