MUMBAI: Times Network & Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) commenced ‘Jan Nivesh’, a nationwide investor awareness campaign in Mumbai today. As part of the initiative, citizens across Mumbai, Baroda and Noida pledged to invest in Mutual Funds. Present at the event were Mr. Jayant Sinha, Hon'ble MoS for Civil Aviation, MK Anand, MD and CEO, Times Network, Mr. G. Mahalingam, Whole Time Member, SEBI and A Balasubramanian, Chairman, AMFI. 

The Jan Nivesh campaign aims to educate and encourage Indians to review their savings behavior and consider investing in Mutual Funds. People can take the pledge to invest atleast a day’s income every month in Mutual Funds by giving a missed call on 18008333666 or through the website  www.jannivesh.in.

The event also witnessed a panel discussion on ‘Jan Nivesh: Creating wealth for all Indians’ with corporate stalwarts that included A Vellayan, Executive Chairman of Murugappa Group, Dinesh Khara, Managing Director, SBI, Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman & CEO, Housing Development Finance Corporation and S Ramesh, Chief Financial Officer, Lupin. The panel discussion was moderated by Nikunj Dalmia, Executive Editor - Financial Markets, ET NOW.