As many as 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened to this point, a scheme which was launched in 2014 as a nationwide mission for monetary inclusion.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday stated the Nationwide Rural Livelihood Mission has achieved exceptional success by mobilising rural girls into 1 lakh SHGs (self assist teams).
She stated that 47.8 crore JanDhan accounts have been opened.
The Jan Dhan Yojana was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day deal with in 2014, and it was launched on August 28 in the identical 12 months.
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is the nationwide mission for monetary inclusion to make sure entry to monetary providers — financial savings and deposit accounts, remittance, credit score, insurance coverage and pension in an reasonably priced method.
She additionally knowledgeable that 9.6 crore LPG connections and 220 crore Covid vaccines for 102 crore individuals have been given.
On tourism, the minister in her Price range speech stated that there’s a giant potential within the tourism sector and promotion of tourism must be taken up in mission mode.
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Inexperienced development efforts would additionally assist cut back carbon depth and create inexperienced job alternatives, Sitharaman added.