Financial literacy awareness programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 09 2014:
A one-day 'Financial Literacy Programme' organised by United Bank of India (Ultra small branch), Wangkhem was held today at Wangkhem community hall with UBI, Thoubal branch Manager D Kipgen and Wangkhem Zilla Parishad member Kh Sobha Singh attending the inauguration function as the chief guest and president respectively.
Wangkhem Gram Panchayat pradhan Ningombam Sunil Meitei and Area Coordinator of UBI and Allahabad banks K Joy Singh were the guests of honour.
D Kipgen, who also briefed the gathering on financial literacy and need to ensure saving for the future also deliberated on 'Financial Planning and budgeting family income/expenditure' as one of the resource persons.
Another resource person, Th Shantikumar Singh, the Rural Relationship Manager of ICICI Insurance explained on 'Life/non-life insurance, importance of social security, productive years and old age and various insurance schemes', while K Joy Singh elaborated on 'Role of BCA/CSP & his/her relations with bank, collection of deposits & payments on behalf of the bank operation through POS (point of sale) .