Pune, August 2024: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) organized three Financial Literacy awareness sessions for 82 ladies on savings, investment, insurance and digital security under the aegis of ‘Women Empowerment Project’ supported by AXA GBS. The details are as follows:

First session was organized on 2nd August 2024 at Vijay Nagar slum for 27 ladies. Mrs. Shubhangi Kulkarni was the resource person. 

Second session was organized on 8th August 2024 at Anand Nagar slum for 35 ladies. Mrs. Shubhangi Kulkarni was the resource person. 

Third session was organized on 29th August 2024 at Private Road slum for 20 ladies. Mr. Avinash Gaikwad was the resource person.

The resource person covered following topics in her 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. One saving account, one Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana account and two Recurring Deposit account were subscribed by the participants.