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[ad_1] The number of bank accounts under the nine-year-old Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has crossed the 500-million mark with total deposits exceeding ₹2 trillion, Union minister of state for finance Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad said on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that as on 29 November, 510.4 million PMJDY accounts have been opened which have deposits of ₹2.08 trillion. PMJDY was launched as the National Mission for Financial Inclusion on 28 August 2014, the minister said. It aims to ensure financial inclusion through universal access to banking facilities ... Read more