www.pmjdy.gov.in website launched

The Government of India last week launched the official website for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the website which is accessible in both English and Hindi was launched by the secretary of the Department of Financial Services, G S Sandhu in the national capital. The event was attended by personal of the Ministry of Financial Services, RBI officials and representatives of leading public and private sector banks.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Statistics

The Ministry has also released the latest enrollment figures for Jan Dhan Yojana which shows that a whopping 1 Lakh bank accounts are being opened every day since the scheme was launched in the month of August 2014.

The press release from the government also claimed that more than 6.5 crore bank accounts have been opened and these newly opened bank accounts have managed to garner more than Rs 5000 crore as deposits to date.

A total of 4 Crore Rupay Debit cards have also been issued to date to the account holders who have opened their bank account under the PMJDY scheme.

PMJDY Inquiry Number launched

Two new Toll-Free numbers providing comprehensive details about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana have also be launched. Anybody who wants detailed information about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana can contact these toll-free numbers:

1800 11 0001
1800 180 1111

www.pmjdy.gov.in website launched

Standardized Application form for PMJDY released

To overcome the shortage of applications faced by citizens desirous of opening new bank accounts, a standardized application form has been released. This form can be be downloaded online and a print-out can be used to open a bank account in any public or private bank. The Hindi version of the bank account opening form can also be downloaded from the official website.

PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Accounts Opened until the 1st Week of November 2014) Latest Information

S.No		No Of Accounts (In Lacs)			No Of Rupay Debit Cards (In Lacs)	Balance In Accounts (In Lacs)	No Of Accounts With Zero Balance (In Lacs)
S.No		Rural	Urban	Total	No Of Rupay Debit Cards (In Lacs)	Balance In Accounts (In Lacs)	No Of Accounts With Zero Balance (In Lacs)
1	Public Sector Banks	305.48	258.73	564.2	352.25	437753.42	425.06
2	Regional Rural Banks	98.41	17.33	115.74	11.81	59318.03	91.38
3	Private Banks	9.41	9.78	19.19	5.03	32338.7	13.1
	Total	413.30	285.84	699.13	369.09	529410.15	529.54

Bank Account Balance under Jan Dhan Yojana

It has also been determined that while the newly opened accounts have managed to attract deposits of more than Rs 5000 Crore, more than 75% of accounts opened under the scheme are yet to witness any deposits.

Statewise Account Opening Weekly Statistics As on 29.10.2014

	STATE	RURAL	URBAN	TOTAL	AADHAAR SEEDED	% AADHAAR SEEDED
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	15784	6156	21940	4811	21.93%
2	Andhra Pradesh	1805277	1419748	3225025	2164082	67.10%
3	Arunachal Pradesh	25768	7095	32863	1450	4.41%
4	Assam	1506766	503274	2010040	67166	3.34%
5	Bihar	3062329	1255886	4318215	385270	8.92%
6	Chandigarh	17190	115896	133086	72109	54.18%
7	Chattisgarh	967776	646045	1613821	168232	10.42%
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	13901	4314	18215	4655	25.56%
9	Daman and Diu	8969	2163	11132	3293	29.58%
10	Goa	56016	18699	74715	40887	54.72%
11	Gujarat	1407922	1174887	2582809	591107	22.89%
12	Haryana	1119445	944503	2063948	804981	39.00%
13	Himachal Pradesh	394359	51835	446194	244020	54.69%
14	Jammu & Kashmir	280975	93885	374860	42366	11.30%
15	Jharkhand	950608	515159	1465767	852759	58.18%
16	Karnataka	2457829	1398724	3856553	2003844	51.96%
17	Kerala	566320	506983	1073303	501511	46.73%
18	Lakshadweep	3369	85	3454	2099	60.77%
19	Madhya Pradesh	2216547	2366238	4582785	1663932	36.31%
20	Maharashtra	2098514	2297616	4396130	2637584	60.00%
21	Manipur	86593	77761	164354	21297	12.96%
22	Meghalaya	46023	28755	74778	1232	1.65%
23	Mizoram	16885	30865	47750	1926	4.03%
24	Nagaland	22893	21295	44188	4372	9.89%
25	National Capital Territory of Delhi	152135	1301669	1453804	793536	54.58%
26	Odisha(Orissa)	1491142	644540	2135682	484369	22.68%
27	Puducherry (Pondicherry)	35196	32334	67530	39097	57.90%
28	Punjab	1611310	1107675	2718985	1401504	51.55%
29	Rajasthan	2621661	2009729	4631390	1838158	39.69%
30	Sikkim	33345	5730	39075	27545	70.49%
31	Tamil Nadu	1932836	1479412	3412248	726374	21.29%
32	Telangana	1591620	1235228	2826848	1734024	61.34%
33	Tripura	110772	51319	162091	75308	46.46%
34	Uttar Pradesh	7287305	4375028	11662333	1283699	11.01%
35	Uttrakhand	532397	281848	814245	98666	12.12%
36	West Bengal	3325505	1628857	4954362	788068	15.91%
	Total	39873282	27641236	67514518	21575333	31.96%

For more information about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Frequently asked questions, Bank account opening form and latest news visit the official site at the link below :

The official website can be accessed at http://www.pmjdy.gov.in/