FICCI FLO JKL successfully initiated a two-day Financial Inclusion workshop for 30 women associated with the Jammu Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM). The event commenced in the presence of Mrs. Indu Kanwal Chib, Mission Director of JKRLM. The workshop’s resource person was CA Tripti Khajuria, a member of FICCI FLO JKL.
Ruchika Gupta, Chairperson of FICCI FLO JKL, addressed the women of JKRLM, commending them for traveling from various distant areas to participate. She emphasized the importance of women managing their own finances and becoming familiar with various banking methods that can be accessed from home.
CA Tripti Khajuria, the workshop’s resource person, covered a wide range of financial topics, including the meaning and importance of savings, documentation and its significance, the benefits of keeping money in the bank, types of accounts such as current accounts, NBFCs, BSBD accounts, account opening procedures, KYC, digital banking, net banking, Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and lending by banks, Non-Performing Assets (NPA), and bank credit linkage.
The session was meticulously curated based on inputs and areas of intervention identified by JKRLM for their Bank Sakhi’s & cluster heads, following an initial meeting with Mrs. Indu Kanwal Chib, MD JKRLM to explore collaborative opportunities with FICCI FLO JKL.
The workshop participants engaged enthusiastically, posing numerous questions to gain clarity on the topics discussed. A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation was shared with them for future reference.