Jan Dhan Bank Accounts

Deposits in Jan Dhan bank accounts, which were opened in mid-2014, have crossed more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore till December 2021

The Indian fintech sector is set to witness three-times growth in terms of value by 2025 to reach Rs 6,20,700 crore.

PM Narendra Modi today lauded his government's 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' as it completed seven years, saying the scheme, which facilitates the unbanked population to open a bank account, has forever transformed India's development trajectory.

Days after an 80-year-old bedridden woman of Odishas backward Nuapada district was dragged on a cot to a bank by her elderly daughter to withdraw money from her Jan Dhan account, India Post Payments bank has come to her aid.

The transfer has been staggered over a period of five days to avoid rush at the bank branches.

Till April 13, the total number of women beneficiaries was 19.86 crore, the ministry said.

Currently, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is the government's financial inclusion programme, applicable to the 10 to 65 years age group, and aiming to expand and make affordable access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.

Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark.

SBI account without minimum balance restrictions: Besides the Basic Savings Deposit Balance (BSBD) account, other SBI accounts that are free from minimum balance restrictions include financial inclusion accounts - such as the bank accounts opened under the government's Jan Dhan scheme, no frill accounts, salary package accounts, small accounts, and...

About 1,700 Jan Dhan bank accounts in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district have come under the scanner of the Election Commission-deployed surveillance teams for receiving suspicious deposits during the poll season, officials said.

Targeting the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said women's welfare was never a priority for previous central governments.

The Central Information Commission has directed the Reserve Bank of India to disclose the amount deposited in Jan Dhan accounts of various banks in the form of demonetised currency.

An overdraft facility up to Rs.10,000 is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account. The new overdraft limit of Jan Dhan accounts is double than the previous limit.

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.

India has 19 crore adults without a bank account despite the success of the ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana, making it the world's second largest unbanked population after that of China, the World Bank said today.

Deposits in Jan Dhan bank accounts, which were opened in mid-2014, have crossed more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore till December 2021

The Indian fintech sector is set to witness three-times growth in terms of value by 2025 to reach Rs 6,20,700 crore.

PM Narendra Modi today lauded his government's 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' as it completed seven years, saying the scheme, which facilitates the unbanked population to open a bank account, has forever transformed India's development trajectory.

Days after an 80-year-old bedridden woman of Odishas backward Nuapada district was dragged on a cot to a bank by her elderly daughter to withdraw money from her Jan Dhan account, India Post Payments bank has come to her aid.

The transfer has been staggered over a period of five days to avoid rush at the bank branches.

Till April 13, the total number of women beneficiaries was 19.86 crore, the ministry said.

Currently, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is the government's financial inclusion programme, applicable to the 10 to 65 years age group, and aiming to expand and make affordable access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.

Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark.

SBI account without minimum balance restrictions: Besides the Basic Savings Deposit Balance (BSBD) account, other SBI accounts that are free from minimum balance restrictions include financial inclusion accounts - such as the bank accounts opened under the government's Jan Dhan scheme, no frill accounts, salary package accounts, small accounts, and...

About 1,700 Jan Dhan bank accounts in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district have come under the scanner of the Election Commission-deployed surveillance teams for receiving suspicious deposits during the poll season, officials said.

Targeting the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said women's welfare was never a priority for previous central governments.

The Central Information Commission has directed the Reserve Bank of India to disclose the amount deposited in Jan Dhan accounts of various banks in the form of demonetised currency.

An overdraft facility up to Rs.10,000 is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account. The new overdraft limit of Jan Dhan accounts is double than the previous limit.

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.

India has 19 crore adults without a bank account despite the success of the ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana, making it the world's second largest unbanked population after that of China, the World Bank said today.