Chandigarh, (Gurpreet) – On the occasion of Children’s Day, PNB MetLife, one of India's leading life insurers, distributed financial literacy booklets and school supplies kits to girls of classes 7th and 8th in Varanasi through their partnership with Project Nanhi Kali - one of India's largest programmes that enables underprivileged girls to complete 10 years of schooling.
Under its Damini initiative, PNB MetLife works with Project Nanhi Kali to provide daily academic support to school-going underprivileged girls in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and Moga, Punjab. This program also provides these girls with an annual school supplies kit which comprises a school bag, stationery, pullover, raincoat, and feminine hygiene material, enabling girls to attend school with dignity.
The 24,579 Financial Literacy Books distributed by PNB MetLife across six cities in India – Mumbai, Barabanki, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ratlam, and Shravasti have been created to bring the spotlight on the importance of financial independence for girls and women in rural areas. This will help to counter the patriarchal mindset where money-management and financial decisions are considered to be the roles of the male members of the house, giving little scope for women to make independent financial decisions.