Bhubaneswar: The annual Financial Literacy Week (FLW) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced in Bhubaneswar on Monday with an aim to create safe banking.
The RBI has been observing FLW every year since 2016 on a specific theme. The eleventh edition of the campaign this year is being from February 9 to 13.
The theme of FLW this year is “KYC – First Step towards Safe Banking” and the sub themes are “Basics of Know Your Customer (KYC)”, “Central KYC Registry (CKYC)” and “Account Hygiene and Discipline”.
RBI is conducting a focused media campaign on the message of FLW 2026 th
rough leading television, radio channels and social media channels.
Delivering the keynote address, Regional Director of the RBI, Bhubaneswar, Sarada Prasan Mohanty stressed on the need for financial literacy and the need to update KYC in bank deposit accounts.
Principal Secretary, Finance Department of Odisha, S K Mishra was the chief guest of the programme. The programme was attended by Vinod Kumar Arya, Chief General Manager, NABARD and Anita Patnaik, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India.
Further, the program was also attended by Banking Ombudsman, Reserve Bank of India, DIF, Finance Department, Government of Odisha, Senior officers from RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, NHB, controlling heads of various banks and representatives of various target groups such as self-help groups, students, farmers, entrepreneurs and senior citizens.
A street play (Nukkad Natak) on financial literacy was also presented by staff of Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar staff highlighting the theme and sub-theme of FLW 2026.