On 28th of August 2022, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the National Mission for Financial Inclusion completed eight years of successful implementation. More than 46.25 crore beneficiaries banked under the scheme since inception, amounting to over one lakh 73 thousand crore rupees.
Significance: PMJDY Accounts grew three-fold from 14.72 crore in March 2015 to 46.25 crore as on the 10th of August 2022. Total of 56 per cent Jan-Dhan account holders are women and 67 per cent of Jan Dhan accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas. 31.94crore RuPay cards have been issued to PMJDY account holders.
