Under the Pradhanmantri Jan-Dhan Yojna (PMJDY), 83 per cent account holders in Chhattisgarh have been provided with RuPay cards. So far 56.57 lakh accounts have been opened under PMJDY, which is around 99 percent of the target. This was informed during the 57th State-level Bankers Committee (SlBC) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand at the Mantralaya here on Thursday.
Dhand instructed banks to swiftly offer loans to youth and self help groups (SHGs) applying for loans to generate self-employment. He told bank officials to link bank accounts opened under PMJDY with their Aadhaar numbers.
The Chief Secretary emphasised on promoting transactions through PMJDY bank accounts opened in Tribal dominated areas. During the meeting it was informed that 44.64 lakh RuPay cards have been issued to card holders, which is 83 percent of the total bank accounts opened under the scheme. Barring Bastar division, in 22 districts cent percent accounts of families have been opened.
In addition to it, 7.14 lakh accounts have been connected with their Aadhaar number and under Rashtriya Grameen Aajivika Mission by January 31, 2015, 7,287 SHGs have been availed with loan of Rs86.39 crore. The Chief Secretary directed Bank Officers to soon open bank accounts of families in Kanker, Dantewada, Narayanpur, Bijapur and Sukma districts.
“Those Gram Panchayats in Bastar division which do not have Bank branches or customer facilitation centers should be soon availed with such services,” Dhand said and asked officers of telecommunication department to ensure proper connectivity for the purpose. Discussion was also held over decisions taken in earlier meetings.