Financial assets worth Rs 1.84 lakh crore lying unclaimed with banks, regulators: SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a campaign in Gandhinagar. The initiative aims to return 1.84 lakh crore rupees in uncla...
04 Oct, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
About 1.4 lakh new PMJDY a/cs opened under financial inclusion saturation campaign: FinMinIndia's finance ministry reports significant progress in its nationwide financial inclusion campaign. Approximately 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan a...
15 Jul, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Banks to close inactive PM Jan-Dhan Yojana accounts? Here is what government saidThe Department of Financial Services has denied instructing banks to close dormant Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana accounts, countering rece...
10 Jul, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
No direction given to banks to deactivate PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts: DFSThe Department of Financial Services (DFS) has refuted claims of ordering banks to close inactive PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts. Instead, a n...
08 Jul, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Finmin launches campaign for saturation of financial inclusion scheme at panchayat, urban local body levelThe finance ministry initiated a nationwide campaign on Tuesday to saturate Financial Inclusion (FI) schemes across all gram panchayats (GP...
01 Jul, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
PSU banks and financial institutions monetise Rs 4.5 cr through scrap disposalPublic sector banks and financial institutions earned Rs 4.5 crore from scrap disposal in a month-long campaign focused on minimizing pende...
01 Nov, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
DFS disposed off over 2 lakh public grievances in last 10 months as part of special campaign for Swachhata 2.0Having achieved more than 80 per cent of the target by October 31, 2022, the DFS continued to work in the intervening months from November ...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.25 PM IST
DFS Secretary meets officials from 10 departments to boost enrolments under PMJJBY, PMSBYAs a step towards amassing scale, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), will also be taking a meeting with the heads of all pu...
12 Apr, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
FinMin to launch special campaign for financial inclusion from October 15The campaign from October 15 to November 26 this year will also focus on mobile/Aadhaar seeding of existing accounts with a special focus o...
02 Oct, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
Govt proposes sale of small LPG cylinders, offering financial services via ration shopsThese issues were discussed in a virtual meeting with state governments chaired by Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. Representatives from th...
27 Oct, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
PSU banks on-board 1 crore account holders on digital payment modes in a monthThe campaign, aimed at encouraging customers to use digital banking channels, was launched on August 15 under the aegis of the government's...
25 Sep, 2020, 03.40 PM IST
RuPay International to offer cashback up to Rs 16,000 for transactions abroadIndians travelling to the UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the UK, the US, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand will be able to earn up to Rs 16,000 c...
02 Jan, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
Fintech panel for legislative changes for issuance of FDs, other instruments in demat formThe government should undertake a campaign to convert all financial assets held, especially by entities under its control like post offices...
02 Sep, 2019, 10.28 PM IST
PayNearby granted broking license by IRDA; acquires We CareThe aim is to enable the largely underserviced Bharat to enjoy financial protection during life, and assurance of continuum of basics for t...
09 Jul, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
'Ensure people hit by card,banking frauds get money back soon'The Finance Ministry has released guidelines for promotion of payments through cards and digital means to move towards "less cash society".
02 Mar, 2016, 09.04 PM IST
Delhi government builds action plan of Delhi Fire ServiceDFS will also soon start on-line delivery of fire safety certificates and also will start on-line service for standby duty.
21 Jul, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
Government plans micro ATMs for transfer of cash to poorGovt is likely to shoot down DFS plan to appoint common banking correspondent companies for transferring cash to poor people.
01 Dec, 2012, 03.37 PM IST