On the Occasion, the Finance Minister said that with Close
to 18 Crore (180 Million) Bank Accounts Opened Under the PMJDY and Nearly Every
Household having a Bank Account, Wage Payments and Subsidies being Directly Routed
to Bank Accounts, we indeed have come a long way; FM: As a Next Step, the Aim is
to Utilize these Accounts for Extending Insurance, Pension and Credit
Facilities to those who are Currently Excluded from these Benefits;
Sure that together we will Succeed in Empowering the Poor
of the Country in having a Financial Footprint and Remarkably Improving their Standard
of living
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) the biggest
financial inclusion initiative in the world, completed its First Anniversary
today. It was announced by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August
2014 and Mega launch was done by him on 28th August 2014 across the country.
Simultaneous launch functions were held in State Capitals and Districts through
79 Mega Camps in the presence of Union Ministers, State Chief Ministers,
MPs/MLAs and other dignitaries. More than 70000 account opening camps were held
all over the country.
The target of opening
one account per household was achieved by 26th January 2015 barring
few areas in J & K and left wing extremism affected districts. The success of the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana had shown the potential of the enormous role
that the financial inclusion program can play in the rise of the economy. At present more than 17.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and the people have deposited more than Rs.22,000 crore in
these accounts.
Empowering the poor and the
small by offering them choice and opportunity
The scheme has been
started with a target to provide 'universal access to banking facilities'
starting with "Basic Saving Bank Account" with an overdraft upto
Rs.5000 subject to satisfactory operation in the account for six months and RuPay Debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs. 1
lakh and providing social security schemes i.e., Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana (PMJJBY) & Atal Pension Yojana (APY .
Milestones achieved under PMJDY
·
Banks
have opened 17.74 Crore accounts under PMJDY with deposit of more than 22000
crores.
·
Aadhaar
has been seeded in 41.82% of account opened under PMJDY.
·
To
ensure universal banking access more than 1.26 lakhs Bank Mitras have
been deployed with on- line devices capable of e-KYC based account opening and
interoperable payment facility.
·
131012 Mega Financial Literacy
camps were organized by banks under PMJDY ‘in coordination with various
agencies and 89876 Financial Literacy counters,
to spread awareness on PMJDY, use of RuPay cards etc.
147418 students in 2567 schools/collage were imparted training on
Financial literacy from September 2014 to April 2015(Source: Banks).
·
More
than 10 lakhs accounts have been found eligible for Overdraft facility.
Out of these overdraft facility has been availed by 164962 account
holders.
·
847 Claims of Life cover of
Rs.30000 and 389 Claims of accident
insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh have been successfully paid.
·
As on
22nd August, 2015, 8.17 crore beneficiaries have been
enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and 2.76 crore
have been enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. 6.83
lakh account holders have been enrolled under Atal Pension Yojana.
·
Zero
balance accounts in PMJDY have declined from 76% to 45.74% from
September 2014 to 19th August 2015
Mission Mode Monitoring of
PMJDY
Weekly Video conference (VC) is held under the
Chairmanship of Mission Director, PMJDY. The meeting is attended by Addl.
Mission Director, PMJDY, Executive Directors of Public and Private sector
Banks, representative of IBA, Oil companies, LIC and NPCI to review the
progress in PMJDY. In such review meetings several steps are taken for sorting
out any problems in successful implementation of PMJDY and these have yielded
good results.
Accomplishments
·
Jan Dhan Yojana features in Guinness Book of World Records: Guinness
World Records recognised the achievements made under PMJDY for opening
18,096,130 accounts by Banks in a week (from 23 to 29 August, 2014) as a part
of Financial Inclusion Campaign.
·
Launch
of dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana by Secretary (FS) ON
27.10.2014: website for PMJDY (www.pmjdy.gov.in) which is available in both English
& Hindi versions. The website consists of Information on administrative
structure with contact details of Central/State/District level mission
directors/nodal officers monitoring implementation of PMJDY, information of
latest events & latest circulars issued under the Scheme.
·
Tableaux
on PMJDY – A tableaux of Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial
Services) was displayed on Republic day depicting clear picture of the Scheme
with the help of larger than life structures, 3D pictures and Mime show. It
showed people from low income groups who have been benefitted under the Scheme.
·
Payment of wages under MNREGA: More than Rs 4273 crore have been routed through these accounts
till June 2015 towards payment of wages under MNREGA. (Source: MNREGA,
Ministry of Rural Development).
·
DBTL transactions: Transfer
of subsidy of more than Rs 17446 crore through Jan Dhan accounts from
November 2014 to 31st July 2015. (Source: Ministry of Petroleum
& Natural Gas).
Touching lives
·
Smt.
Nabisha Begam works as a maid servant. Her Husband is a contract labour and she has
two school going children. Her earnings were wasted due to unwanted spending
habits in her family before opening a bank account. The PMJDY Account is her
First Bank Account opened through Financial Literacy Camp conducted in that
area by IDBI Bank. After opening of PMJDY account, she has improved her banking
habits by making regular transactions and savings. She is now a part time
Flower seller too in that same area because of the amount saved through this
bank account. Her family is much benefited by this account as she has increased
her earnings in dual way- working as servant maid in forenoon and as a flower
seller in evening. She has also planned to increase her business by availing OD
facility through this account.
·
Shri
M. Marivel s/o Mariappa Thevar got his account opened with Central bank of India on
19.09.2014 .Very next day, he collected his passbook and also deposited
Rs.100/- in his account. Thereafter he did not turn up to branch. He died due
to massive heart attack on 03.01.2015 at the age of 42 years. He was the sole
bread earner of his family. Shocked with sudden grief, his family members along
with neighbors visited branch and conveyed the death. Branch Manager collected
the necessary papers and processed the claim. Within 48 hours information was
received by branch that Saving Account of the spouse of the deceased got the
credit of Rs.30, 000/- i.e. the life insurance claim amount under PMJDY. Wife
of the deceased thanked profusely to the branch staff and PMJDY Scheme for
helping in nick of the time.
There are many such
success stories where the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has touched the lives
of the poor and low income group (Details available on website pmjdy.gov.in).
The scheme is a game changer for the Indian economy. It has created a
platform for inculcating the habit of saving money, providing formal credit
facilities, plugging leakages in public subsidies and welfare programs. This is
indeed a credible achievement of the Government for changing the economic
condition of the people.
Following is the text of the Message of the Union Finance
Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on the First Anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan
Yojana (PMJDY)
“PMJDY has been one of the most vital initiatives towards
financial inclusion in India till date. Our scale of ambition in undertaking
this project in a Mission Mode was much higher than any other initiatives taken
in the past. PMJDY has been instrumental in bringing almost all families of the
country into the formal financial system and enabling citizens at grassroots
level to perform financial transactions and keep their hard earned money safe.
Owing to dedicated efforts of Government and banking institutions, substantial
results have been achieved. With
close to 18 crore (180 million) bank accounts opened and nearly every household
having a bank account, wage payments and and subsidies being directly routed to
bank accounts, we indeed have come a long way. We have been recognized by
Guinness World Records for opening over 1.8 crore (18 million) bank accounts in
a single week. It has been an extraordinary journey as the Mission Head. I am
extremely proud of all my team members and compliment them for their
unrelenting efforts. As a next
step, the aim is to utilize these accounts for extending insurance, pension and
credit facilities to those who are currently excluded from these benefits. I am
sure that together we will succeed in empowering the poor of the country in
having a financial footprint and remarkably improving their standard of
living.”
Following is the text of the Message of the Secretary,
Department of Financial Services Dr. Hasmukh Adhia on the First Anniversary of
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
“Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana, PMJDY was announced by the Hon’ble
Prime Minister in his Independence Day address on 15th August, 2014 and
launched across the country on 28th August, 2014.
Process simplification and customer’s convenience have been
at the core of design of PMJDY. First, the account opening form was made one
pager, simplified and universal. Use of e-KYC reduced paper work and
documentation. Second, the citizen had option of opening account even during
extended working hours and with customer service points (Business
correspondents) in branchless banking. Third, multiple services were bundled in
single product i.e. bank account, RuPay Card, mobile banking, insurance and
credit (over draft) . Fourth, entire account opening process was completed in
quick time and accounts were instantly activated. Fifth, multiple channels were
made available to the citizen for grievance management like email, toll free
number, portal, physical letters. The grievances were immediately attended to
within 2 days and resolved within 5-7 days. Finally the whole task was done in
a Mission mode with very strict timelines.
Technology has been a key enabler of PMJDY.
Technology was efficiently leveraged to address some of the challenges faced in
previous financial inclusion initiatives. Use of USSD based mobile banking,
e-KYC, RuPay Debit Cards ensured simplification of processes and time saving
for the citizens. We also used technology for very effective monitoring of
PMJDY from the Mission Office.
All these initiatives led to very encouraging
response from our citizens. As per our initial the demand for bank accounts was
around 7.5 crores (75 million). However so far close to 18 crore (180 Million)
accounts have been opened. The number of citizen service points (Business
Correspondents) in branchless banking has increased from 1.02 lakhs (102
thousand) to 1.26 lakhs (126 thousand). There has been mobilization of more
than Rs 22,000 crores (Rs 220 Billion) in these bank accounts.
Now the focus of PMJDY has moved from account opening
to the realms of social security benefits like accident insurance, life
insurance, credit to low income groups and provision of pensions. PMJDY has
been a game changer in the financial inclusion efforts in the country. It has
demonstrated that when we converge the efforts of all stake holders, and work
in unision with clearly defined goals, unprecedented results follow.”
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