5.52 cr accounts opened under PM's Jan Dhan Yojana
Updated: Oct 10, 2014 04:22:47pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) As many as 5.52 crore accounts were opened and a deposit of Rs 4268 crore has been mobilized under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) as on October-7.
“The union territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and the three districts of Gujarat -Porbandar, Mehsana and Gandhi Nagar have reported that at least one bank account of all households has been opened thereby making these areas fully saturated in PMJDY,” said a release from the Ministry of Finance.
The progress of the scheme was reviewed by the Mission Director in a VC meeting with the executive directors and other senior officers of public sector banks and major private sector banks on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of National Payments Corporation of India, Indian Banks Association, UIDAI and Industry representatives (SCAFI).
The review meeting emphasized the early issue of RuPay Debit Cards, e-KYC based account opening, Aadhaar seeding and the progress in a survey made in the rural as well as urban areas. It also discussed the setting up of banking facilities through the Bank Mitrs as envisaged in PMJDY, it said.
Senior officers were asked to visit the field locations, carry out physical verification of the Bank Mitras.
Banks have also been asked to ensure that the Banks Mitrs have proper visibility, uniforms, Aadhaar enabled machines and proper signage board indicating the availability of banking facilities under PMJDY. They were likewise necessitated to ensure ground level publicity including wall painting and other relevant media to disseminate the message of PMJDY. (KNN/ST)
“The union territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and the three districts of Gujarat -Porbandar, Mehsana and Gandhi Nagar have reported that at least one bank account of all households has been opened thereby making these areas fully saturated in PMJDY,” said a release from the Ministry of Finance.
The progress of the scheme was reviewed by the Mission Director in a VC meeting with the executive directors and other senior officers of public sector banks and major private sector banks on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of National Payments Corporation of India, Indian Banks Association, UIDAI and Industry representatives (SCAFI).
The review meeting emphasized the early issue of RuPay Debit Cards, e-KYC based account opening, Aadhaar seeding and the progress in a survey made in the rural as well as urban areas. It also discussed the setting up of banking facilities through the Bank Mitrs as envisaged in PMJDY, it said.
Senior officers were asked to visit the field locations, carry out physical verification of the Bank Mitras.
Banks have also been asked to ensure that the Banks Mitrs have proper visibility, uniforms, Aadhaar enabled machines and proper signage board indicating the availability of banking facilities under PMJDY. They were likewise necessitated to ensure ground level publicity including wall painting and other relevant media to disseminate the message of PMJDY. (KNN/ST)
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