General Awareness of 9th May, 2015

General Awareness of 9th May, 2015

1. Pradhanmantri Jan-Dhan Yojana : To provide bank accounts, insurance cover and a debit card to all Indian citizens. Here are some benefits of this Government Scheme launched by PM Narender Modi. It was launched on 15 August 2014.
Features and Highlights of Jan Dhan Yojna 2014 -

a. Jan Dhan Yojna account holders will be provided free zero-balance bank account along with RuPay debit card. They will also be entitled to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.

b. Those people who open their account by January 26, 2015, they will also be given life insurance cover of Rs 30,000.

General Knowledge 26th April, 2015

Here is some important launches for you people.

1. India Post To Issue ATM Cards & Statements For Saving Account Holders
India Posts can now issue ATM Debit Cards to its saving account holders, and allow them to have bank statements from ATM machines, just like any bank holder in a private or national bank does. This has been termed as a huge step towards bringing India Posts closer to transforming into a full-fledged banking service.

2. ICICI Bank launches 'digital village' project, adopts Gujarat village
Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India programme, top lender ICICI Bank has launched its own 'digital village' project while adopting an entire village in Gujarat to provide services ranging from cashless banking to digitised school teaching.