KMV organises an online workshop on ‘financial education awareness’
The event held under the Aegis of OECD to celebrate Financial Awareness Campaign, Global Money Week, 2021
Rajat Kumar
Mar 29, 2021 04:05
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Jalandhar: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Heritage & Autonomous institution, Seat of Women Empowerment with Top National and State Rankings by India Today Survey of Best Colleges 2020 (various categories) & Outlook Magazine In order to create awareness among youngsters about financial well-being, PG Department of Commerce and Business Administration, organised an online workshop on ‘Financial Education Awareness’ under the aegis of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to celebrate Financial Awareness Campaign, Global Money Week, 2021.
The main aim of the workshop was to promote financial knowledge, skills and resilience among young people. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal, an eminent resource person of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He stressed on the fact that basic financial literacy could make a crucial difference in the opportunities and the life prospects of young people. He further added that it is a foundation stone, a building block for lifelong wellbeing and for a more inclusive economy. The theme of the workshop covered major aspects like financial planning, setting up of financial goals, primary and secondary markets operations, philosophy and principles of insurance, features and benefits of financial schemes, etc. He discussed the various avenues for investing money keeping in mind liquidity, risk and return.
Principal Prof. Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi lauded the efforts of faculty in organising workshops for students to help them understand the basic concepts of financial planning. She further maintained that workshop got overwhelming response from students and was successful in enhancing the knowledge of students regarding various important aspects of financial literacy.
The workshop concluded with vote of thanks extended by Dr. Neeraj Maini, Head, PG Department of Commerce and Business Administration.
