12 April,2022 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
An MoU for the project was signed between BMC and BSE on Monday
Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban and Minister of State for Tourism and Environment, Aaditya Thackeray, inaugurated the Mission Financial Literacy Programme in BMC-run schools, on Monday. The programme is a tie-up between the Mumbai civic body and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The minister also launched two books meant for the programme, in the auditorium of the BSE during the inaugural event. Under the Financial Literacy Programme, civic-run schools will include lessons on the stock exchange, banking and finances, etc. for students of Stds VIII and IX from the academic year 2022-23.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has tied up with the BSE institute to train its school teachers. The civic body, with the help of experts from the BSE institute, has put together two books specially designed for these students. A Memorandum of Understanding for the same was signed between BMC and BSE on Monday. The event was attended by Ajit Kumbhar, joint municipal commissioner (Education); Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD and CEO, BSE; Ambarish Datta, MD and CEO, BSE Institute Ltd and officials from the BMC Education Department.
Kumbhar said, "To make this Financial Literacy Programme' a success, we got together experts from BSE and officials from BMC who have a strong background in finance and economics to design and devise a curriculum parallel to the regular curriculum." Thackeray said, "This is just a stepping stone, we are looking at introducing the Financial Literacy Programme in schools across the state. We will also look at introducing financial literacy among the farmers of Maharashtra."
