News by Darshana Jamindar
Today in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Prime Minister sponsored the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, stating that the scheme will help eradicate ‘financial untouchability’ from India. Modi’s pet financial inclusion project aims at ensuring a bank account for every household. Modi assured of 1.5 crore bank accounts opened till January 26, 2015 with get an insurance cover of Rs 30,000 and Rs 1 lakh accident insurance.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, this is a record breaking occasion for both insurance companies and banks, to have got 1.5 crore accounts in a single day. This is also a big boost for those who worked for this scheme, that the government can implement what it promises, Modi said. Let us celebrate today as the day of financial freedom, Modi further added.
