Salman Khurshid launches investor education website in Telugu

Hyderabad. July 15 (ANI): Minister of Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid today launched the Telugu version of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Website here.

He also released Beginner's Guide to the Capital Market in Telugu language at a function organized by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) in partnership with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as part of India Investor Week (IIW) 2010.

With this launch in Telugu, the common man now can access the Investor Education and Protection Fund Website in five Indian languages: Assamese, Bangla, Hindi, Marathi and Telugu.

India Investor Week is a part of the year long programme of the Ministry to mainstream investor awareness in partnership with SEBI, RBI, ICAI, ICSI, ICWAI, CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, UTI-MF, BSE, NSE, MCS-SX, IMC,IAIA and PHD Chamber.

During the IIW, Khurshid has been outlining the need to reach out to the common man to not only make him aware but also encourage and hand hold him so that he can gainfully channelize his savings into the corporate economy through informed investment decisions.

He has stated that the investors' programmes are an effort to bring the aam admi into the mainstream of economic growth.

During the year the Ministry of Corporate Affairs will be organizing 3,000 programmes throughout the country.

The India Investor Week is being organized for the first time by the Ministry to bring a national focus on the subject of investor awareness. (ANI)