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Speaker and students during the digital financial literacy awareness campaign at NEISSR in Dimapur.[/caption]
Dimapur, Feb. 9: To actively engage the students of Higher Education institutions and to encourage and motivate all payers and payees to use a digitally enabled cashless economic system for transfer of funds, North East Institute of Social Science & Research, (NEISSR) organised an awareness programme for MSW trainees on VISAKA - Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan, a digital financial literacy campaign at its Conference Hall, Dimapur.
The programme was animated by Tesin Mathai, Assistany Branch Manager, South Indian Bank, Dimapur branch and his colleagues.
Mathai highlighted the existing digital cashless payment platforms such as ATM, POS machines, internet banking and different e-wallets. He said a cashless economy will pave for a transparent, efficient and time saving transactions for all. While lauding the efforts taken by NEISSR to create awareness, he called upon the students to be the agent of change.
He also said the campaign is a particular effort of the government and is an opportunity to bring about the change in the fight against corruption and black money.
The students of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies presented a play, depicting the benefits of digital cashless transactions in everyday situations like shopping, transfer of money, paying medical bills etc.
Principal, NEISSR, Dr. Fr. Anto, in his concluding remarks affirmed the commitment of the institute to promote digital cashless transactions in the campus. He also encouraged the students to speak and educate their family members about the benefits and importance of a digital cashless economy. ‘It is our desire and our duty to create awareness about cashless economy in the business establishments around the institute. It is also our plan to introduce this concept in the communities where the students are going for their fieldwork and the communities should be made aware so that they become advocates for cashless economy’, he added.
The programme was attended by both First and Second years MSW students.
