Mumbai: In almost six years of its launch by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, more than 40 crore bank accounts have been opened under the government’s flagship financial inclusion drive Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Latest numbers released by the government say that there are now 40.05 crore beneficiaries under this scheme with deposits in excess of Rs 1.30 lakh crore.
Another milestone achieved under world’s largest financial inclusion initiative, PMJDY: Total accounts opened under the scheme crosses 40 Cr. mark.
The achievement comes just ahead of the sixth anniversary of PMJDY launch. The scheme was launched on 28 August 2014 with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people in the country.
