* CHRONICLE - PENSIONERS CONVERGE HERE, DISCUSS ISSUES OF THEIR CHOICE * CHRONICLE - WHERE EVEN THE CHAT COLUMN PRODUCES GREAT DISCUSSIONS * CHRONICLE - WHERE THE MUSIC IS RISING IN CRESCENDO !

               
                                   

Saturday, August 30, 2014

PRIME MINISTER JAN DHAN YOJANAPeople already having bank accounts also eligible Banks to hold camps every Saturday; to open 7.5 cr accounts by Jan 26 
Sanjeev Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 29
Consumers already having bank accounts can also participate in the government’s massive financial inclusion scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The Finance Ministry said today that beneficiaries, who already have a bank account, are also eligible to take benefits of accident insurance of Rs 1 lakh and life insurance of Rs 30,000 under this scheme by getting a RuPay card issued from their bank branch before January 26 next year.

(rk sahni)