1719 AXA-DBDS Project: Financial Literacy and Digital Safety Session

Pune, October 2024: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) organized two Financial Literacy awareness sessions for 77 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 8th October 2024 at Vijay Nagar slum for 19 ladies. Mrs.  Dhanshree Gorad was the resource person. 

Second session was organized on 10th October 2024 at Gandhi Nagar slum for 58 ladies.  Mrs. Rekha Vidhate 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. Two IPPB and two Recurring Deposit accounts were subscribed by the participants.