FETP is an initiative of the NCFE for providing unbiased personal financial education to people and organizations for improving financial literacy in the country. The program, based on two pillars; education and awareness, aims to establish a sustainable financial literacy campaign that can empower people’s lives.

The seventh program in this series was conducted at Delhi Public School in Srinagar on 14th and 15th of September 2015. Around 45 teachers from various CBSE schools in and around Srinagar attended and were certified as Money Smart Teacher . Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated the program in the presence of Mr. Sandip Ghose, Director, NISM, Mr. Vijay Dhar, Chairman, Delhi Public School, Srinagar, Mr. G. P. Garg, Head, NCFE and Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Education Officer, CBSE.

Over the two days, eight sessions were conducted covering topics such as banking, investments, insurance, pension, financial planning, financial inclusion schemes, grievance redressal process, etc. Interaction of participants not only with the trainer but among themselves was the highlight of the program.

At the end of two days Mr. G. P. Garg delivered the valedictory speech and distributed certificates to the participants.

Mr. Garg congratulated the teachers who received the certificates and stressed on the importance of financial planning in one’s life and the need for such education both for the students and for the teachers

Click here to watch Dr Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India talks about the importance of Financial Education in India