Tag: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Kendrapara: The hitherto dormant Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts in nationalised banks have now sprung to life and are flush with cash in several parts of Odisha, thanks to demonetisation drive. The post offices are also witnessing sudden upsurge of deposits of scrapped notes with inoperative accounts being made operational by account holders […]

United Nations:India is a “nearly 100 percent banked country” that offers its citizens universal access to financial services aimed at spurring development, a UN commission heard Thursday. In the five month since the universal banking access , Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, was launched, 100 million people have opened bank accounts, Mayank Joshi, a first […]

Bhopal: More than Rs 1 lakh crore have been deposited in over 36 crore bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), reveals an RTI. Chandrashekhar Gaur, a social worker from Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, filed the RTI seeking the details of the PMJDY from the Ministry of Finance. The reply […]

New Delhi: The finance ministry on Thursday urged people not to believe rumours and said Rs 500 has been deposited in each PMJDY account held by women for April and Rs 1,000 more will be given over the next two months in equal instalments. Meanwhile, state-owned SBI, which has the highest number of PMJDY accounts, […]