Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
On the eve of the tenth anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced that the federal government goals to open over 30 million new PMJDY accounts throughout 2024-25.
Briefing reporters, Sitharaman revealed that as of August 14, 2024, a complete of 531.3 million Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened because the scheme’s launch a decade in the past, with a cumulative deposit stability of Rs 2.3 trillion.
The common stability per account has elevated from Rs 1,065 in March 2015 to Rs 4,352 as of August 16, 2024. Roughly 80 per cent of those accounts are at present energetic.
“PMJDY has performed an important function throughout the pandemic, particularly for girls,” mentioned Sitharaman.
Regardless of the allowance for zero stability and the absence of a minimal stability requirement, solely 8.4 per cent of the accounts keep a zero stability. The scheme has been notably efficient in rural and semi-urban areas, the place 66.6 per cent of the accounts are positioned.
At the moment, 99.95 per cent of all inhabited villages have banking amenities out there inside a 5-kilometre radius by way of numerous touchpoints, together with financial institution branches, automated teller machines, banking correspondents, and India Submit Funds Financial institution.
As of August 14, 2024, there are over 1.73 billion operative CASA (present account financial savings account) accounts within the nation, together with greater than 530 million operative PMJDY accounts.
Relating to social safety schemes, Sitharaman highlighted that over 200 million cumulative enrolments have supplied life insurance coverage protection of Rs 2 lakh below the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, with an annual premium of Rs 436.
Moreover, over 450 million cumulative enrolments have supplied one-year unintended cowl of Rs 2 lakh (for dying or everlasting whole incapacity) and Rs 1 lakh (for everlasting partial incapacity) below the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, with a premium of Rs 20 per yr.
The Atal Pension Yojana has registered over 68 million subscribers.
By way of credit-linked schemes, Sitharaman reported that below the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, 489.2 million cumulative loans amounting to Rs 29.93 trillion (as of July 12, 2024) have been sanctioned to supply collateral-free institutional finance to micro and small enterprise items as much as Rs 10 lakh for income-generating actions.
Underneath the Stand Up India Scheme, 236,000 cumulative loans totalling Rs 53,609 crore (as of July 15, 2024) have been sanctioned to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and ladies entrepreneurs for organising greenfield tasks.
Moreover, the Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi scheme has sanctioned loans value Rs 12,630 crore to six.52 million road distributors as of August 27, 2024.
· Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched on August 28, 2014
· PMJDY cumulative deposit stability of Rs 2.3 trillion
· There are over 1.73 billion operative CASA accounts
· Ladies account holders comprise 55.6% of whole accounts
First Printed: Aug 27 2024 | 9:37 PM IST