Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Thursday that the youths in the state lack financial literacy and skills and a joint initiative between the Education Department and National Stock Exchange (NSE) can work to improve the situation.
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Thursday that the youths in the state lack financial literacy and skills and a joint initiative between the Education Department and National Stock Exchange (NSE) can work to improve the situation.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Education Department of the Government of Meghalaya, and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the presence of Chief Minister Sangma, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma and officials from the Education Department and NSE.
The MoU was signed to provide financial literacy to college students in banking and insurance.
Chief Minister Sangma said that financial literacy and skills were something that the entrepreneurs and youth of the state lacked.
He said, “The financial literacy by NSE will help to make sound financial decisions, avoid risky consequences and help secure the future by making informed and wise decisions.”
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