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Special Story
Flagship Scheme: PMJDY

POOR

and

NEEDY

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan

Yojana proves to be a

game changer for the

beneficiaries across

the country crossing

40-crore mark

or Rama Devi, a resident of a small village idea of the benefits of having a bank account.
in Haldwani district of Uttarakhand, Today, with regular credit and debit in her
Fhaving a bank account was a facility account and use of RuPay debit card, she is
meant only for the privileged lot of the society. living a blissful life and has a plan to open
A mother of three, Rama Devi was assisting a recurring account for her children. Now,
her husband in his general store. The family she is educating others in her village about
also owns a small piece the benefits of having a
of land on which she used THE GOVERNMENT Jan Dhan account. There
to grow some cereals and HAS PROVIDED AN are many similar stories of
vegetables. After the launch ASSISTANCE OF RS 1000 millions of people across
of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan length and breadth of the
Yojana (PMJDY) in 2014, she EACH THROUGH JAN country that are getting
opened an account in a local DHAN ACCOUNTS OF THE benefitted by the PMJDY.
branch of a nationalised bank POOR, ELDERLY, MOTHERS The PMJDY under the
on the advise of the bank National Mission for
officials. She did not have any AND SISTERS AND
DIVYANGJANS.

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