<span style="color: #222222;">As informed by banks, as on 23rd March, 2022 approximately 45 crore Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened with deposit balance of over 1.63 lakh crore rupees. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.<br />''<br />''The Minister said that a Jan Dhan Aadhaar Mobile(JAM) pipeline has been laid for linking of Jan-Dhan account with mobile number and Aadhaar.  This infrastructure pipeline is providing the necessary backbone for easing Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) flows, adoption of social security, and pension schemes, facilitating credit flows, promoting digital payments etc.<br />''<br />''The Minister informed that under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojan(PMMY), as on 18th March, 2022, 34.28 crore loans amounting to 18.52 lakh crore rupees have been sanctioned since inception of the scheme. Under Stand-Up India Scheme(SUPI), as on 25th of March, 2022, 1.34 lakh loans amounting to 30,274 crore rupees have been sanctioned since inception of the scheme.</span><br />