Over 50 Crore Jan Dhan Bank Accounts Opened, 56% Belong To Women: Centre

Saturday, 19 August 2023Newsdesk

56% of the Jan Dhan bank accounts belong to women and 67% of accounts have been opened in rural/semi-urban areas, the Finance ministry said.

New Delhi 19 August 2023

As per news report of NDTV,The total number of bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana crossed 50 crore earlier this month, the government said in a release on Friday. As per the latest reports submitted by banks, the total number of Jan Dhan accounts has crossed 50 crore as on 9th August 2023. Out of these accounts, 56 per cent of accounts belong to women and 67 per cent of accounts have been opened in rural/semi-urban areas, the Ministry of Finance said.

Source - NDTV