Jan-Dhan Yojana: Banks collect deposits worth Rs 1,496.51 cr
12/09/2014 12:05
Under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious comprehensive financial inclusion scheme Jan-Dhan Yojana, the banks have collected deposits worth Rs 1,496.51 crore till 8th September, 2014, according to an official statement released by Ministry of Finance.
PMJDY was launched by the Prime Minister on 28th August, 2014. Banks opened more than 1.84 crore accounts in the first two days of the launch of the scheme.
As on 8th September 2014, 3.02 crore accounts have been opened of which 1.89 crore are in rural areas and 1.13 crore in urban areas, said the FinMin. Banks have collected deposits of Rs 1,496.51 crore under the scheme so far which works out to be Rs 495 per account, it added.
As against 3.02 crore accounts opened, banks have been able to issue only 33.6 lakh RuPay Debit Cards. Banks are making all out efforts to clear this backlog and it is expected to be cleared in about four weeks’ time.
To make this scheme a mega success, the government might offer performance-based incentives for bank staff on the basis of the number of accounts opened, the number of households covered, the camps conducted and house-to-house surveys done.
12/09/2014 12:05
Under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious comprehensive financial inclusion scheme Jan-Dhan Yojana, the banks have collected deposits worth Rs 1,496.51 crore till 8th September, 2014, according to an official statement released by Ministry of Finance.
PMJDY was launched by the Prime Minister on 28th August, 2014. Banks opened more than 1.84 crore accounts in the first two days of the launch of the scheme.
As on 8th September 2014, 3.02 crore accounts have been opened of which 1.89 crore are in rural areas and 1.13 crore in urban areas, said the FinMin. Banks have collected deposits of Rs 1,496.51 crore under the scheme so far which works out to be Rs 495 per account, it added.
As against 3.02 crore accounts opened, banks have been able to issue only 33.6 lakh RuPay Debit Cards. Banks are making all out efforts to clear this backlog and it is expected to be cleared in about four weeks’ time.
To make this scheme a mega success, the government might offer performance-based incentives for bank staff on the basis of the number of accounts opened, the number of households covered, the camps conducted and house-to-house surveys done.
