With a view to creating public awareness, a ‘Walkathon on Financial Literacy and Awareness’ was organised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) here on Sunday. This was the last walkathon in a series held in all 30 districts of Odisha by the RBI from December 2023.
The walkathon, which started from the RBI office, was flagged off by RBI Regional Director (Odisha) Dr Sarada Prasan Mohanty. Senior officials from RBI and all banks along with over 300 participants from different target groups, viz., students, Self Help Groups, entrepreneurs, farmers, senior citizens took part in the event.
The walkathon was followed by a field-level financial literacy event. At the outset, RBI, Bhubaneswar General Manager Anita Patnaik welcomed the participants. The Regional Director, in his keynote address, stressed on the importance of financial literacy and awareness and highlighted the steps taken by the RBI in this regard.
Various sessions on financial literacy, exchange facility of soiled and mutilated notes, digital banking, various types of frauds, cyber security, Integrated Ombudsman Scheme of RBI, etc., were taken by the officers from various departments of RBI. State Bank of India Chief General Manager Dinesh Pruthi; NABARD Chief General Manager Dr Sudhansu KK Mishra and SLBC Odisha General Manager-cum-Convener Goutam Patra also attended the event.
