PMJDY List 2021: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is an initiative of the Indian Government (प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना) for the comprehensive financial inclusion for the people of India with special focus on those who are excluded from the benefits and facilities of the banking sector. In this article, we have shared PM Jan Dhan yojana application, benefit, PM Jan Dhan list 2021.
Update: Till last reported 41.13 crore bank account has been added under the PM Jan Dhan Yojana in 6 years.
PM Jan Dhan Yojana List 2021
Once you open this account then you are automatically entitled to accidental insurance, overdraft facility and will also get the benefit of the schemes launched by the Indian government (like PMGKY) time to time under the PMJDY 2021, you do need to be worried about the minimum balance in PMJDY account because it can be open with zero balance. प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना
Fact check: Do you know till now more than 40.84 crore beneficiaries opened their account under PMJDY and they have submitted approximately 131129.02 crores in their accounts.
PMJDY 2021
Our Hon’ble Prime Minister has launched this PMJDY way back on August 15, 2014, which is a national mission for financial inclusion. Under this mission, our PM is trying to cover all the households of our country with banking facilities and he wants that, every citizen should have their account so that they can be brought under the banking mainstream.
Now, most of you don’t know about the term financial inclusion… no need to be worried we will clear your thoughts…
Financial Inclusion is nothing it is just a provision to provide banking services to every common man at an affordable cost especially to the one who came from the disadvantage section of our society.
Benefits of PM Jan Dhan Yojana Account
Below we have given some benefits which are entitled to every applicant:
- They will get interest on their deposit.
- Eligible for the accidental insurance cover of Rs 2 Lakh
- No minimum balance required for the account holders.
- It will also cover the benefit of 30,000 life cover which will be payable on the death of the account holder but only if he/she fulfill the eligibility condition.
- You can transfer money easily across India.
- If they are entitling for government schemes then the amount will be credited into their account.
- Once you operate the account successfully for six months then you are eligible for an overdraft facility of Rs 10,000 earlier it was 5000.
- Can be accessible to pension and insurance products
- Overdraft facility of up to Rs. Ten thousand will be given to the only one account per household and preference given to the lady households.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Features
When PM launched this mission of PMJDY then he was looking to provide affordable services of banking services to all citizens within a reasonable distance. It comprises of 6 pillars which are given as:
Accessible to banking facilities
With this, they are trying to map each district into the SSA which means Sub service areas under which at least one to two thousand households will be covered within a range of 5 km.
Basic banking facility
They aimed for at least one bank account in every unbanked household, so that it may increase the culture of banking habits in every household and convince them to save their hard-earned money in a bank account.
Financial literacy program
To educate them about financial literacy so that, they can operate the ATM card and get to know its benefits.
Micro-credit
Once you open the account and operate it satisfactorily for the next six months then you are eligible for the hassle-free credit facility of Rs 5000 and for that bank will not ask you for any kind of security, purpose or use of credit.
Micro Insurance Facility
With this all the BSBD (basic saving bank deposit) account holder eligible for micro-insurance and for that there are two insurance scheme
PM Jeevan Bima Yojana (PMJBY)
Under this beneficiary will get the life insurance cover of Rs 2 lakhs and for that, they had to pay only Rs 330/- per year
PM Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
This insurance scheme will give you the accidental cover of Rs 2 lakh and for that, you have to pay only Rs 12/- per year.
RuPay debit card
Once you open the account then you will get the Rupay Card (ATM card) which also covers the accidental insurance of Rs 2 lakh only.
Also Check: Atal Pension Yojana
Number of Accounts Opened in PMJDY
Below we have given the number of accounts opened in a rural and urban area and the amount deposited by them and the Rupay card issued (data as on 25 March 2020)
| Bank type | In rural | Urban metro | Rural Female | Amount deposit in crore | Rupay card issued |
| Public Sector bank | 16.46 | 14.05 | 16.11 | 93919.97 | 24.57 |
| Regional Rural bank | 5.47 | 1.09 | 3.72 | 21331.80 | 3.59 |
| Private sector bank | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 3182.64 | 1.15 |
Who can Apply for PMJDY?
Now you all must be want to know that who can open this PMJDY account, then you all must be happy to know that any individual can apply for this Account and there is no restriction in age and…
you can open the account at any nearest bank branch or CSP outlet with the help of bank mitr.
But, if anyone of you already possess any saving bank account then you have to close it within 30 days of the opening of basic saving bank deposit account.
Documents Required for PMJDY
When you are going to apply for PMJDY to your nearest bank branch, then you all must carry some valid documents with you which we have listed below:
- Photo identification proof: – the one who wants to open the account need to carry anyone photo identification proof (Voter ID, Aadhaar Card, Driving license, etc.)
- Ration card
- PAN Card
- Address proof: – (need to submit your current and permanent address proof it could be electricity/water/phone/gas connection bill)
- Aadhaar card
- Passport size photo (at least 3)
- Driving license
- Voter ID
- Job card: – issued by the NREGA and it must be duly signed by an officer of the state government.
How to apply for PM Jan Dhan Yojana?
For PMJDY account opening you need to submit a dully-filled account form which you can download in Hindi and English from the link given on this page and submit it to any nearest bank and…
If you do not how to fill the form then don’t worry you just visit the nearest bank and the bank Mitra will help you on this.
Don’t forget to carry all the list of documents which we mentioned above.
PMJDY Toll free numbers
National Toll free numbers: 1800-180-1111/ 1800-11-0001
For state wise toll free number: Click here
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Frequently Asked Questions
कोई भी व्यकित जिसकी आयु 10 वर्ष या उससे अधिक हो।
जी हाँ आप जॉइंट खता खोल सकते है।
No, there is no minimum account balance required under this PMJDY account.
आप PMJDY स्कीम के तहत किसी भी नज़दीकी बैंक की शाखा मै जाकर अपना अकाउंट खुलवा सकते है
जी हाँ आप खाता खुलवा सकते है मगर आपको पहले वाला खाता 30 दिनों के अंदर बंद करवाना होगा .
Basic Saving Bank Deposit (BSBD) account is a saving bank account that offers minimum facilities, free of charge facilities to the account holder and with this, you will get basic Rupay card.
They are similar but the PMJDY comes with some additional facility of Rupay Debit card having accidental insurance cover.
For opening the PMJDY account you need to submit requisite KYC documents which are Address proof, voter Id, Aadhaar card, Ration card, photograph, PAN card driving license, etc.
Yes, in that case, small accounts can be opened with limited facilities.
Under this, your annual credit should not exceed 1 lakh and you cannot withdraw or transfer more than 10,000 in a month and the balance in the account should not exceed the limit of 50,000.
Yes, when you open the account then you will get the Rupay Card.
This Rupay card comes with an accidental insurance cover of up to Rs 2 lakh but for that, you need to use your debit in every 45 days.
Yes, but the bank will provide them every detail of it so that no one misuses it
If you operate your account successfully for the next six month, then you can opt the facility of overdraft in which bank will give you a certain amount and for that, you do not need to submit any proof or guarantee.
No, the overdraft will be given only to the one account at a time in every household and the preference will be given to the female account holder of the family member.
Yes, the bank will charge a 3% interest rate per year.
Yes
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