Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Economic Empowerment of Women
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No 1130

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  April, 2016 / VAISAKHA 9, 1938 (SAKA)

## Economic Empowerment of Women

## 1130. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the  steps  taken  by  the   Government for economic empowerment of women in the country;
- b) the number of women in the age group  of 15-49 years  having  savings accounts in their names, State/UT-wise; and
- c) the  number  of  bank  accounts  opened  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan.  Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) by women so far?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- a) Government have taken various steps for economic empowerment of women in the country. These, inter alia, include establishment    of the RastriyaMahilaKosh (RMK) for  micro  credit,  Support  to  Training  and  Employment  Programme  for  women (STEP) for sustainable employment and income generation, Stand Up India Scheme for greenfield enterprises set up by woman entrepreneurs etc.
- b) As  per  information  compiled  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India,  the  total  number  of saving  accounts  held  by  women  is  33.83  crore  as  on  31.03.2015.  State/UT  wise details  are  attached  as  Annexure  I.  Age  group  wise  categorisation  of  account holders is not compiled centrally.
- c) The number of bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana by women as on 20 th  April 2016 is 11.13 crore.

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## ANNEXURE- I

## STATE/UT-WISE SAVING ACCOUNTS HELD BY WOMEN WITH SHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS AS ON MARCH 31, 2015

| STATE / UNION TERRITORY   | Number of saving accounts held by Women   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 1,29,132                                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 226,13,414                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 2,64,910                                  |
| ASSAM                     | 62,17,602                                 |
| BIHAR                     | 151,04,890                                |
| CHANDIGARH                | 6,40,594                                  |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 39,57,339                                 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 1,15,269                                  |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 85,813                                    |
| GOA                       | 11,74,338                                 |
| GUJARAT                   | 148,90,791                                |
| HARYANA                   | 81,71,310                                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 20,51,248                                 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 34,90,044                                 |
| JHARKHAND                 | 52,86,168                                 |
| KARNATAKA                 | 278,10,241                                |
| KERALA                    | 187,06,377                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 31,125                                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 108,47,132                                |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 344,42,768                                |
| MANIPUR                   | 5,74,962                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 5,76,940                                  |
| MIZORAM                   | 1,66,781                                  |
| NAGALAND                  | 2,91,471                                  |
| NCT OF DELHI              | 83,55,996                                 |
| ODISHA                    | 88,94,299                                 |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 7,36,276                                  |
| PUNJAB                    | 101,24,320                                |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 152,14,379                                |
| SIKKIM                    | 1,95,933                                  |
| TAMIL NADU                | 366,63,798                                |
| TELANGANA                 | 150,53,305                                |
| TRIPURA                   | 12,58,593                                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 410,71,780                                |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 28,94,577                                 |
| WEST BENGAL               | 202,14,373                                |