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  • Financial Literacy Programme organized at Deethu Shangus

ANANTNAG: Officers of RBI and NABARD today conducted a joint visit to Centre for Financial Literacy (CFL) at Anantnag. The CFL is a Reserve Bank of India’s pilot project on financial literacy at the block level to explore innovative and participatory approaches to financial literacy.

As part of functioning of CFL, the regular financial literacy programmes are to be conducted by CFLs. Meanwhile, during one such programme organized at Deethu Shangus, AGM RBI, Anoop Sharma informed that, CFLs are setup with an aim to create financial awareness among target groups in remote areas.

In Anantnag, five such CFLs have been set up through NGOs/Agencies viz. CRISIL and ResponseNet in Chattergul, Sagam, Dachnipora, Shahabad and Hiller. The main objective of CFLs is to educate people on e-transactions, formal sector borrowings and insurance purchases.

DDM NABARD Rouf Zargar informed that the aim of the CFL was to inculcate the habit of making a household budget and recording financial transactions, encourage transactions in savings accounts and active saving by depositing in banks through fixed deposits and recurring deposits.

Parvez, LDM Anantnag who is the nodal officer for the project implementation in the district informed that CFL also aims to ensure people borrow from formal finance institutions and approach banking Ombudsman for redressal of their grievances.

In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family
A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

— Team JK Monitor

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