There has been a sudden increase in the deposits in Jan Dhan accounts in the first week of April. This increase is mainly due to the amount of money deposited in these accounts due to the transfer of money to the accounts of women Jan Dhan account holders by the central government. The government has sent this amount to help the poor section of the country facing difficulties due to the lockdown. According to official figures, the deposits in the accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) increased to Rs 1.28 lakh crore in the week ended April 8, 2020. As of April 1, 2020, Rs 1.20 lakh crore was deposited in these accounts.

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This is probably the biggest weekly increase in deposits in Jan Dhan accounts. According to the latest data, on April 8, 38.12 crore accounts had deposits of Rs 1,27,748.43 crore. At the same time, on April 1, 2020, this figure was Rs 1,19,680.86 crore.

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Under the Prime Minister's Poor Welfare Package announced by the government last month, Rs. 9,930 crore has been transferred to the accounts of 19.86 crore women Jan Dhan account holders. This is the figure till April 13, 2020. The government transferred this amount to the accounts of eligible beneficiaries using the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) digital payment mechanism. The same, after the government transferred the money to the accounts of the Jan Dhan account holders, long queues were seen outside the branches of many banks across the country because such rumours had spread that if the funds deposited by the government in the Jan Dhan accounts were soon If not withdrawn soon, the government will withdraw the amount. After this, the Finance Minister and SBI had to tell the beneficiaries that this is completely false news.

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