National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE)
- Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
- 22, Sep 2021
Why in News:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE) for the next five years (2020-2025) to disseminate financial education in the country.
- Under this, the central bank has recommended a ‘5-Core Actions’ approach for dissemination of financial education in the country. The first such strategy for implementation was released in the year 2013.
- On June 18, 2020, as per RBI, the strategy has been approved by the FSDC-SC in its 24th meeting.
- However, the document was made public on August 20, 2020.
What are the 5-Core Actions?
The 5-Core Actions are as follows:
1- Content for financial education to all the Indians (including curriculum in schools, colleges and training establishments).
2- Developing Capacity and Code of Conduct for the providers of financial education.
3- Community to disseminate financial literacy in a sustainable manner.
4- Communication for using technology, media and innovative ways of communication for dissemination of financial education messages.
5- Enhancing Collaboration to streamline the efforts of various stakeholders for financial education.
Objectives of NSFE:
- The strategy aims to create a financially aware and empowered India. This includes financial education to all Indians, enabling them to understand the role of money in their life.
- The mission also aims to improve the research and evaluation methods to assess progress in financial education.
- It also aims at improving digital financial services in a safe and secure manner.
- The strategy also aims to cover suitable pension plans for retirement.
Facts for Prelims:
ANZUS
- The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty(ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the 1951 collective security non-binding agreement between Australia and New Zealand and, separately, Australia and the United States, to co-operate on military matters in the Pacific Ocean region, although today the treaty is taken to relate to conflicts worldwide.
- It provides that an armed attack on any of the three parties would be dangerous to the others, and that each should act to meet the common threat.
- It set up a committee of foreign ministers that can meet for consultation.