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TopicPradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Topic: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Jan Dhan Yojana at 10: Big boost to financial inclusion but greater awareness needed, say experts

Experts also highlight need for more data to assess impact on ground. Govt data shows there are currently 53 cr Jan Dhan account holders, of whom 30 cr are women.

PM hails ‘nari shakti’ as finance ministry says ‘over half of 50 cr Jan Dhan accounts’ belong to women

Finance ministry has announced that number of Jan Dhan accounts in the country has crossed the 50-crore mark, as on 9 August, since scheme was launched nine years back, in 2014. 

Centre credits Rs 500 to Jan Dhan accounts of over 4 crore women as lockdown relief

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier said that ex-gratia payment of Rs 500 would be credited to female Jan Dhan account holders for the next three months.

Why more smartphones and bank accounts haven’t brought financial digital inclusion in India

India's financial sector has been a gung-ho adopter of technology. But design of technology and finance have hardly reflected users’ lived realities.

Social security cover increases tenfold since 2014 to 50 crore people now, claims Modi

Modi says govt to focus on banking the unbanked, funding the unfunded and more financial security for the unsecured.

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