AS THE Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana completed 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said, the scheme personifies dignity, empowerment and the opportunity to participate in the economic life of the nation. Modi also hailed those who worked to make the Jan Dhan Yojana a success, and said, the scheme has been paramount in boosting financial inclusion. “Today, we mark a momentous occasion - # 1 0 Y e a r s  O f  JANDHAN . Congratulations to all the beneficiaries and compliments to all those who worked to make this scheme a success,” the PM said in a post on X.

 

On a Linkedin post, Modi said today marks a decade since the PMJDY was launched and for him, this initiative was more than just a policy -- it was an endeavour to build an India where each and every citizen, irrespective of one’s economic background, has access to the formal banking apparatus. He asserted that Jan Dhan also became a vital pillar of the JAMTrinity- Jan Dhan,  Aadhaar and Mobile