1709 AXA-DBDS Project: Financial Literacy and Digital Safety Session

Pune, September 2024: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) organized two Financial Literacy awareness sessions for 68 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 19th September 2024 at Gandhi Nagar slum for 30 ladies. Mrs. Varsha Shinde was the resource person. 

Second session was organized on 20th September 2024 at Indira Nagar slum for 38 ladies. Mrs. Ashwini Thakur and Mr. Pravin Patil were the resource persons. 

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. Three IPPB accounts were opened by the participants.