The initiative empower students with knowledge on personal finance, fundamentals of investing in securities markets, investment principles and practices
Kotak Securities and its CSR Associate, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) today announced that ‘Kona Kona Shiksha’ has imparted education on financial literacy to over 55,000 students across India. Kona Kona Shiksha is Kotak Securities’ CSR Project on education and livelihood to promote financial literacy among the students of the country, which is being implemented by NISM. Since its launch in July, 2021, this CSR initiative has been implemented across 164 locations across India with 750 training programmes conducted so far.
NISM is the implementing agency for KSL’s CSR Project Kona Kona Shiksha, where NISM through empanelled resource persons train students at colleges across India and through online teaching modules (kona kona of India). Each student undergoes a rigorous 10-hour training module, which will conclude with an online assessment and certification by NISM. In cities like Bhopal, Indore, Pune and Surat the participation of the students was the maximum.
The initiative empower students with knowledge on personal finance, fundamentals of investing in securities markets, investment principles and practices, etc. The aim of KSL’s CSR initiative is to create financially knowledgeable and skilled students and to open-up career opportunities in the financial services industry.
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