Over 1 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened since the notes ban came into effect on November 9. The deposits since have also doubled to over 87,000 crores and the tax department is scrutinising the data. Yet, many workers without bank accounts could not be paid. The number of Jan Dhan accounts has gone up to 26.51 crore as of January 4. Of these, 16.11 crore are in rural areas. Finance Ministry data shows that over 15 crore Jan Dhan accounts are linked to Aadhar numbers and nearly 20 crore accounts have Rupay cards.
