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The deposits in the account of the beneficiaries, which has been steadily rising, was Rs 99,649.84 crore on June 6 and Rs 99,232.71 crore. (Photo: PTI)

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs 1 lakh crore

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

10 Jul 2019 12:52 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

High growth necessary for poverty alleviation: Arun Jaitley

Govt offered insurance at very affordable premium as part of the social security system through the PMJDY account.

15 Nov 2018 4:27 PM

The objective of imparting financial literacy is to spearhead a revolution to change the investment habits of rural India and the middle classes through easily understandable education modules, pre-tested for their learnability before dissemination. (Representational image)

Why financial inclusion and financial literacy needs to have priority status in India

Financial inclusion can only happen concurrently with financial literacy, which are twin pillars to mitigate poverty.

03 Oct 2018 12:22 AM

During the August 15-September 5 period, the total deposits in 32.61 PMJDY accounts witnessed an increase of Rs 1,266.43 crore. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

20 lakh people join modified Jan Dhan scheme, total account holders 32.61 cr

The balance in PMJDY accounts was Rs 82,490.98 crore as on September 5.

17 Sep 2018 10:30 AM

As many as 20 lakh people have joined the modified Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY), taking the total number of account holders in the flagship financial inclusion programme to 32.61 crore as on September 5, according to finance ministry data.

20 lakh people join modified JanDhan scheme, total account holders 32.61 cr

About 53 per cent of PMJDY account holders are women, while 83 per cent of the total accounts are seeded with Aadhaar.

16 Sep 2018 11:08 AM

To make the scheme more attractive, the government has decided to double the overdraft facility from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Govt makes Jan Dhan Yojana open-ended scheme, doubles overdraft limit

Arun Jaitley said 53 pc of PMJDY account holders are women, while 83 pc of accounts are seeded with Aadhaar.

07 Sep 2018 10:48 AM

Total deposits in Jan Dhan accounts crossed Rs 80,000 crore mark with more people joining the flagship financial inclusion programme, according to official data.

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs 80,000 crore

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

22 Apr 2018 1:56 PM

Public sector banks account for Rs 50,800 crore, regional rural banks for Rs 11,683.42 crore and private banks, Rs 2,080.62 crore.

Jan Dhan deposits surge to Rs 64,564 crore

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

16 Jul 2017 6:06 PM

Jan Dhan accounts have increased to 28.23 crore of which 18.50 crore have been seeded with Aadhaar. (Representational image)

Withdrawal trend reverses in Jan Dhan a/cs; deposits up Rs1 lakh crore

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

16 Apr 2017 5:06 PM

File photo of ATM kiosks closed after demonetisation.

Bank employees seek probe in Rs 29,000 crore Jan Dhan desposits

Association has demanded a probe into new accounts opened in public and private sector banks and the amount deposited in these accounts.

10 Dec 2016 6:12 AM

RuPay card was distributed as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.

Government contemplates reviving invalid RuPay debit cards

RuPay is an Indian card, like Mastercard and Visa cards, and was launched by National Payments Corporation of India.

03 Dec 2016 6:15 AM

As of June 30, 2016, NPA accounts above Rs 50 crore were 2,071 with outstanding amount of Rs 3,88,919 crore, minister of state for finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. (Representational Image)

2,071 businessmen owe Rs 3.89 lakh crore

Centre won’t initiate action on Rs 1 deposits.

23 Nov 2016 3:50 AM

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