PANAJI, October 11, 2014
Updated: October 11, 2014 12:59 IST
PRAKASH KAMAT
As many as 5.52 crore accounts have been opened and a deposit of Rs. 4268 crore has been mobilized under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) as on Tuesday, October 7.
This information was disclosed at a review meeting of the PMJDY held by the Mission Director with the Executive Directors and other senior officers of public sector banks and major private sector banks on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of National Payments Corporation of India, Indian Banks Association, UIDAI and Industry representatives (SCAFI).
The Union Territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and the three districts of Gujarat – Porbandar, Mehsana and Gandhi Nagar have reported that at least one bank account of all households has been opened thereby making these areas fully saturated in PMJDY.
The review meeting emphasized the early issue of RuPay Debit Cards, e-KYC based account opening, Aadhaar seeding and the progress in survey made in the rural as well as urban areas.
During the review, setting up of banking facilities through the Bank Mitras as envisaged in PMJDY was emphasized. Senior Officers were asked to visit the field locations, carry out physical verification of the Bank Mitras.
Banks have also been asked to ensure that the Banks Mitras have proper visibility, uniforms, Aadhaar Enabled Machines and proper signage board indicating the availability of banking facilities under PMJDY.
The survey work was found to be satisfactory except in the States of Maharashtra and Haryana where this has been stopped in view of the Assembly elections.
All banks were also asked to ensure ground level publicity including wall painting and other relevant media to disseminate the message of PMJDY, said a press release issued by Press Information Bureau on Friday.