Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana will eliminate mediators: Gujarat CM

Gandhinagar, 28 August 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel today launched the Jan-Dhan Yojna in Gujarat. The Jan-Dhan Yojna is brain child of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

The scheme is aimed at extending the financial benefits of the government’s schemes directly to the beneficiary by depositing the amount in to his/her personal account.

The Chief Minister expressed a clear opinion that as under the Jan-Dhan Yojna the cash will be deposited directly in to the account of beneficiary, it will bring a transparency, speed and eliminate the mediators and corruption.

Smt. Patel said with nation wide launching the Jan-Dhan Yojna will benefit to the poor with a total financial assistance of Rs 6,000 crore. At the launching function, she had handed over the bank account kits to the few beneficiaries as a token.

She said the Jan-Dhan Yojna will act like a bridge between nation’s treasure and poor people of the country. By introducing this scheme, the BJP’s central government has made transparent connection, of course through banking system, between poort and nation’s wealth.

Expressing a pleasure over the scheme, Gujarat’s Finance Minister Mr. Saurabh Patel commented that through this scheme Prime Minister has made it clear that he wants to protect the rights of the common-man.

Speaking at the function, Dena Bank’s Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Ashwini Kumar said at present the larger chunk of the country’s population is deprived off of the banking services. In this scenario the scheme will act as a free highway for the banking industry to reach to the common-man, as a result it will connect every citizen in the economical growth story of the nation.

Others who attended the function included, Gandhinagar’s city mayor Mr. Mahendrasinh Rana, Chief Secretary Dr. Varesh Sinha, Principal Secretary Mr. L. Chuaungo, Gram Development Commissioner and Secretary Mr. V. Thiruppugal, senior officers of the various banks, government officers and others.