PM Modi praises Jan Dhan Yojana at ASEAN Summit

November 21, 2015 10:24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the impact of his flagship programme 'Jan Dhan Yojana' and talked about the benefits that the people of India have got through the scheme.

"We started the Jan Dhan Yojana. In less than a year we opened 190 million new bank accounts. On social security funds, we have launched innovative and attractive scheme for insurance and pension," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the Indian diaspora at the hotel Shangri La's ball room.

"We have also set up a Mudra bank to fund the small traders who were unfunded so far. More than 6 million small traders have already availed the loans," he added.

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