New Delhi: Six years after the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), there are over 40 crore beneficiaries of the scheme, according to government data.
The financial inclusion program launched in 2014 has a total of 40.05 crore accounts under it as of July 22 with total deposits of over Rs 1.30 lakh crore, according to the PMJDY website.
The scheme was launched initially for a four-year period under the National Mission for Financial Inclusion on August 28, 2014. It envisages universal access to banking facilities with at least one basic banking account for every household, financial literacy, access to credit, insurance, and pension.
The government, however, later decided to extend the comprehensive program beyond 2018 with the change in focus on opening accounts from “every household” to “every adult”.
The ‘Over Draft’ (OD) limit of Rs 5,000 was revised to Rs 10,000 and no conditions were attached for active PMJDY accounts availing OD of up to Rs 2,000.
The age limit for availing OD facility was also revised from 18-60 years to 18-65 years and the accidental insurance cover for new RuPay card holders was raised from existing Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh for new PMJDYaccounts opened after August 28, 2018.
Source: IANS
