According to a Finance Ministry reply to an RTI application filed by activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, a significant portion of PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts remains inactive and a large number carry no funds.
Key figures
- One in four PMJDY accounts is inoperative.
- Nearly 5.72 crore accounts have a zero balance.
- Uttar Pradesh tops the state list in this data.
The information was provided by the Finance Ministry in response to the RTI request.