Govt to transfer 2nd installment of Rs 500 into women Jan Dhan account holders from Monday

New Delhi: The second installment of Rs. 500 will be transferred directly into the accounts of women beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMGKY) from Monday.

To help poor and downtrodden tide over the Covid-19 pandemic, the government on March 26 had announced a financial help of Rs 5,00/- for 3 months, starting from April.

Installment released to banks, 20 crore to benefit

The second installment has been released to a large number of banks which will now credit the amount into the accounts of the beneficiaries.

Around 20 crore women beneficiaries received the first installment for last month in its first week.

Government has also announced a date plan for beneficiaries to visit the bank in order to dispense the money so that adequate precaution of social distancing can be ensured.

Which beneficiaries should visit bank on which date.. See here

Beneficiaries with account numbers ending with zero and one are advised to visit the bank branch on 4th May.

PM गरीब कल्याण पैकेज के तहत PMJDY के महिला खाता धारकों को Rs.500 की मई माह की किश्त बैंकों में भेजी जा रही है। पैसे पूरी तरह सुरक्षित हैं, बैंकों में भीड़ से बचने के लिए नीचे वाले समय सारणी अनुसार ब्रांच, CSP, बैंक मित्रों से रक़म लें। स्वस्थ रहे, सुरक्षित रहें। @FinMinIndia pic.twitter.com/OFsUwJwHIo

— Debasish Panda (@DebasishPanda87) May 2, 2020

Accounts ending with two and three should visit banks on 5th May. Those beneficiaries whose Jan Dhan accounts end with number 4 and 5 should visit the banks on 6th May.

Those with 6 and 7 on 8th May and accounts ending with numbers 8 and 9 should visit the bank branch on 11th May.