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NSE-Zomato: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) declared on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with the online food delivery platform Zomato to promote financial literacy and investor awareness programs among gig economy workers.

The collaboration aims to launch a comprehensive financial literacy and investor awareness campaign created exclusively for Zomato's delivery partners, which will have an impact on the lives of more than 50,000 gig workers across the nation, NSE said in a statement.

As a part of the agreement, fundamental aspects of personal finance management and the essentials of investing will be covered. Topics will include budgeting, saving, investing, debt management insurance, and so on.

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The program will be conducted in several regional languages to ensure accessibility and inclusivity, reaching out to a diverse audience among the gig workforce.
According to Sriram Krishnan, NSE's Chief Business Development Officer, this collaboration with Zomato is a critical step toward expanding our reach to a key portion of the workforce that drives the digital economy. By providing delivery partners with financial skills, we aim to contribute to their financial independence and overall financial well-being.

Rakesh Ranjan, CEO of Zomato Food Delivery, said that this program is designed according to the requirements of delivery partners to equip them with the proper knowledge and skills to become financially self-sufficient.

More than 2,000 delivery partners have already taken steps to improve their financial literacy, according to Ranjan, and we are expecting to increase that number even more in the coming months.

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(With AGencies Inputs)