Thursday, August 6, 2009

RBI educated student how to identify counterfeit currency

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) organizes financial literacy programs to educate people about banking services and upgrade their knowledge related to banking. Recently the RBI organized such program to upgrade the knowledge of students of Gulmohar Public school in which it educated the children that how they can identify counterfeit currency and about various functions of RBI as the central bank of the country.

B P S Gautam, assistant manger explained about the innumerable functions performed by RBI as country’s central bank and also informed about the Young Scholar Award and summer placement scheme being run exclusively for the students by the RBI.

After this Pyarelal, deputy treasurer, gave information about the security features of genuine currency notes to the students and teachers to make wiser in matters of currency transactions in future. The program was attended by more than 200 students and teachers.

At the end of the program the free publicity material like comic books Money Kumar, Raju & Money tree, Raju & skyladder along with pamphlets on security features of currency notes for their study and reference was given to the students.

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