The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2014, and was simultaneously launched on August 28, 2014, to foster financial inclusion.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched on August 28, 2014, with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities for all households.
In view of the "runaway success" of the scheme, now it has been decided to make it open-ended with more incentives, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the Union Cabinet meeting.
As NDA government is about to complete one year in the office, twitteratis have started analyzing the work done by government in the past 365 days.Since morning, the micro blogging site, twitter is abuzz with
New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kolkata to launch key social security schemes, BJP today termed as “political masala” the reports of its new-found “bonhomie” with TMC but said “welfare of
Washington: The World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim today said that the “strong visionary leadership” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resulted in “extraordinary effort” by India on financial inclusion of its people. The World
Kolkata: The Centre's Jan Dhan Yojna, which has brought the poor into the banking network, will stop people from going to chit fund companies, BJP national spokesperson M J Akbar said here today. “Jan Dhan
New Delhi: On the last day of the governor's conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that “expanding footprint of terror groups in neighboring Pakistan and their link with terror activities is a major security
New Delhi: Describing youth as the potential "engine of growth", President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday called for improving their employability to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign a success."India is projected to have
Gandhinagar: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit had become the country's main economic summit while encouraging other states to organise events of similar kind."Today, many other states have
New Delhi: Inmates of Delhi's high-security Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as the prison administration, in collaboration with Indian Bank, has decided to get their accounts opened under the Jan
Guwahati: Focusing on security issues in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government will go ahead with the land swapping agreement with Bangladesh for a permanent solution to the infiltration problem.“I know
New Delhi: Finance Ministry exuded confidence that the target of opening 7.5 crore bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) would be met by December-end."One thing I would like to say that
Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah today asked the co-operative sector banks of Gujarat to join the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna' and take up a movement to ensure that everyone in the state has a
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that around Rs 1,500 crore has been deposited so far in banks under the Jan Dhan Yojana even though people could have opened new bank accounts with
Bangalore: Ahead of the launch of “Clean India” campaign on October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he will himself go out using the broom and asked people to give their two hours every
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati today claimed that the newly-launched 'Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojna' will "not serve" much purpose, as there was a need to give direct monetary benefit to the poor and downtrodden and
Srinagar: Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega scheme ‘Jan Dhan Yojana', the Jammu and Kashmir government today said the ambitious plan was going to be an important milestone for financial inclusion, financial literacy and ongoing
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Jan Dhan Yojana, a mega financial inclusion plan under which bank accounts and RuPay debit cards with inbuilt insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh will be provided
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