Saturation Campaign of Financial Inclusion (FI) Schemes to be held from 21st October to 31st December 2026

The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has announced a Nationwide Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign to be conducted across 2.70 lakh Gram Panchayat (GP) and Urban Local Body (ULB) from 21 October to 31 December 2026.

The campaign aims to strengthen the outreach and coverage of key financial inclusion schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), thereby ensuring access to comprehensive financial services for people across the country.

Shri Safal Tripathi, General Manager, State Bank of India, and Convenor of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), Assam has informed that Financial Inclusion Saturation Camps will be organised across the seven North Eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. These camps will focus on strengthening financial inclusion at the grassroots level and ensuring that eligible beneficiaries are able to access the benefits of various Government-sponsored financial inclusion schemes.

The major activities to be undertaken during the campaign include:

• Enrolments under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
• Aadhaar Seeding in PMJJBY & PMSBY
• Opening of PMJDY Accounts
• Re - KYC for existing PMJDY & other saving accounts
• Generating C-KYC id, wherever pending
• Updating nominations in saving accounts and other facilities like lockers, wherever pending
• Awareness sessions on FI schemes, digital frauds and ‘Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar’ regarding unclaimed financial assets
• Sourcing of KCC applications to support the objective of saturation of eligible PM-Kisan beneficiaries
• Enrolment under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna to support the objective of saturation of KCC accounts, for the upcoming Rabi season

The campaign is expected to provide fresh momentum to the financial inclusion agenda across the North Eastern region by bringing essential banking and social security services closer to people at the grassroots level.

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