As a part of nationwide campaign, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Delhi is observing Financial Literacy Week (FLW) from February 24–28, 2025 to propagate financial education messages on the theme of "Financial Literacy: Women’s Prosperity".
The inaugural event was organised on February 24, 2025 at Reserve Bank of India, 6, Sansad Marg, New Delhi. The program was presided by Rohit P Das, Regional Director, RBI New Delhi. Das stated that intent of this year’s financial literacy week is to prioritise financial literacy for women considering their multifaceted role in society. The campaign will cover topics such as risk diversification, responsible borrowing, maintaining a good credit score and household budgeting and will have special focus on homemakers, working women and women entrepreneurs. Suchitra Maurya, Chief General Manager and RBI Ombudsman-II, Reserve Bank of India, Rajeeva, Executive Director, Punjab and Sind Bank, R Viswesvaran, MD and CEO, India Post Payments Bank, Praveen Goyal, Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank and Aditi Gupta, Deputy General Manager, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, Senior Officers of RBI, Controlling Heads of Commercial Banks and Lead District Managers participated in the program. During the program, posters and videos on the theme of the event were released by the dignitaries. During the course of the week the Reserve Bank, in collaboration with banks and other stakeholders will organise awareness programs and outreach activities across the country.
“These initiatives will also be sustained during the year to ensure a lasting impact. Through our joint efforts we hope to amplify the importance of financial literacy for women and reach out to them on the widest possible scale,” added Das.