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Years
Jan Dhan Yojana
Cover
Story
4 Women’s Empowerment

Impact
and Social Dignity

1

Women hold approximately a 56% share of Jan Dhan
accounts, marking a decisive step towards women’s
economic empowerment.

3
2 Having a bank account in their Direct benefit transfer schemes
own names has provided women have enabled women to receive
with the opportunity for self- financial assistance directly into their
reliance and participation in the accounts, thereby enhancing their
family’s financial decisions.
social dignity.

32.72 Women Beneficiaries

crore Jan Dhan accounts have been Under the
opened for women, allowing them 68% PM Mudra
to keep their savings in the bank. Loan Yojana

75% 44% Under
the PM

Houses under the PM Awas Yojana- SVANidhi
Yojana
Gramin have been sanctioned
with female or joint ownership.
Additionally, women are being
prioritised in various other schemes, 10+
ensuring that financial
assistance or crore Women
subsidies are from rural
credited directly households Funds are
to their are associated also deposited
accounts. with Self-Help into Sukanya
Groups (SHGs) Samriddhi
and receive Yojana accounts.
government
support.

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