On the tenth anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the scheme for significantly boosting financial inclusion in India. Launched in 2014, PMJDY has opened over 53 crore bank accounts and accumulated deposits exceeding Rs 2.3 lakh crore.
Also, improved access will be provided to PMJDY account holders to Micro-credit and micro investment such as flexi-recurring deposit, etc.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today stated that four PSU banks are working towards keeping the number of zero-balance accounts low. The banks are "investigating from their branches" whether money in some Jandhan accounts was deposited
San Jose: Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined the JAM initiative to uproot corruption in the country by linking the Jan Dhan Yojana bank accounts with the Aadhar cards and with Mobile governance."PM @narendramodi explains the
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' created a mega impact in society as it was launched on October 2, the day Mahatma Gandhi was born.Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself launched this mission and took it to
New Delhi: Industry body ASSOCHAM said that it expects further reform initiatives by Narendra Modi government in the next two quarters along with more attention to the rural economy."Having taken several initiatives to unclog infrastructure
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Rohtak: Two times former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda along with his supporters will take to streets to highlight alleged anti-people policies of the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government in the state.“I will launch
United Nations: India is a "nearly 100 per cent banked country" that offers its citizens universal access to financial services aimed at spurring development, a UN commission heard on Thursday.In the five month since the
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today said he would lead a peaceful march to state BJP headquarters here on March 15 to demand that Rs 15,000 be deposited in every bank account as promised in
New Delhi: Over 20 Indian, US and other international private sector organisations will partner USAID in supporting the central government's Jan Dhan Yojana programme, a statement said Wednesday.According to the US Agency for International Development
Davos: Having set a world record with fastest roll-out of its financial inclusion scheme 'Jan Dhan', the government expects its ambitious power sector programme to create more such records, including by making India the world's
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said a record 11.50 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and the opening 1.8 crore accounts in a week
New Delhi: Banks have achieved the target set by the government to open 10 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) a month before the January 26 deadline.As of December 26, the
New Delhi: Government is planning to come out with a six-month 'report card' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all ministers to submit details of their performances and achievements by this month end.The six-month
Bangalore: Citing Prime Minister's 'Jan Dhan Yojana' and direct benefit transfer schemes as value based governance practices,President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday stressed on improving transparency, accountability and organisational capabilities to meet quality of service delivery. Addressing
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today held a meeting with chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states and pitched for coordination between the organisation and the governments in those states so that fruits of schemes
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Jan Dhan Yojana was required to correct anomalies created by nationalisation of banks four decades ago as banking benefits did not reach the poor.“When banks were nationalised about
Kota: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today called for public support to improve medical and health facilities in the state. She was speaking as a chief guest while inaugurating a blood bank building and 28
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