PM Narendra Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojana

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the brand new scheme Jan Dhan Yojana
  • The policy is aimed at eradicating financial untouchability
  • It will provide bank accounts to the poors and also ensure them with Rs 1 lakh
  • On the inaugural day, a total of 1.5 crore accounts were opened all across the nation
  • Modi said, it will cover 7.5 crore people by January 26, 2015
  • PM launched the scheme at Vigyan Bhawan
  • Apart from Vigyan Bhawan, the scheme was launched at multiple places by 20 Chief ministers, several union ministers
  • There were in all 600 programmes and 77,852 camps were organised on the opening day to open bank accounts.