प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना

A National Mission for Financial Inclusion (NMFI), namely, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched by the Prime Minister across the country on 28th August, 2014. It env...

मुख्य जानकारी

स्तर: केंद्रीय (पूरे भारत)
श्रेणी: Healthcare
अंतिम तिथि: हमेशा खुली
लाभार्थी: citizen

लाभ

**Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)**

Any Indian citizen eligible to open a regular bank account can open a BSBDA. Such an account does not require any minimum balance maintenance. The account holders can use both bank branches, ATMs and Banking Correspondents (BCs) for depositing and withdrawing cash. However, one cannot withdraw cash more than four times a month.

**Small Account/Chota Khata**

Under Jan Dhan Yojana, people can open small bank accounts without presenting legal documents. These accounts would be valid normally for a period of twelve months. Thereafter, such accounts would be allowed to a continue for a further period of twelve more months, if the account-holder provides a document showing that he/she has applied for any of the Officially Valid Document, within 12 months of opening the small account.

**RuPay Debit Card with inbuilt accident insurance**

Under PMJDY, a free Rupay debit card, with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs.2 lakhs (Rs 1 lakh for accounts opened before 28.08.2018), is issued to all beneficiaries.

**Overdraft Facility**

Under PMJDY, beneficiaries can avail OD facility upto Rs. 10,000/-.

**Business Correspondents (BCs)/Bank Mitras******

BCs/Bank Mitras are retail agents engaged by banks for providing banking services at locations other than a bank branch/ATM. It is mainly meant for the rural areas, where bank branches are far-flung. BCs/Bank Mitras connect with the residents and guide them with banking solutions such as savings accounts, deposits, payments and withdrawals, mini account statements, etc. Banks with their strong network of BCs/Bank Mitras are providing hassle free services to the customers in remote / rural areas.

पात्रता (कौन ले सकता है)

The applicant should be an Indian National.
If minors above ten years apply, they will require support from their legal guardians for administering their PMJDY account.

आवेदन कैसे करें

**Offline**
**Step 1**- Go to the [official portal](https://pmjdy.gov.in/) of PMJDY.
**Step 2**- Under the &quot;e-documents&quot; section, you will find live links for &quot;Account Opening Form&quot;.
Applicants can access this in both English and Hindi languages.
Click on the appropriate language option.
**Step 3**- This will open the form in PDF format.
Download it and get a printout.
**Step 4**- Fill the form manually with all your bank and personal data, including bank branch, name of town/village, block/district, Aadhaar number, profession, annual income, details of Kisan credit card, and others.

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प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना के लिए पात्रता क्या है / कौन आवेदन कर सकता है?

1. The applicant should be an Indian National. 1. If minors above ten years apply, they will require support from their legal guardians for administering their PMJDY account.

प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना में क्या लाभ मिलता है?

**Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)** Any Indian citizen eligible to open a regular bank account can open a BSBDA. Such an account does not require any minimum balance maintenance. The account holders can use both bank branches, ATMs and Banking Correspondents (BCs) for depositing...

प्रधानमंत्री जन धन योजना के लिए ऑनलाइन आवेदन कैसे करें?

**Offline** **Step 1**- Go to the [official portal](https://pmjdy.gov.in/) of PMJDY. **Step 2**- Under the &quot;e-documents&quot; section, you will find live links for &quot;Account Opening Form&quot;. Applicants can access this in both English and Hindi languages. Click o...

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