A financial inclusion saturation campaign and Know Your Customer (KYC) re-verification program was held at the Heningkunglwa village council hall in Peren district on September 17, 2025. The campaign was organized by the State Bank of India (SBI) Regional Business Office (RBO) in Dimapur. The event aimed to promote financial literacy and awareness about social security schemes in rural communities.
Amresh Kumar Jha, General Manager of SBI’s Local Head Office in Guwahati, emphasized the importance of financial literacy in enabling improved financial decisions and access to banking services. He encouraged villagers to spread awareness about central government social security schemes. K Samuel Liangousiam, Assistant General Manager of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Kohima, highlighted the grievance redressal mechanism available to the public.
Rongsenyangla, Lead District Manager of Peren, discussed key social security schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana, and Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The Jalukie branch manager of SBI focused on the importance of KYC re-verification, nomination, unclaimed deposits, and prevention of cybercrime.
The program featured short speeches from various dignitaries, including Vinod Kumar, Director of the Department of Financial Services, and Sizin Renttah, Village Secretary of Heningkunglwa. A song was presented by inmates of Operation Salvage undergoing training at the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI). The event was chaired by Lilly Lotha, Director of SBI RSETI Peren, and attended by 114 participants.
The campaign aimed to promote financial inclusion and awareness about social security schemes in rural areas. The organizers emphasized the importance of financial literacy and the need for villagers to take advantage of government schemes and banking services. The event was part of a three-month financial inclusion saturation campaign and KYC re-verification program organized by SBI RBO Dimapur. The program’s objective was to enable improved financial decisions and access to banking services for rural communities.