Thanks to stock exchange, school students to learn money matters

EMN
Dimapur, August 1

The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) is collaborating with the National Stock Exchange to launch a financial literacy program for class-IX levels from the academic session 2016 onwards “on a pilot basis” in selected schools of Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung districts initially.In this regard, a seminar was conducted in the conference hall of the board’s office on July 31 with the heads of selected institutions.
The National Stock Exchange of India had entered into partnership with the Nagaland Board of School Education in 2014 to start a financial market management course for class-XI and class-XII students of select schools of Kohima and Dimapur districts from the academic year 2014.
Financial literacy is basically a life skill program aimed at imparting knowledge about finance and to “create a financial sense” at a young age, the organizers informed in note issued to the media on Saturday, August 1.
“The initiative will help students to learn about responsibility, attitudes, values, priority and management, setting goal, financial markets and plan for their future. A joint certificate by the NSE and NBSE will also be given to the students on completion of the course”.