Finance minister Arun Jaitley. NEW DELHI : Over six crore bank accounts have been opened so far under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), finance minister Arun Jaitely said today. "We have launched the Jan Dhan Yojana and so far under the Jan Dhan Yojana 6.02 crore accounts have been opened. Our target has been 7.5 crore (by January 26, next year)," he told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
Announcing the Cabinet decision on the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme (DBTL), Jaitley said the new form of the scheme will incorporate those beneficiaries who have bank accounts. Earlier the scheme was linked with Aadhaar numbers.
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