Financial Insclusion brought by PM Jan Dhan Yojna : PRESS RELEASE, DATED 13-9-2017

          When the PMJDY was launched in August 2014, only 58% people had their bank accounts and 42% were outside the banking network.

          The number of total bank accounts opened under PMJDY is more than 30 crore

          The number of zero balance accounts under PMJDY has declined from 76.81% in September 2014 to less than 20% as of now

          Pradhan Mantra Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and accident insurance through Pradhan Mantra Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):  As on 7th August, 2017, total enrollment was 3.46 crore under the PMJJBY and 10.96 crore under PMSBY. In both schemes, close to 40 percent of the enrollees are women.

          92% of our people have Aadhar cards

          Aadhar has helped in targeting the subsidies which, in turn, helped in avoiding wastage of resources