Discom to help promote scheme
The company initiated a four- day long programme between August 25 till August 28 during which 19 camps were organised in the jhuggi jhopdi clusters of North Delhi
Delhi’s power distribution utility Tata Power Delhi Distribution ( TPDDL) has extended support to the Prime Minister’s recently announced “Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana” and joined hands with various private leading banks to facilitate opening of accounts in JJ Clusters of North and Northwest Delhi
The utility initiated a four- day long programme between August 25 till August 28 — in association with Axis Bank, PNB and HDFC Bank — during which 19 camps were organised in the jhuggi jhopdi clusters of North and North West Delhi and facilitated opening of accounts for 2223 consumers in these banks.
The areas covered under the initiative were BG Block, Shalimar Bagh; Wazirpur Industrial Area, Bagkare Khan, Vivekanand Pur, Sarai Rohilla, Indra JJ Colony, Rohini Sec- 3, Furniture block, Kirti Nagar , Shakurpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Haiderpur Village; Farishta Soap Shahazada Bagh; B&C Block, Ambedkar Bhawan, Wazirpur; Kathputli Colony, Sawana Park, GP Block Pitampura; JJ Colony, Bawana , Metro Vihar, Phase 2; Om Nagar and Dhobi Ghat, Jawahar Camp, Kala Pahar, Daya Basti/ Sarai Basti Shaktinagar among others.
For opening of bank accounts, the electricity bills of TPDDL were accepted as a valid address proof. All banks accounts opened under the scheme were zero balance accounts and provide facilities like debit card, cheque book and an accidental insurance to the tune of ` 1 lakh per family.
“Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana is an ambitious programme which aims to extend banking services to all the citizens of the country and we are going to extend all our support to the initiative as it is critical to include every family in the financial domain for the economic growth of the country,” Praveer Sinha, CEO and ED, TPDDL, said.
Mr Sinha said that a major chunk of population does not have a bank account and lack of financial inclusion meant that a significant amount of house hold savings stays away from the banking channel, not only harming individuals, but also adversely affecting the country’s economy.