Number of Jan Dhan Yojana accounts up by 55.5%
According to SocialCops' analysis of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana data, the number of bank accounts opened under the scheme increased by 55.5% from 2015 to 2016. There are 21.31 crore accounts as of March 16, 2016 compared to 13.68 crore accounts as of February 28, 2015. Notably, over a quarter of the total accounts have a balance of ₹0.