Governor Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd) inaugurates RBI’s Financial Literacy Week 2025

Aizawl, the 24th February, 2025: Mizoram Governor Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd) today inaugurated ‘Financial Literacy Week 2025’, organized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at the Auditorium of Mizoram Rural Bank (MRB) Head Office, MINECO in Aizawl, where he also launched the Financial Literacy Messages Booklets, which will be distributed to 513 libraries across Mizoram to spread financial literacy. This year, the Financial Literacy Week theme is ‘Financial Literacy – Women’s Prosperity’.

In his inaugural address, Governor Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh extended his regards to RBI for observing Financial Literacy week and choosing a theme in line with the Vikshit Bharat 2047, a vision for a self-reliant India. While expresseing his appreciation for the Reserve Bank of India’s annual awareness programs aimed at educating the general public, he laued this year’s theme which focuses on empowering women. The selected themes for action is a clear vision of empowering our women from diverse backgrounds, he said.

The Governor also highlighted various steps taken by the central government for credit guarantee, social security and entrepreneurship. Further, he urged all the banks and financial institutions in the state to take it as a challenge, make an earnest effort in a mission mode to ensure that every person of the state is brought under the ambit of formal financial system, so that all eligible persons can avail full benefits of financial inclusion and social security schemes along with the credit guarantee systems. He also made an appeal to the media fraternity to give wide publicity of this Financial Literacy Week for the benefit of the people of Mizoram.

Shri T. Lhungdim, General Manager and Officer-In-Charge, RBI Aizawl, in his keynote address informed that the Reserve Bank of India has been observing Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 on a specific theme targeted at segments of the population. He mentioned that this year Financial Literacy Week marks the 10th edition of this initiative and the objective behind observing Financial Literacy Week is to spread awareness among people about key financial topics through focused campaigns. He also informed that RBI shall be undertaking a centralized mass media campaign during this week to broadcast essential financial awareness messages on the theme.

Smt. Pankaja Borah, Officer-In-Charge, NABARD, Mizoram RO; Shri Hubert S.Z. Khobung, Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Mizoram RBO; Smt. Sheryl Vanchhong, Chairman, Mizoram Rural Bank and Shri Lallungmuana, CEO, Mizoram Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. were the other speaker of the inaugural program held today. They all appreciated the efforts of the regulator and committed to further the cause of financial literacy for the state of Mizoram with more focus and enthusiasm.

Earlier today, Shri T. Lhungdim flagged off the Financial Literacy Van, which will be touring five districts viz Aizawl, Serchhip, Lunglei, Hnahtial and Saitual, during the week to disseminate the Financial Literacy Week themes and its sub themes along with other financial literacy contents for the local people at their doorstep.

 

Larsap Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd) in RBI buatsaih Financial Literacy Week 2025 a hawng (Mizo)

Aizawl, the 24th February, 2025: Larsap Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd) chuan vawiin khan Reserve Bank of India (RBI) buatsaih Financial Literacy Week 2025 chu Mizoram Rural Bank (MRB) Head Office Auditorium, MINECO ah a hawng. Sum leh pai enkawl chunchang inzirtirna lehkhabu (Financial Literacy Booklet), Mizorama library hrang hrang 513 a dah tur a tlangzarh nghal bawk. Kumin Financial Literacy Week thupui atan hian ‘Financial Literacy – Women’s Prosperity’ tih hman a ni.

He hun hmanpuitu Mizoram Larsap Gen (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh chuan Sawrkar laipui thiltum pawimawh tak, ram intodelha India siam tura hmalakna ‘Viksit Bharat -2047’ tihlawhtling tura Financial Literacy Week kalpui a ni leh, RBI-in kum tin mi nawlpui thleng pha inzirtirna an buatsaih thin chu lawmawm a tih thu a sawi a. Kumin financial literacy thupui atana inchhung khura pawimawh tak hmeichhiate zirtirna lam hawi thlan a ni chu lawmawm a tih thu sawiin, hmalakna tur thupui thlante hian chhungkaw dinhmun inchen lo tak taka khawsa hmeichhiate chakna leh thiamna a pek ngei ka beisei a ni, a ti bawk.

Larsap chuan tunlai thiamna sang zelah sum pai enkawl dante pawh technology behchhan a nih tak avangin hei hian kawng hrang hrangah hnathawh a tih awlsam phah thu sawiin, hemi kaltlanga sawrkar laipui scheme hrang hrang Credit Guarantee, Social Security leh Entrepreneurship chungchanga hmalaknate a tarlang a. Mizoram State chhunga Bank leh Financial Institution zawng zawngte chu mipuite’n Bank an dawr vek theih dan turte, Social Security Scheme leh Credit Guarantee system hmang tangkaitu an nih vek theih dan turte ngaihtuaha hma la turin a a chah a. Thuthar thendarhtute pawh financial literacy week hmalaknate puanzar leh mipui zirtir kawnga theihtawp chhuah turin a sawm a ni.

Thusawitu dang Pu T. Lhungdim, General Manager leh Officer-In-Chage, RBI Aizawl chuan Reserve Bank of India-in kum 2016 atangin kum tin Financial Literacy Week (FLW) a hman thin thu leh kum 10-na hmel a hmuh tak thu sawiin, “He programme hian a tum ber chu campaign chhunga thupui siamte mipui hnena a tam thei ang ber zirtir a ni a ni,” a ti a. RBI chuan tunkar chhung hian sum leh pai inzirtirna ‘Mass Media Campaign’ chu thupui thlan bik hmangin theihtawpin a kalpui dawn thu a sawi bawk.

He hunah hian Pi Pankaja Borah, Officer-In-Charge, NABARD, Mizoram Regional Office; Pu Hubert S.Z. Khobung, Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Mizoram RBO; Pi Sheryl L. Vanchhong, Chaiman, Mizoram Rural Bank leh Pu Lallungmuana, CEO, Mizoram Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. te pawhin thu benglut tak tak an sawi bawk a. FL week hman a nih avanga lawmthu sawiin, regulator lamin an rawn beisei angin, sum leh pai enkawl chunchang inzirtirna kawngah awmze nei zawk leh tangkai zawka hmalak an tum thute an sawi bawk a ni.

Vawiin vek khan Pu T. Lhungdim, General Manager leh Officer-In-Chage, RBI Aizawl chuan Financial Literacy Van a vailiam bawk a. He Van hian he hun hman chhung hian district panga – Aizawl, Serchhip, Lunglei, Hnahthial leh Saitual ahte a kalkual thin dawn a. FL Week thupui hrang hrangte tarlangin mipuite an kawtkaiah zirtirna a pe dawn a ni.

 

Written by: Dr. Lallawmkima Thangluah, MIS, PRO to Governor