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Women waiting for their turn outside Soochna Seva Center, (Chachouda Block, Guna District, M.P) to get their bank account opened under PMJDY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana).

Under this scheme the beneficiary will get the following benefits:

1. Account holders will be provided zero-balance bank account with RuPay debit card, in addition to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh(to be given by 'HDFC Ergo').

2. Those who open accounts by January 26, 2015 over and above the 1 lakh ₹ accident, they will be given life insurance cover of ₹ 30,000(to be given by LIC).

3. After Six months of opening of the bank account, holders can avail 5,000 ₹ overdraft from the bank.

4. With the introduction of new technology introduced by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a person can transfer funds, check balance through a normal phone which was earlier limited only to smart phones so far.

5. Mobile banking for the poor would be available through National Unified USSD Platform (NUUP) for which all banks and mobile companies have come together

[Soochna Seva: A joint initiative of Digital Empowerment Foundation & European Union]

#soochnaseva #pmjdy #NPCI #nuup #ussd #european union

Soochna Seva Date: Encounters and Moments

#UpliftDocoTraces - behind the scenes written by cathy chen

Village men crowd around the head councillor of the village and Andrew. Serendipitously, we have a conversation with her. As an unscheduled and abrupt interview, her narrative holds a sense of precariousness; yet she expresses a certain kind if certitude in her work of helping people.

What’s your name? He came up to me and asks, and we chat. His name is Arvind. He is the first one who puts an extra effort to speak English to Andrew in the interview. Having eighteen years of social work experience, his bliss lives in helping people. The crew finds a background that embeds a sense of support in his computer lab. The crew on the other hand receives great help and generosity from the workers there who carry and load off the bricks on their head back and forth in the hallway; because of us, their work is delayed.

Kumal, an eloquent and bright speaker explains her involvement with Soochna Sava. She voices her concern, her hope and her vision.

A man with little word. He has difficulty in expressing his voice as he is somewhat paralyzed. He is a local village hero. His work is s a precedent of the Soochna Seva movement. Coincidence, luck or fate?

Mubeen faces difficulty in grasping the some spot interviews today. It is not his fault. Some of them just don’t talk; some of them get interrupted; some are daunted by the camera, and some simply don’t know how to answer the questions.