New Delhi, March 19 -- A total of 55.02 crore Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened till March 7, out of which, 36.63 crore accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas, the government said on Tuesday. Also, cumulative enrollment under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) stood at 50.30 crore till March 7, Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Stand Up India Scheme and other financial inclusion schemes have also witnessed remarkable progress. The Atal Pension Yojana saw enrollments reaching 7.49 crore till the reported period. Under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), as of February 28, as many as 52.07 crore loans...