With a view to create mass awareness among the public, a 'Walkathon' on financial literacy was organised by the Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar Office at Brahmapur on December 30.
The 'Walkathon' started from Tata Benz Square and ended at Jubilee Townhall. Regional Director (Odisha), Reserve Bank of India, Dr Sarada Prasana Mohanty flagged off the event. Senior officials from all the banks along with more than 250 participants from different target groups such as students, Self Help Groups, entrepreneurs, farmers and senior citizens etc participated in the event.
It was followed by a Field Level Financial Literacy Event (FLFLE) where sessions covering financial literacy, cyber security, digital banking, various types of frauds, exchange facility of soiled and mutilated notes, grievance redressal system in banks, Integrated Ombudsman Scheme of RBI etc. were taken by various officials of Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar. Regional Director, RBI Mohanty, General Manager of RBI, Bhubaneswar Anita Patnaik, DGM, SBI, Sondeep Choubey, DGM, Union Bank of India, D Devraj, AGM, Union Bank of India, Satyabrata Samal,
Lead District Officer from RBI, Santosh Mishra, Amit Kumar and Lead District Manager of Ganjam district, Kishore Chandra Naik, etc. were present, among others.
