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Deposits in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts cross Rs 1 lakh cr-mark: Finance Ministry data
• 6 years agoDeposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark
Jan Dhan Yojana’s triumph shows financial inclusion gaining pace; scheme a launching pad for success of DBT, other products
Muralidharan • 6 years agoAllegations 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.
Why the BJP's much-feted aspirational districts scheme has failed to gain ground
Ravikant Kisana • 6 years agoIn a true marketing-savvy style that has come to be associated with the regime, the backward districts were to be henceforth called aspirational districts
Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts inch towards Rs 1 lakh crore mark; total stand at Rs 96,107 crore
• 6 years agoThe 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
Arun Jaitley to meet heads of public sectors banks tomorrow; to review financial performance, bad loan situation
• 7 years agoThe meeting will review the annual financial performance of public sector banks, credit offtake in the economy, priority sector lending and progress made under various social sector schemes
Over 20 lakh people join modified Jan Dhan Yojana, takes total number of account holders to 32.61 crore
• 7 years agoAs many as 20 lakh people have joined the modified Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
Govt makes flagship financial inclusion scheme 'Jan Dhan' open-ended with more incentives, says Arun Jaitley
• 7 years agoLaunched 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.
India Post Payments Bank will launch the second wave of financial inclusion, says minister Manoj Sinha
Pankaj Kumar • 7 years ago72nd Independence Day: Narendra Modi's speech to stream on YouTube; PM likely to push for greater financial inclusion
Fp Staff • 7 years agoNarendra Modi is likely to announce pilot projects of Ayushman Bharat and push for financial inclusion in his Independence Day speech.
Govt says 20% or over 6 cr accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana lying dormant
Ians • 7 years agoAn estimated 31.20 crore Jan Dhan accounts with an aggregate deposit balance of over Rs 75,000 crore were opened till February, out of which 25.18 crore (or 81 percent) were operative, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla told the Rajya Sabha