Jan Dhan Yojana-led interventions & digital transformation revolutionised financial inclusion in country: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

August 28, 2023 1:54 PM

Jan Dhan Yojana-led interventions & digital transformation revolutionised financial inclusion in country: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana led interventions and digital transformation have revolutionized financial inclusion in the country in the last nine years. On completion of nine years of the government’s flagship scheme for financial inclusion, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana today, the Minister said, it is heartening to note that more than 50 crore people have been brought into the formal banking system through the opening of Jan Dhan Accoun...

Over 45 crore Jan Dhan Accounts opened in last 7 years under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

April 26, 2022 4:52 PM

Over 45 crore Jan Dhan Accounts opened in last 7 years under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Over 45 crore Jan Dhan Accounts have been opened in last seven years under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The scheme was launched in 2014 with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people across the country. Jan Dhan has provided an avenue to the poor for bringing their savings into the formal financial system. The scheme has brought the unbanked into the banking system, expanded the financial architecture of India and brought financial inclusion to almost every adult....