Parliament Question: Financial Inclusion in Warangal under PMJDY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3478 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026/SHRAVANA 19, 1948 (SAKA) Financial Inclusion in Warangal under PMJDY 3478. DR. KADIYAM KAVYA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) the present status of financial inclusion in Warangal district under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), including the number of Jan Dhan accounts opened, RuPay cards issued, Aadhaar seeding, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) coverage and account usage during the last three years; (b) the details of digital payment promotion and financial literacy initiatives implemented in the district during the said period, including the number of beneficiaries covered and awareness programmes conducted; and (c) the steps taken by the Government during the last three years to strengthen banking infrastructure in rural and underserved areas of Warangal district, including the opening of bank branches, deployment of Banking Correspondents (BCs), expansion of digital banking services and measures to improve access to formal financial services? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY) (a) The status of financial inclusion in Warangal District, Telangana under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), during the last three years is as under: Financial Number of Rupay Cards Aadhaar Seeded Operative Year (As Accounts Issued in Accounts Accounts on) Mar’ 24 2,69,894 2,12,030 2,18,133 2,28,257 Mar’ 25 2,71,931 2,05,834 2,35,968 2,24,956 Mar’ 26 3,02,317 2,26,409 2,65,470 2,20,607 Further, the data regarding the number of PMJDY accounts linked to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Schemes is not centrally maintained. (b) The details of Financial Literacy Camps and Digital Payment Awareness Camps, conducted by the banks, in Warangal District, Telangana, during the last three financial years are as under: Number of Programmes Number of Beneficiaries Financial Year Conducted Participated As on Mar’ 24 1263 40027 As on Mar’ 25 1446 50271 As on Mar’ 26 2133 68334 Source: SLBC Telangana(c) To ensure accessibility of banking services in rural and remote areas, the endeavour of the Government is to provide a banking outlet (Bank branch / Business Correspondent / India Post Payments Bank) within 5 kilometres radius of all inhabited villages in the country. Availability of banking outlets is monitored by a Geographic Information System (GIS) based application, namely, Jan Dhan Darshak (JDD) App. Based on the data uploaded by Banks on the JDD App., All inhabited villages in Warangal District, Telangana are covered with banking outlets (Bank Branch/ BC/ IPPB) within a radius of 5 KMs, as on 30.06.2026. The details of banking infrastructure in Warangal District, Telangana, for last three financial years, are as under: Financial Year Branches BCs ATMs (As on) Mar’ 24 133 3132 284 Mar’ 25 139 2802 285 Mar’ 26 140 2836 269 Source: SLBC Telangana *****