Mysore/Mysuru: As per the advice of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), all bank branches were expected to conduct programmes, with thrust on MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), during the  Financial Literacy Week from Feb. 10 to 15. 

In this regard, Canara Bank taluk branches at Madapura and T. Narasipur; SBI’s of Talakadu and T. Narasipur; Karnataka Gramin Bank branches  at T. Narasipur, Gargeshwari, Talakadu, Bannur, Turaganur and Kaliyuru, conducted financial literacy programmes.

V.S. Seetharam, Counsellor, Financial Literacy Centre (FLC), of Canara Financial Advisory Trust, a unit of Canara Bank, T. Narasipur, participated in all these programmes and explained the objective of 

the programme.

RBI, Bengaluru Region, also chose to conduct one such programme on Feb. 12  at Talakadu, wherein about 240 students of Govt. ITI and First Grade Colleges, were addressed by N.B. Dattatreya, AGM, RBI, Bengaluru.

Dattatreya explained what Financial Literacy is necessary to protect and safeguard the interests of people in the present environment where fraudsters are cheating people through dubious phone calls and other means. Venkatachalapathy, Chief Manager, Lead Bank, Mysuru, clarified the doubts raised by the students at the event. 

College Principals Muralidhar and Venkatarangaiah also spoke on the occasion.