Central government's flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has completed its six years today. The scheme was launched on 28th of August in 2014 with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people in the country. In Chhattisgarh, people have been immensely benefited by the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, in Chhattisgarh, about one crore 50 lakh accounts have been opened so far under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.&nbsp; Besides, more than one crore RuPay cards have also been issued. The people, especially the poor and labourers, have vastly benefited from this scheme. Anita Nirmalkar, resident of Durg district said that after opening Jan-Dhan account, she not only get ease in economic transactions, but now they also save a lot.<br />''<br />''Laxmi Kashyap of Maoist-affected and tribal Bastar district of Chhattisgarh says that the biggest benefit of opening a Jan Dhan account is that the money from the government subsidy now comes directly into her account.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">This scheme has been proved effective in connecting the poor with the banking sector and maintaining their hard-earned income. It can be understood from the fact that so far more than four thousand crore rupees have been deposited under Jan Dhan Yojna by the account holders in Chhattisgarh.&nbsp;</span>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><br />''</p>
News On AIR | August 28, 2020 7:54 AM
People of Chhattisgarh immensely benefited by PMJDY