Jan Dhan Darshak

Jan Dhan Darshak

Question. Consider the following statements regarding Jan Dhan Darshak-

  1. It is a mobile app for financial inclusion (FI)
  2. Over 5 Lacs FI touch points have been added in the App
  3. FI includes bank branches, ATMs, Post Offices.

Which of the above is /are correct?
(A)1 & 2 only
(B)2 & 3 only
(C)All of the above
(D)None of the above
Answer.  C
Related facts-

  • Departmental of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre have jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak.
  • As the name suggests, this app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country.
  • While over 5 lakh FI touch points (Bank branches, ATMs, Post Offices) have been mapped on this App.





Some of the salient features of this App are as follows:

  • Find nearby Financial touch points,  based on current location (Branches/ATM/Post offices)
  • Search by place name
  • Search by place name also available with Voice Interface
  • Phone number of bank branches available in the app, with the facility of call button for integrated dialing.




  • Users’ feedback will go directly to the concerned bank for carrying out the necessary updation in data on financial touch points.

                                                                      By Ramayan Upadhyay

Links-

http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1547270