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  PM Jan Dhan Yojna accounts swell to 44 crore till October this year

  Business | October 29, 2021 14:20 IST

  The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2014, and was simultaneously launched on August 28, 2014, to foster financial inclusion.

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  Jan Dhan account deposits set to cross Rs 90,000 crore

  Business | February 10, 2019 11:20 IST

  The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched on August 28, 2014, with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities for all households.

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  Govt makes Jan Dhan scheme open-ended with more incentives to encourage financial inclusion

  Business | September 05, 2018 23:41 IST

  In view of the "runaway success" of the scheme, now it has been decided to make it open-ended with more incentives, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the Union Cabinet meeting.

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  #BecauseOfNamo trends on twitter as commoners judge PM Modi's 1 year in office!

  Mouthful | May 10, 2015 18:43 IST

  As NDA government is about to complete one year in the office, twitteratis have started analyzing the work done by government in the past 365 days.Since morning, the micro blogging site, twitter is abuzz with

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  Reports of bonhomie with TMC political masala: BJP

  Politics | May 07, 2015 13:51 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kolkata to launch key social security schemes, BJP today termed as “political masala” the reports of its new-found “bonhomie” with TMC but said “welfare of

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  World Bank chief praises PM Modi's Jan Dhan Yojna

  World | April 17, 2015 23:29 IST

  Washington: The World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim today said that the “strong visionary leadership” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resulted in “extraordinary effort” by India on financial inclusion of its people.  The World

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  Jan Dhan Yojna answer to chit fund scams: Akbar

  Politics | April 16, 2015 18:22 IST

  Kolkata: The Centre's Jan Dhan Yojna, which has brought the poor into the banking network, will stop people from going to chit fund companies, BJP national spokesperson M J Akbar said here today.  “Jan Dhan

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  Expanding footprint of terror groups in Pakistan, a security challenge: Modi

  India | February 13, 2015 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: On the last day of the governor's conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that “expanding footprint of terror groups in neighboring Pakistan and their link with terror activities is a major security

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  Involve youth in PM's initiatives, says President

  India | February 11, 2015 18:10 IST

  New Delhi: Describing youth as the potential "engine of growth", President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday called for improving their employability to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign a success."India is projected to have

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  Vibrant Gujarat country's main economic summit: Arun Jaitley

  January 12, 2015 6:47 IST

  Gandhinagar: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit had become the country's main economic summit while encouraging other states to organise events of similar kind."Today, many other states have

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  Tihar inmates to get life insurance cover under Jan Dhan Yojna

  India | December 21, 2014 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: Inmates of Delhi's high-security Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as the prison administration, in collaboration with Indian Bank, has decided to get their accounts opened under the Jan

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  Government to go ahead with land swapping agreement with Bangladesh: PM Modi in Assam

  Politics | November 30, 2014 17:03 IST

  Guwahati: Focusing on security issues in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government will go ahead with the land swapping agreement with Bangladesh for a permanent solution to the infiltration problem.“I know

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  Jan Dhan account opening target will be met by December-end: Finance Ministry

  October 16, 2014 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Ministry exuded confidence that the target of opening 7.5 crore bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) would be met by December-end."One thing I would like to say that

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  Co-operative banks should join Jan Dhan Yojna says Amit Shah

  Politics | October 14, 2014 17:25 IST

  Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah today asked the co-operative sector banks of Gujarat to join the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna' and take up a movement to ensure that everyone in the state has a

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  Rs 1,500 crore deposited in banks under Jan Dhan Yojana: Modi

  September 29, 2014 6:52 IST

  New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that around Rs 1,500 crore has been deposited so far in banks under the Jan Dhan Yojana even though people could have opened new bank accounts with

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  I will myself use the broom on Gandhi Jayanthi: Modi

  Politics | September 23, 2014 21:22 IST

  Bangalore: Ahead of the launch of “Clean India” campaign on October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he will himself go out using the broom and asked people to give their two hours every

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  Jan Dhan Yojna doesn't serve much purpose for poor: BSP

  Politics | August 30, 2014 17:31 IST

  Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati today claimed that the newly-launched 'Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojna' will "not serve" much purpose, as there was a need to give direct monetary benefit to the poor and downtrodden and

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  Jan Dhan a step towards overall economic upliftment: J&K govt

  India | August 29, 2014 0:00 IST

  Srinagar: Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega scheme ‘Jan Dhan Yojana', the Jammu and Kashmir government today said the ambitious plan was going to be an important milestone for financial inclusion, financial literacy and ongoing

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  Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojna scheme, 1.5 crore A/C opened on first day

  India | August 28, 2014 21:10 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Jan Dhan Yojana, a mega financial inclusion plan under which bank accounts and RuPay debit cards with inbuilt insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh will be provided