Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Budget 2022: Giving financial inclusion a boost can accelerate India’s growth to $5 trillion quickly

Union Budget 2022-23: Banks must also proactively promote wealth creation and wealth protection products and services for the marginalised and poor and help create a safety net

Digital disparity threatens achievements of financial inclusion under PM Jan-Dhan scheme

Despite the success of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, the use of plastic money and electronic payments has lagged

Prospects for women get better when they are at fulcrum of governance, says Smriti Irani

While many programs dedicated towards women development are initiated, to built a new India, we need to ensure that it is built on the basis of women-led development, says the Union Minister.

Over 43 cr Jan Dhan accounts opened in seven years; deposits total over Rs 1.46 lakh cr

Appreciating the untiring efforts of all those who have worked to make PMJDY a success, he said, their efforts have ensured the people of India lead a better quality of life

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt to deposit Rs 1,000 in women PMJDY accounts in next two months in equal instalments

Urging people not to believe rumours, the finance ministry on Thursday said Rs 500 has been deposited in each PMJDY account held by women for April and Rs 1,000 more will be given over the next two months in equal instalments

Coronavirus Outbreak: Banks to commence remitting Rs 500 per month to women PMJDY account holders from tomorrow

Banks to commence remitting Rs 500 per month to women PMJDY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana) account holders from tomorrow

Old SBI debit cards will be blocked from 1 January; here is how to replace them with EMV chip, PIN-based cards

If the SBI customers are yet to receive the new EMV chip cards, they can approach their respective home branch for changing the card free of cost immediately, the bank said.

Deposits in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts cross Rs 1 lakh cr-mark: Finance Ministry data

Deposits 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

Nandan Nilekani-led committee suggests measures to encourage digital payments, financial inclusion

Customers must be allowed to initiate and accept a reasonable number of digital payment transactions with no charges, the committee suggested

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