FINANCIAL AWARENESS
ANDCONSUMERTRAINING
__________________________________
National Centre for Financial Education | 1
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
ABOUT US
The NCFE, comprising representatives from all financial
sector regulators i.e. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA is set up at
NISM under guidance of the Technical Group on Financial
Inclusion and Financial Literacy of the Financial Stability and
Development Council (FSDC) to implement the National
Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE).
National Centre for Financial Education | 2
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
VISION &
MISSION
VISION: A financially aware and empowered India.
MISSION: To undertake massive Financial Education
campaign to help people manage money more effectively
to achieve financial well being by accessing appropriate
financial products and services through regulated entities
with fair and transparent machinery for consumer
protection and grievance redressal.
National Centre for Financial Education | 3
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
WHATWEDO
Financial Literacy and Inclusion
Freedom from exploitation
Avoidance of frauds and mis-selling
Avoidance of over indebtedness
Promoting entrepreneurship
Inclusive growth, etc.
We are implementing the
National Strategy for Financial
Education which talks about:
National Centre for Financial Education | 4
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
FINANCIALLY LITERATE?
GUESS, HOW MANY INDIANS ARE
National Centre for Financial Education | 5
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
20 PERCENT
C O M P A N Y . C O M
APPROXIMATELY
Source: NCFE's financial literacy and inclusion survey 2013-14
National Centre for Financial Education | 6
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
G
oa
C
handigarh
KeralaM
anipurG
ujarat
N
C
T
ofD
elhi
D
adra
&
N
agarH
a
D
am
an
&
D
iu
Karnataka
M
eghalaya
Andhra
Pradesh
M
adhya
Pradesh
U
ttarakhand
Lakshadw
eep
Tam
ilN
adu
W
estBengalH
aryanaTripura
PuducherryAssamR
ajasthan
Jam
m
u
&
Kashm
ir
M
aharashtra
H
im
achalPradesh
Jharkhand
Andam
an
&
N
icobaPunjab
U
ttarPradesh
ArunachalPradesO
disha
Bihar
N
agaland
SikkimM
izoram
C
hhattisgarh
States below India average of
20% financial literacy
National Centre for Financial Education | 7
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
Source: NCFE Financial Literacy and Inclusion Survey 2013-14
3 out of 10
Indians understand the concept of compound interest.
National Centre for Financial Education | 8
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
Source: NCFE Financial Literacy and Inclusion Survey 2013-14
4 out of 10
Indians are financially fragile i.e. they borrowed money to meet their living cost.
National Centre for Financial Education | 9
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
WHAT IS
FINANCIAL 
LITERACY
National Centre for Financial Education | 10
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
FINANCIAL LITERACY
IS A COMBINATION OF
Financial
Knowledge
Financial 
Behaviour
Financial 
Attitude necessary to make sound
financial decisions and
ultimately achieve
individual financial well-being.
National Centre for Financial Education | 11
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
Alan Greenspan
Economist & Former Chairman of The Federal Reserve, USA
The number one problem
in today’s generation and economy
is the lack of financial literacy.
National Centre for Financial Education | 12
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
FINANCIAL LITERACY LEADS TO
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
WHICH ENABLES PEOPLE
TO ACHIEVE...
FINANCIAL
National Centre for Financial Education | 13
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
LET'S START
1. Identity theft protection
2. Use your credit card responsibly
3. Student loan borrowing principles
4. Avoid impulse buying
5. Let's go cashless
6. Your first pay cheque
National Centre for Financial Education | 14
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
PROTECTION
Identity theft
1
National Centre for Financial Education | 15
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
People use
password 
as their password.
1/5 National Centre for Financial Education | 16
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
120
66
MINUTES
is the time that hackers need to crack
an 8 letter lower-case password.
PERCENT
of online adults in India have been
victims of cyber crime in their lifetime.
National Centre for Financial Education | 17
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
MISCONCEPTION
Identity theft only happens to people with money. Truth is you don't have to have
money to be a victim.
National Centre for Financial Education | 18
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
Identity
theft is real.
Any kind of deception, scam, or crime that
results in the loss of personal data, including
the loss of user names, passwords, banking
information, credit and PAN card numbers,
etc., that is then used without your permission
to commit fraud and other crimes.
Get serious
Not scared.
National Centre for Financial Education | 19
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
How it occurs?
Phishing emails, lottery and job scams 
Download malware onto computers or
smartphones that steals information
Connect to wireless networks that are insecure
Take out money from an ATM that has been
rigged with a skimming device
Share passwords with untrustworthy people
Information stolen from e-commerce and other
sites you frequently visit, etc.
 
National Centre for Financial Education | 20
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
1
Keep a list of all of
your credit,
ATM/debit cards and
emergency phone
numbers of each
issuer in a secure
place quickly
accessible by you.
Don't let your credit
card out of your sight
when you use it to pay
in a store or restaurant.
32
W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ?
Don’t throw the receipt
after withdrawing
money from an ATM. It
has the last 4 digits of
your card number.
PROTECT YOURSELF
National Centre for Financial Education | 21
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
4
Check your bank
statements and credit
score regularly.
Don’t give your PAN
card number,
ATM/debit or credit
card number and PIN
to anyone who call
you.
65
W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ?
Avoid posting your
date of birth, mother's
maiden name or other
personal information
on social networking
websites.
PROTECT YOURSELF
National Centre for Financial Education | 22
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
7
Always opt for email
or SMS alerts offered
by your bank that tells
you about any activity
in your account.
Protect your computer
and smartphone.
Regularly update anti-
virus, anti-spyware,
and anti-phishing
software.
98
W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ?
Set strong passwords
with upper- and lower-
case letters, numerals,
and special characters.
PROTECT YOURSELF
National Centre for Financial Education | 23
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
If you suspect you've been a victim of
identity theft, act quickly. Contact your
creditors and financial institutions to
report unauthorized charges or debits, and
freeze any compromised accounts.
File a report with your local police.
National Centre for Financial Education | 24
A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company

FACT- Introduction and Session 1

  • 1.
    FINANCIAL AWARENESS ANDCONSUMERTRAINING __________________________________ National Centrefor Financial Education | 1 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 2.
    ABOUT US The NCFE,comprising representatives from all financial sector regulators i.e. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA is set up at NISM under guidance of the Technical Group on Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) to implement the National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE). National Centre for Financial Education | 2 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 3.
    VISION & MISSION VISION: Afinancially aware and empowered India. MISSION: To undertake massive Financial Education campaign to help people manage money more effectively to achieve financial well being by accessing appropriate financial products and services through regulated entities with fair and transparent machinery for consumer protection and grievance redressal. National Centre for Financial Education | 3 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 4.
    WHATWEDO Financial Literacy andInclusion Freedom from exploitation Avoidance of frauds and mis-selling Avoidance of over indebtedness Promoting entrepreneurship Inclusive growth, etc. We are implementing the National Strategy for Financial Education which talks about: National Centre for Financial Education | 4 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 5.
    FINANCIALLY LITERATE? GUESS, HOWMANY INDIANS ARE National Centre for Financial Education | 5 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 6.
    20 PERCENT C OM P A N Y . C O M APPROXIMATELY Source: NCFE's financial literacy and inclusion survey 2013-14 National Centre for Financial Education | 6 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Source: NCFE Financial Literacyand Inclusion Survey 2013-14 3 out of 10 Indians understand the concept of compound interest. National Centre for Financial Education | 8 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 9.
    Source: NCFE Financial Literacyand Inclusion Survey 2013-14 4 out of 10 Indians are financially fragile i.e. they borrowed money to meet their living cost. National Centre for Financial Education | 9 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 10.
    WHAT IS FINANCIAL  LITERACY National Centrefor Financial Education | 10 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 11.
    FINANCIAL LITERACY IS ACOMBINATION OF Financial Knowledge Financial  Behaviour Financial  Attitude necessary to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve individual financial well-being. National Centre for Financial Education | 11 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 12.
    Alan Greenspan Economist &Former Chairman of The Federal Reserve, USA The number one problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy. National Centre for Financial Education | 12 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 13.
    FINANCIAL LITERACY LEADSTO FINANCIAL INCLUSION WHICH ENABLES PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE... FINANCIAL National Centre for Financial Education | 13 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 14.
    LET'S START 1. Identitytheft protection 2. Use your credit card responsibly 3. Student loan borrowing principles 4. Avoid impulse buying 5. Let's go cashless 6. Your first pay cheque National Centre for Financial Education | 14 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 15.
    PROTECTION Identity theft 1 National Centrefor Financial Education | 15 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 16.
    People use password  as theirpassword. 1/5 National Centre for Financial Education | 16 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 17.
    120 66 MINUTES is the timethat hackers need to crack an 8 letter lower-case password. PERCENT of online adults in India have been victims of cyber crime in their lifetime. National Centre for Financial Education | 17 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 18.
    MISCONCEPTION Identity theft onlyhappens to people with money. Truth is you don't have to have money to be a victim. National Centre for Financial Education | 18 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 19.
    Identity theft is real. Anykind of deception, scam, or crime that results in the loss of personal data, including the loss of user names, passwords, banking information, credit and PAN card numbers, etc., that is then used without your permission to commit fraud and other crimes. Get serious Not scared. National Centre for Financial Education | 19 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 20.
    How it occurs? Phishingemails, lottery and job scams  Download malware onto computers or smartphones that steals information Connect to wireless networks that are insecure Take out money from an ATM that has been rigged with a skimming device Share passwords with untrustworthy people Information stolen from e-commerce and other sites you frequently visit, etc.   National Centre for Financial Education | 20 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 21.
    1 Keep a listof all of your credit, ATM/debit cards and emergency phone numbers of each issuer in a secure place quickly accessible by you. Don't let your credit card out of your sight when you use it to pay in a store or restaurant. 32 W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ? Don’t throw the receipt after withdrawing money from an ATM. It has the last 4 digits of your card number. PROTECT YOURSELF National Centre for Financial Education | 21 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 22.
    4 Check your bank statementsand credit score regularly. Don’t give your PAN card number, ATM/debit or credit card number and PIN to anyone who call you. 65 W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ? Avoid posting your date of birth, mother's maiden name or other personal information on social networking websites. PROTECT YOURSELF National Centre for Financial Education | 22 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 23.
    7 Always opt foremail or SMS alerts offered by your bank that tells you about any activity in your account. Protect your computer and smartphone. Regularly update anti- virus, anti-spyware, and anti-phishing software. 98 W H A T D O W E C A R E A B O U T ? Set strong passwords with upper- and lower- case letters, numerals, and special characters. PROTECT YOURSELF National Centre for Financial Education | 23 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company
  • 24.
    If you suspectyou've been a victim of identity theft, act quickly. Contact your creditors and financial institutions to report unauthorized charges or debits, and freeze any compromised accounts. File a report with your local police. National Centre for Financial Education | 24 A Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company