Only 27% of Indian adults pass a basic money test. That is fixable.
The basics are learnable
What happened. A large national survey found that only about 27% of Indian adults are financially literate, meaning they can answer basic questions about things like interest, inflation, and risk. Even for young adults aged 18 to 29, the figure is only around 30%.
Why it matters to you. Money mistakes are rarely about being bad with money. They are usually about never being taught. Nobody is born knowing what an SIP is or how a credit card charges interest.
The concept. Financial literacy is a skill, not a talent. It is learnable in small pieces, one idea at a time.
A rupee example. Take one idea, compounding. Once you truly get that ₹100 a day, left to grow, can become a large sum over decades, you start seeing every small daily spend differently. That single idea can change decades of decisions. You do not need all of finance. You need a few core ideas, learned well.
That is exactly what the free lessons here are for. Start with lesson one and build from there.
This is general education, not financial advice.
Source: NCFE Financial Literacy and Inclusion Survey, 75,000+ respondents.
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