Slow progress in PM's financial inclusion dream
Less than half the 210 million Jan Dhan accounts were seeded with Aadhaar as of January 31, 2016.
Feb 20, 2016, 22:01 PM ISTPM Modi directs awareness campaign on Jan Dhan Yojana
Reviewing grievances related to the Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed launching of awareness campaigns, especially through mobile phones, to educate people about the benefits available to them through these accounts.
Nov 04, 2015, 20:23 PM IST
Govt mulls steps to encourage use of Jan Dhan accounts
Among other matters, the meeting would deliberate on issued faced by the BCs and banks in their operations, including with regard to remuneration, technical support and the required incentives.
Apr 05, 2015, 14:26 PM IST11.5 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened; most of India is banked: FM
As many as 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, exceeding the enhanced target of 10 crore and covering 99.74 percent of households, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
Jan 20, 2015, 19:24 PM IST'Banks open 10.3 crore Jan Dhan accounts so far'
About 98 percent financially excluded households have been covered under the PMJDY.
Jan 02, 2015, 16:09 PM ISTNPCI scrambles to issue RuPay cards as Jan Dhan accounts zoom
Over the weekend, financial services secretary G S Sandhu had said that banks had opened 4 crore accounts so far and mobilised about Rs 3,700 crore as deposits in these accounts.
Sep 21, 2014, 14:20 PM IST