Reserve Bank of India financial outreach camp at Changki village

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) organized a financial outreach camp at Changki village. The camp was attended by V.S Das, the Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This programme is third of its kind in the state after Khonoma village in the year 2009 and in Chumukedima in the year 2011. RBI according to a press communiqué, stated that since the Platinum celebration in 2009-10, the RBI had organized outreach camps in 218 villages across the country so far. V.S Das, Executive Director of RBI in his maiden visit to Nagaland declared Changki village to be a model village in Nagaland in order to fulfill their vision of bringing all the mass to avail the opportunity of the merits of Banking. He also urge the present banking officials to encourage the system of keeping banking correspondents so that the banks can reach the doorsteps of every costumers and also to know about their grievances and mode of services first hand from the costumers. He also said RBI will have their respective offices in every state of the North East unlike now, since it is only situated in Guwahati for the whole North east and he hoped that the RBI will have an office in Nagaland shortly. RBI Executive Director also focused on the importance of financial literacy and financial education for achieving financial inclusion by sharing his knowledge to the students and the gathered villagers. He also stated that the purpose of such camp is to bring awareness among the people regarding banking facilities available and to bring them under the fold of mainstream banking. Financial Outreach Camp was also attended by officials from banking sector like regional director of North east, Guwahati, banking ombudsman for North East, chief general manager, State Bank Of India, NE circle, general manager, NABARD, general manager, SIDBI and also Lithrongla.G. Chishi, deputy commissioner, Mokokchung. 

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