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Govt launches Jan Dhan Darshak mobile app to help locate banks, post office

Updated : September 26, 2018 01:25 PM IST

The App gives details of over half a million FI touch points such as bank branches, ATMs and post offices.

Nearly 1.35 lakh bank mitras would be on-boarded in to the service by December.

Govt launches Jan Dhan Darshak mobile app to help locate banks, post office

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday launched a new mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as part of it’s of financial inclusion (FI) initiative.

The app, jointly developed by Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC), will aid the common man in locating financial service across the country, according to a press release.

“Jan Dhan Darshak app will be in a unique position to provide a citizen centric platform for locating financial service touch points across all providers such as banks, post office, CSC, etc,” said the release.

Currently, the app gives details of over half a million FI touch points such as bank branches, ATMs and post offices. It will come with various features including voice interface, call button for integrated dialing and facility to search for financial institutions based on the location.

In addition, nearly 1.35 lakh bank mitras would be on-boarded into the service by December.

Also Read: USIBC India Ideas Summit: Experts discuss financial inclusion in India

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