SRCC starts a financial literacy cell

New Delhi: Shri Ram College of Commerce launched ‘Vittshala’ — its financial literacy cell. The cell was launched by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley from his office in the North Block on Monday, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the college.
Unveiling the logo of Vittshala, Jaitley emphasised the importance of financial inclusion in India and expressed his happiness over the fact that the students of SRCC are working for the same.
Jaitley also spoke about the Mudra Yojana, which would enable small entrepreneurs, with focus on women and disadvantaged groups, to get access to loans worth Rs 1,80,000 crore, as per the government’s target this year under the scheme.
Present on the occasion was Delhi University’s vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi, who commended the unconventional initiative in reaching out to vast sections of the society by means of financial literacy.
Vittshala is a Centre for Community Engagement (CCE) initiative, aimed at making communities equipped enough to manage financial resources effectively through community engagement, workshops, seminars and discussions.