Financial freedom key to women empowerment: Minister Rajeeve

Minister opens Fire 2022 launched by Acemoney

Kochi / March 19, 2022

Industries Minister Shri P Rajeeve today inaugurated an awareness programme on financial empowerment of women titled ‘Fire-2022’ –Financial Independence for Real Empowerment--, launched by Fintech company Acemoney as a CSR initiative, in association with the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).

Addressing the inaugural session held at the Technology Innovation Zone at Kalamassery through video conferencing, the Minister said it is necessary for women to become financially independent to achieve real empowerment.  

 Dr R Bindu, Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice, inaugurated on the occasion the Rural Women Entrepreneurship Development Scheme in Financial Technology, a nano entrepreneurship development programme for rural women.

Minister for Water Resources Shri Roshy Augustine launched the Digital Banking Kit for the digital empowerment of the co-operative sector by presenting it to the Omassery Service Co-operative Bank Ltd, Kozhikode. The kit includes banking software, mobile banking application, UPI and prepaid cards for co-operative banks.

KSUM is the nodal agency of the Kerala government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state.