Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana - Eligibility & Documentation

Eligibility for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

You can open this Savings Account if you satisfy the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana eligibility. Also, if you interested in applying to become a Bank Mitra you can do so.

Entities eligible to become Bank Mitra:

  • Individuals like retired bank employees
  • Retired teachers
  • Retired government employees and ex-servicemen
  • Individual owners of kirana/medical/fair price shops
  • Individual public call office (PCO) operators
  • Agents of small savings schemes of the government of India/insurance companies
  • Individuals who own petrol pumps
  • Authorised functionaries of well-run self-help groups (SHGs) which are linked to banks

Documents required for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

Certain documents for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana will be required to open this Savings Account. Also, there are provisions for ‘low-risk’ individuals who do not have valid documents but who wish to open the account. Here are the documents that you will have to submit.

Documents for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana Account for individual:

For full KYC account click here.

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