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  Sandhu says RBI fears on Jan Dhan addressed ; 70 pc targets met

  September 29, 2014 20:35 IST

  Mumbai: Claiming that RBI's concerns have been allayed, a top finance ministry official today said banks have opened 5.1 crore new accounts under the flagship Jan Dhan programme and collected Rs 3,600 crore in deposits.Rs

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  Jan Dhan Yojana will not put burden on banks: Arun Jaitley

  India | August 31, 2014 10:05 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), under which 2.14 crore accounts have already been opened, will not put any burden on banks."Any apprehension

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  'Copycat' NDA govt only carrying forward UPA policies: Congress

  Politics | August 29, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today accused the NDA government of being a “copycat” and ridiculed it for engaging in “hype and hoopla” over the launch yesterday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the ‘Jan Dhan Yojana'

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  Salient points of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana

  India | August 29, 2014 7:20 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, a flagship project of the union government. Around 15 million bank accounts were opened in a day. Here are some of

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  PM Jan Dhan Yojana launched in Mizoram

  India | August 28, 2014 21:38 IST

  Aizawl: The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) or ‘People's Wealth Scheme' was today launched simultaneously in Aizawl and all the district headquarters of the state along with the rest of the country.Acting Chief Minister R.

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  PM Jan Dhan Yojana launched in TN

  India | August 28, 2014 21:17 IST

  Chennai: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today described the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan scheme as the “greatest inclusive programme” in the country to have been launched so far.In his address at the Tamil Nadu

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  Narendra Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojana; record 1.5 cr bank A/Cs opened today

  August 28, 2014 19:15 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Jan Dhan Yojana, a mega financial inclusion plan under which bank accounts and RuPay debit cards. The scheme also offers an inbuilt insurance cover of Rs 1

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  Delhi government gearing up for launch of 'Jan Dhan Yojana'

  India | August 25, 2014 21:05 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi government is gearing up for the launch of the ambitious ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana', the scheme for financial inclusion announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his maiden Independence Day speech.

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  Jan Dhan Yojana name was chosen in a contest on government website

  India | August 17, 2014 10:02 IST

  New Delhi:  Do you know the origin of the name "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna", a scheme to financially empower the poor, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday?The name was selected through a contest

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  PM's 'Jan-Dhan Yojana' to boost financial inclusion plan: SBI

  August 15, 2014 20:40 IST

  Mumbai: State Bank of India today welcomed the ‘Jan-Dhan Yojana' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it will give a boost to the government's ambitious financial inclusion drive.Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his