Rahul Gandhi alleges corruption in Jan Dhan accounts

According to media reports, the State Bank of India had deducted a total amount of Rs 164 crore from Jan Dhan account holders

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In the absence of a real social protection mechanism in the cities, people have gone back to their villages

Over 50 per cent of the Jan Dhan account holders are women.

Despite a steady growth in 2018, deposit per account has not returned to the post-demonetisation levels.

India's financial inclusion efforts have won recognition from the World Bank.

PMJDY accounts allow an overdraft facility of up to Rs 5,000 in one account per household.

Jan Dhan accounts swelled by Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 63,971.38 crore during the week ended April 5.

Banks cite a 'no transaction' activity in large number of these accounts as reason for their action.

MoS Finance says number of zero balance Jan Dhan accounts was 5.93 crore as on November 9, 2016.

BSP could emerge as the dark horse if it manages to keep the 60,000 dalits intact but it is here that the problem begins to emerge.