Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana News

Apply for SBI RuPay Jandhan card. Know criteria for Rs 2 lakh insurance cover. PMJDY is National Mission for Financial Inclusion.

Apply for SBI RuPay Jandhan card. Know criteria for Rs 2 lakh insurance cover. PMJDY is National Mission for Financial Inclusion.

PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Modi in his Independence Day address on 15th August 2014. PMJDY is National Mission for Financial Inclusion. It ensures access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner.

PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Modi in his Independence Day address on 15th August 2014. PMJDY is National Mission for Financial Inclusion. It ensures access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that 80 percent of the 240 million new accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana are now functional with cash balances.

Giving a big boost to Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the RBI Wednesday said bank overdrafts of up to Rs 5,000 in accounts opened under this financial inclusion mission will be treated as priority sector lending.

The Finance Ministry Sunday highlighted its achievements during the past six months including Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) and actions taken to curb black money.

LIC, which has been asked by the government to provide life cover worth Rs 30,000 to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), has asked Indian Banks' Association to provide a list of those insured and details of claims to be given by it under the scheme.

Five weeks after launching the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked bank officers and staff to undertake "mid-course corrections required" as the "journey is bound to become more difficult" in the future.