Jan Dhan Yojana Arun Jaitley

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  Government Increases Incentives On Jan Dhan Yojana: 5 Things To Know

  Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to the scheme an open-ended one.

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  Government Makes Jan Dhan Yojana Open-Ended Scheme, Doubles Overdraft Limit

  Arun Jaitley said 53 per cent of the PMJDY account holders are women, while 83 per cent of the accounts are seeded with Aadhaar.

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  30 Crore Families Have Got Jan Dhan Accounts In Last 3 Years: Arun Jaitley

  As many as 30 crore families have got bank accounts since the launch of India's biggest ever bank account opening drive - the Jan Dhan Yojana - three years ago, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

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  24 Crore Accounts Opened Under Jan Dhan Scheme: Arun Jaitley

  The central government has managed to open 24 crore bank accounts under the Jan Dhan financial inclusion scheme, towards linking every household with a bank account, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

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  80% Jan Dhan Yojana Accounts Have Cash Balance: Arun Jaitley

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

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  Supreme Court Order on Aadhaar a Positive Step Forward: Arun Jaitley

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Supreme Court order on Aadhaar is a positive step forward and will encourage voluntary use of the identification number.

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  Centre's Financial Inclusion Schemes Will Prevent Fleecing: Arun Jaitley

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the central government's financial inclusion programme will prevent people from getting fleeced by "unreliable" financial institutions.

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  Arun Jaitley to Meet Heads of PSU Banks on Friday

  Besides, the meeting will review credit offtake by sectors such as home, education and minority as well as the progress made under the Jan Dhan Yojana and Prime Minister's social security schemes among other issues, sources said.

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  Want RBI to Prepare Road Map for Financial Inclusion: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the Reserve Bank to prepare a 20-year road map for financial inclusion and nudged banks to be considerate in giving loans to the poor as also while making recoveries from them, especially farmers.

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  Budget: Tax Deduction Limit Up Rs 50,000 for Investment in Pension Fund

  In order to promote social security conditions in the country, the government on Saturday raised the tax incentive limit for investment in pension fund by Rs 50,000, taking it to Rs 1.5 lakh.

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  Jan Dhan Yojana Turns a Big Hit in Davos

  After making financial history and entering the Guinness World Records, the Narendra Modi government's financial inclusion scheme Jan Dhan Yojana is creating a big buzz in Davos, with the World Bank President and the Queen of Netherlands lauding India's efforts.

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  Jan Dhan Scheme: 11.5 Crore Accounts Opened, Says Jaitley

  As many as 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' financial inclusion scheme, exceeding the enhanced target of 10 crore and covering 99.74 per cent of households, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.

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  A Guinness Record For PM Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana Scheme

  The Narendra Modi government has created a Guinness record for opening the maximum number of bank accounts in the shortest possible time.

• Jan Dhan Scheme: 8 Crore People Open Bank Accounts, Says Finance Minister

  Jaitley said government will ensure that no one takes wrong advantage of the scheme which is targeted at the weaker sections of the society.

• Finance Ministry Review Meeting With Chiefs of PSU Banks on November 20: Report

  Chief executives of financial institutions like Nabard and NHB are also attending the meeting.