Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana is being implemented in right earnest in Madhya Pradesh. After Ujjain, all families of Khandwa and Indore districts have also been linked with banks now.
Bank accounts of all 2.66 lakh families have been linked with banks in Khandwa district. Earlier, 2.28 lakh families had bank accounts. During the drive following announcement of the Yojana, bank accounts of remaining 38,279 families have been opened. Banks have provided RuPay Cards to all new account holders.
Similarly, bank accounts of all families have also been opened in Indore district. In the district, 3.70 lakh families out of total 6.49 lakh families had bank accounts. During the drive, bank accounts of 2.79 lakh families were opened. Now, no family in Indore district is without bank account.
For this achievement, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated Khandwa Collector MK Agrawal, Indore Collector Akash Tripathi, lead Bank Manager TA Khan of Bank of India of Khandwa and lead Bank Manager of Indore Mukesh Bhatt. He has also congratulated bankers and other employees associated with this work. He has desired all districts to achieve cent percent target like Ujjain, Khandwa and Indore districts.
It may be mentioned that Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh leads in implementation of Jan-Dhan Yojana. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is taking personal interest in implementation of the scheme in accordance with the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day. Bank accounts are to be opened under the scheme by January 26, 2015.
In Ujjain district, with the cooperation of district administration and all banks, 3.95 lakh families were linked with banks during last 3 months. Earlier, 2.74 lakh families had bank accounts. During the drive following announcement of the Prime Minister, 1.20 lakh bank accounts were opened. Now, no family in Ujjain district is without bank account. So far, banks have provided RuPay Cards to 65,592 families.
It is noteworthy that bank account of any one member of family is opened under Jan-Dhan Yojana to link every family with banking. RuPay Cards are also provided to bank account holders.