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Jan Dhan
Yojana's Guinness World Records
1,80,96,130
Years

the money of their right, should be given to them.
With broad thinking in this direction, the central
government created such a trinity of Jan Dhan Accounts were opened under the Jan
accounts, Aadhaar, and mobile that the money Dhan Yojana in a week during the
of the poor stopped getting looted. Now whether campaign from 23 to 29 August 2014
it is money for building a house or gas subsidy, thus entering Guinness World Records
MGNREGA money, or Kisan Samman Nidhi, for financial inclusion.
everything started reaching the account directly.
That is, everyone gets benefits, direct benefits,
and no discrimination. Then to strengthen them, a
mechanism was created to link them with schemes
like Standup, Startup, and Mudra. That is, Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana became the basis of all
the schemes that lead to entrepreneurship while
providing a cycle of economic-social security.
The countrymen are familiar with the success of
Jan Dhan bank accounts today. When this scheme
started, some experts raised doubts and said that
opening this scheme was a waste of resources
and, the poor would not put even a single penny
in it. But Prime Minister Modi says that it was not
just about money. It was about breaking the mental
barrier and changing the mindset. These people
could never understand the pride of the poor, the
self-respect that Jan Dhan Yojana awakened in
them. He did not dare to go to the bank, he was
afraid. For him, having a bank account was also
a thing of the rich. When he saw that the banks
themselves were coming to his door, confidence
arose in him, and self-respect arose. Today he
takes out the RuPay card from his pocket with
great pride. Whereas there was a time when the
RuPay card was a matter of status only for the rich,
the central government broke that mental thinking Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
through Jan Dhan accounts. The seed of Jan Dhan
has become a banyan tree and is giving fruits. has played a very key role in
the economic empowerment of

DBT proved to be a game-changer villages and the poor as well as in
For a long time, the slogans of Garibi Hatao were employment generation.
raised in the country, but despite these slogans,
poverty was not eradicated. The biggest reason - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
for this was that schemes were made in the name
of the poor, but the real beneficiaries did not get
their benefits. The money meant for the poor was the poor and the loyalty is towards the country.
looted by middlemen in between. That is, earlier the Therefore, Prime Minister Modi guaranteed that
intention, policy, and loyalty were in the dock. But the government benefits will now reach the
now the intention is clear, the policy is to empower beneficiaries directly. The work of removing the

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