CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All villages have been mapped into how many sub service areas under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana?
A
1.99 lakh
B
1.59 lakh
C
2.59 lakh
D
3.00 lakh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Banking Service Points: PMJDY aimed at providing banking service points throughout rural India by mapping over 6 lakh villages into 1.6 lakh Sub Service Areas (SSAs). Each SSA typically comprised of 1, 000-1, 500 households.

Detailed explanation-2: -The six pillars-providing bank accounts, credit, insurance, pension, financial literacy, and increasing the penetration of banking agents-were designed to address the prior challenges and to accelerate financial inclusion in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 5.4 crore PMJDY account holders received direct benefit transfer (DBT) from the Government under various schemes in June, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner.

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