Of the 430.4 million PMJDY accounts, 55.47 per cent (23.87 crore) account holders are women and 66.69 per cent (28.70 crore) holders are in rural and semi-urban areas, the finance ministry said in a statement
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March 08, 2021 16:34 IST
As of February 24, 2021, 23.21 crore accounts, out of the total 41.93 crore accounts opened under the PMJDY scheme, belong to women account holders, the ministry said in a statement.
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The ministry said these plans have financially empowered women to lead a better life and chase their dreams of being an entrepreneur.
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As of February 24, 2021, 23.21 crore accounts, out of the total 41.93 crore accounts opened under the PMJDY scheme, belong to women account holders, the ministry said in a statement.
The finance ministry on Monday said about 55 % of the total account holders under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), a flagship scheme of the government to promote financial inclusion, are women.