Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, National Mission for Financial Inclusion, has completed 7 years successful implementation.
Major Achievements
Total Accounts: PMJDY Accounts have tripled from 14.72 Crore in Mar 2015 to 43.04 Crore as on 18-08-2021. Only 8.2% PMJDY accounts are zero balance accounts.
Average Deposit per account is Rs. 3,398. It has increased over 2.7 times over Aug 2015, which indicates increased usage of accounts and inculcation of saving habit.
Improved Coverage: 55% accounts are held by women and 67% accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas. Under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, a total of Rs. 30,945 crore have been credited ....
