Jan Dhan Accounts

Lok Sabha polls: BJP may bank on beneficiaries of electricity, sanitation schemes to defeat SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh

Even if the BJP can get a reasonable percentage of Yadav and Dalit votes, it will put up a respectable performance in politically-critical Uttar Pradesh.

Jan Dhan Yojana’s triumph shows financial inclusion gaining pace; scheme a launching pad for success of DBT, other products

Allegations of large-scale misuse of Jan Dhan accounts by black money hoarders seeking to convert their illegitimate wealth in cash during demonetisation are yet to be proved.

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts inch towards Rs 1 lakh crore mark; total stand at Rs 96,107 crore

The total balance in the Jan Dhan accounts, which has been steadily rising, was at Rs 97,665.66 crore as on 3 April, as per the latest government data

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While many parties have accused KCR of working in tacit understanding with the BJP to defeat Congress, it will be impossible for Stalin or Mamata to be associated with a grouping that has BJP in it.

Women-centric reforms needed for financial inclusion; gender-neutral schemes don't work amid societal bars

Financial inclusion is important because women specifically score disproportionately low on ordinary functions like savings and borrowings due to reasons such as gender violence, limited mobility, not being allowed to work, etc.

Jan Dhan accounts weren’t intrinsically misuse-prone; P Chidambaram’s rant ignores past indulgences

If four out of five Jan Dhan accounts are inactive and the bulk of them are for money laundering then how can the no-frills accounts opened under Chidambaram's UPA government smell of roses?

Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar: Why linking bank accounts is critical for battle against black money

Govt makes flagship financial inclusion scheme 'Jan Dhan' open-ended with more incentives, says Arun Jaitley

Launched in August 2014, the first phase of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was focused on opening basic bank accounts and RuPay debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.

RBI says 99.3% of demonetised currency is back: What went wrong with the government's black money hunt

RBI says 99.3 percent of about Rs 16 lakh crore in the form of the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes have found their way back into the banking system

It’s no mystery why banks have little appeal to the urban poor: They serve no purpose

Banking system is incomprehensible and quite inaccessible for many of the urban poor. The most important service they need from banks is money- transfer