NEW DELHI: Greater than 54.5 crore JanDhan accounts have been opened till January 15, 2025, of which about 56 per cent belong to women, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Monday. Replying to a query within the Lok Sabha, the minister stated the federal government began Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in August 2014 to offer common banking providers for “each unbanked family”. To present additional impetus to monetary inclusion initiatives of the federal government, PMJDY was prolonged past August 14, 2018, and the main target was shifted to “each unbanked grownup”.
“A complete of 54.58 crore JanDhan accounts have been opened till 15.01.2025, of which 30.37 crore (55.7 per cent) belong to women,” Sitharaman stated.
The minister additionally gave enrolment knowledge for social safety schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Below PMJJBY, the whole enrolments stood at 22.52 crore, of which over 10 crore had been women, as of January 15.
In case of PMSBY, enrolments stood at 49.12 crore of which 22.84 crore are women. In APY, complete enrolment as of December 31 stood at 7.25 crore, of which 3.44 crore are women.
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