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The state of Telangana achieved 100 percent household coverage of banking services through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
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An Overview of the News
- According to the Social Security Administration survey, the state achieved 100 percent coverage of 135 welfare schemes and programs in 20 departments.
- Telangana has more than 1 crore 11 lakh Jan Dhan bank account holders with a total balance of over Rs 3 thousand crore.
- Around 61 lakh people in rural areas have opened Jan Dhan accounts, while in urban areas around 50 lakh people have zero balance accounts.
- Over 84 lakh Jan Dhan account holders in Telangana actively use RuPay cards, which provide additional benefits like credit facilities.
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About Telangana
- It is a state located in south-central India on the high Deccan Plateau.
- It is the eleventh largest state of India by area.
- Telangana was carved out of the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014 and became the newly formed state of Telangana with Hyderabad as the capital.
- Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.
- As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.
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Governor – Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister – K Chandrasekhar Rao
Council – (40 seats)
Legislative Assembly – (119 seats)
Rajya Sabha – 7 seats
Lok Sabha – 17 seats
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Telangana achieves 100% coverage of PMJDY,Telangana achieves 100% coverage of PMJDY
