On February 9, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the launch of Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2026. Governor Shri Sanjay Malhotra launched the eleventh edition of FLW, which has been conducted annually since 2016. The theme for FLW 2026 is "KYC – Your First Step to Safe Banking." FLW 2026 will take place between February 9 and 13, 2026. The Governor emphasized the importance of KYC for safe, secure, and inclusive banking. RBI will conduct multimedia campaigns on the theme of FLW, and banks have been advised to disseminate information and create awareness among their customers. The RBI website is www.rbi.org.in, and the email address is helpdoc@rbi.org.in. The phone number is 022 - 2266 0502. The press release number is 2025-2026/2073, and Brij Raj is the Chief General Manager.
Key Entities Referenced
Financial Literacy Week (FLW): Annual initiative by the Reserve Bank to promote financial literacy.
Reserve Bank of India: Central bank conducting the Financial Literacy Week program.
KYC: Know Your Customer, a key theme for the 2026 Financial Literacy Week focused on secure banking practices.
Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCR): Registry simplifying customer onboarding, emphasized during Financial Literacy Week 2026.
Mumbai: Location of the Reserve Bank of India's Department of Communication mentioned in the document.
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भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
वेबसाइट
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www.rbi.org.in/hindi
संचार वर्भाग, केंद्रीय कायाालय, शहीद भगत ससिंह मागा, फोटा, म िंबई - 400 001
Website : www.rbi.org.in Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort,
ई-मेल/email : helpdoc@rbi.org.in Mumbai - 400 001 फोन/Phone: 022 - 2266 0502
February 9, 2026
RBI Launches Financial Literacy Week 2026
The Reserve Bank has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year
since 2016 to promote financial literacy.
2. Governor Shri Sanjay Malhotra launched the eleventh edition of Financial Literacy
Week (FLW) 2026, on the theme ‘KYC – सुरक्षित बैंक िंग ी ओर पहला दम / KYC – Your
First Step to Safe Banking’. The top management and Regional Heads of the Reserve
Bank, NABARD and heads of select commercial banks participated in the event.
3. Addressing the gathering, the Governor underscored the significance of KYC for
safe, secure, and inclusive banking. He urged the banks to utilise FLW to spread
awareness among their customers on the importance and ease of KYC and re-KYC,
the role of the Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCR) in simplifying customer
onboarding, and the need to remain vigilant against KYC-related frauds and misuse of
accounts.
4. The FLW 2026 will be observed between February 9 and 13, 2026, across the
country. As part of this focused financial awareness drive, RBI will undertake
multimedia campaigns on the theme of the FLW. Banks have also been advised to
disseminate information and create awareness among their customers.
(Brij Raj)
Press Release: 2025-2026/2073 Chief General Manager