A workshop on financial education on the theme ‘Financial education to young investors’ was organized by the Department of Economics & Commerce of Yemhi Memorial College (YMC), Dimapur, on March 21. The resource person was Dr. M Libanthung Ngullie, certified financial education trainer of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The workshop was conducted with the objective to spread basic financial awareness among people especially the young group of investors to enable them make sound financial decisions. The workshop was attended by teaching, non- teaching faculty, staff and students of the college.
Knowledge of various financing agencies such as banks, post offices, etc, their various schemes, scope of availing various loans and investment facilities, awareness of Bonzi schemes, etc, were focused in the workshop.
The workshop started with a welcome speech from the Principal wherein he stressed about the present scenario of the employment and underemployment in the country. He opined that due to limited sources of family income, one should have well planned and investment targets for future security. He also encouraged all the people to cultivate healthy saving habits so as to balance their standard of living and set targeted goals for the future.
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