Pariksha SaathiFinancial inclusion saturation campaign from 21 October to 31 December 2026 across 2.70 lakh gram panchayats and urban local bodies
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) will run a nationwide campaign to saturate financial inclusion schemes and other key interventions at the gram panchayat and urban local body level from 21.10.2026 to 31.12.2026, covering 2.70 lakh GPs and ULBs, the Ministry of Finance said on 19 October 2026. Banks will hold camps for enrolment under PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana and Aadhaar seeding in PMJJBY and PMSBY; opening PMJDY accounts and re-KYC of existing PMJDY and other savings accounts; generating C-KYC ids and updating nominations where pending; awareness sessions on financial inclusion schemes, digital frauds and 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' on unclaimed financial assets; sourcing Kisan Credit Card applications to saturate eligible PM-Kisan beneficiaries; and enrolment under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for the coming Rabi season. A preparatory meeting with senior bank managements and SLBCs was held on 19 October under the chairmanship of the Joint Secretary (Financial Inclusion), DFS, and progress will be monitored by state administrations, banks and DFS.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
The three Jan Suraksha schemes were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015. PMJJBY gives a one-year, renewable life cover of Rs 2 lakh on death from any cause to bank or post-office account holders aged 18 to 50, at a premium of Rs 436 a year; PMSBY gives accidental death and disability cover of up to Rs 2 lakh to those aged 18 to 70, at Rs 20 a year; and APY, open to account holders aged 18 to 40 who are not income-tax payers, guarantees a minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 after the age of 60, depending on the contributions made.
Reference: PIB release of 9 May 2025, the Jan Suraksha schemes complete 10 years
Check yourself: which awareness initiative on unclaimed financial assets will the camps cover?
'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar'.
Revision task: from this release, note the campaign dates, its coverage and the activities in the camps, and keep them apart from the schemes' standing facts above.
Test yourself
The financial inclusion saturation campaign announced on 19 October 2026 will cover how many gram panchayats and urban local bodies?
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Answer: 2.70 lakh
The campaign will run from 21.10.2026 to 31.12.2026 covering 2.70 lakh GPs and ULBs in the country.
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