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The number of PMJDY accounts tripled in 10 years while the deposits increased by nearly 15 times.
Deposits in PMJDY accounts kept 2,31,909
increasing (in crores of rupees)

1,98,844

1,66,459

1,45,551
Saving Account
1,18,434

96,107

78,494
62,972

35,672

15,670

March, 2015 March, 2016 March, 2017 March, 2018 March, 2019 March, 2020 March, 2021 March, 2022 March, 2023 July, 2024

to the world. Due to this, the country lost the the first time, the poor in the country have social
opportunity of manufacturing and investment. The security as well as self-respect. Those who were
third impact was that an environment of innovation made to feel for decades that they are a burden on
could not be created in the country, but in all the the development of the country, are today giving
policies made by the Central Government after impetus to the development of the country. When
2014, not only immediate benefits were taken into the government was starting these schemes, some
consideration, but second and third-level impacts people used to mock it. But today these schemes
were also given priority. Today, due to several efforts have accelerated the rapid development of India,
such as Jan Dhan Yojana, in which the benefits of and these schemes have become the basis for the
schemes are reaching the bank accounts directly, creation of a Viksit Bharat. For the last 10 years,
providing concrete houses, free gas cylinders under the poor, Dalit, deprived, backward, tribal, general
Ujjwala, loan facilities without guarantee under class, and middle class, everyone is experiencing
Mudra Yojana, PM Svamitva or other schemes a clear transformation in their lives. Today, work
related to social concern, the confidence of the is being done in the country in mission mode with
poor has increased. These schemes have not only a very systematic approach. It has changed the
given immediate benefits but have also instilled in thinking of power to the thinking of service. It has
them a sense of self-respect, self-satisfaction, and made satisfaction its basis, not appeasement. This
self-pride. There are so many schemes related to approach has created a safety net for the poor and
the impact of all three levels, whether it is DBT, or middle class of the country. This safety net has
schemes to provide facilities like electricity, water, prevented the poor from becoming poorer.
and toilets to the poor, all these have brought a Today's new India is fearless, courageous and
revolution at the grassroots level. decisive. Today the government is moving ahead
These schemes have filled even the poorest of with the efforts and faith of 140 crore Indians. Now
the poor with a sense of respect and security. For the new India is moving ahead trusting its strength,

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