<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The Finance Ministry denies giving advisory to close inactive Jan Dhan accounts as recent media reports had suggested.</li><li>The Department of Financial Services clarified that it did not instruct banks to shut down inactive PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts.</li><li>A national campaign was launched to enhance adoption of financial-inclusion initiatives like PMJDY, where banks are expected to conduct re-KYC procedures for due accounts and encourage reactivation.</li><li>Despite media reports citing a high number of inactive accounts, the department emphasized that no instructions have been issued for closure, with the focus remaining on bringing more people into the financial mainstream.</li></ul>

No Directions Given To Close Inactive PM Jan Dhan Accounts: Finance Ministry

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