<p class="title rtejustify">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said social security cover has now been extended to around 50 crore people in the country, an increase of about 10 times since 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The social security schemes of the Government of India will help people cope with the uncertainties of life," Modi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Prime Minister was interacting with beneficiaries of various social security schemes of the government through video conferencing.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He said beneficiaries under various social security schemes stood at about 5 crore in 2014, which has now increased to 50 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Referring to the financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, he said the emphasis was on three aspects -- opening the doors of the banks for the poor, or banking the unbanked; access to capital for small business and budding entrepreneurs, or funding the unfunded; and a social security cover for the poor and vulnerable, thus financially securing the unsecured.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">About 28 crore new bank accounts have been opened under the Jan Dhan scheme.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"I am particularly happy that more women have bank accounts. It is important for women to be in the financial mainstream," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The government is promoting schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There are about 1 crore subscribers of the assured minimum pension scheme Atal Pension Yojana.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The government is also promoting Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana for citizens aged 60 years and above. About 3 lakh people have so far benefited from the scheme.</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said social security cover has now been extended to around 50 crore people in the country, an increase of about 10 times since 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The social security schemes of the Government of India will help people cope with the uncertainties of life," Modi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Prime Minister was interacting with beneficiaries of various social security schemes of the government through video conferencing.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He said beneficiaries under various social security schemes stood at about 5 crore in 2014, which has now increased to 50 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Referring to the financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, he said the emphasis was on three aspects -- opening the doors of the banks for the poor, or banking the unbanked; access to capital for small business and budding entrepreneurs, or funding the unfunded; and a social security cover for the poor and vulnerable, thus financially securing the unsecured.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">About 28 crore new bank accounts have been opened under the Jan Dhan scheme.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"I am particularly happy that more women have bank accounts. It is important for women to be in the financial mainstream," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The government is promoting schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There are about 1 crore subscribers of the assured minimum pension scheme Atal Pension Yojana.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The government is also promoting Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana for citizens aged 60 years and above. About 3 lakh people have so far benefited from the scheme.</p>