New Delhi: The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman received high praises on the internet for her polite gesture. FM offered water to a speaker, who asked for it mid-speech, during a recent event. In a video that has gone viral, FM Sitharaman can be seen bringing a glass of water to the Managing Director of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Padmaja Chunduru, who while giving a speech asked for some.
Chunduru, who was overwhelmed by the FM’s gesture thanked her, while the audience applauded Sitharaman's kind gesture.
The incident occurred at an event in Mumbai which was celebrating the silver jubilee of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) on Saturday.
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NSDL is India’s first and one of the leading Central Securities Depositories in the world. It has played a key role in transforming the Indian securities market by facilitating the holding and transfer of securities in dematerialised form.
As part of the celebration, the Finance Minister also launched ‘Market ka Eklavya,’ an online investor awareness program for students in Hindi and other regional languages.
“Through 'Market ka Eklavya', you will be able to reach out to many who are in need of financial literacy. It is the right time when people have an inclination to know about the market and also the right approach taken by NSDL by educating the students,” she said about the launch. She also suggested that the NSDL make the initiative global by introducing the programme in world languages.
‘Market ka Eklavya’ aims to introduce the basics of the securities market and also impart training on financial markets for students, in online mode.