1610 DBDS-AXA Project: Financial Literacy Sessions for Women

Pune, November 2022: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) organized two Financial Literacy sessions for 60 women under the aegis of Health Care and Sustainable Environment Project supported by AXA business services.

First session was held on 3rd November 2022 in Ajanta Nagar slum. 34 women participated in this session. Mrs. Shilpa Deshpande was the resource person.

Second session was held on 7th November 2022 for the women from Vidya Nagar slum in Pune. 26 women participated in this session. Mrs. Shilpa Deshpande was the resource person.

Resource Person covered following topics in their session:

  • SB Account,Recurring deposit (RD) and Fixed Deposits

  • Monthly Income Scheme(MIS)

  • Senior Citizen Scheme (SCS)

  • Public Provident Fund (PPF)

  • National Saving Certificate (NSC)

  • Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)

  • Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana

  • Ponzy schemes

  • Digital Frauds and Precautions

It was an interactive session where the participants asked questions which were answered by the resource person.