Monday 12 December 2016

Can The PM Really Prevent Black Money-holders From Laundering Via Jan Dhan Accounts?

(Another of those posts that deserve to be detailed out in the form of a longer article.)

In a recent speech, PM Narendra Modi thus addressed all the Jan Dhan account-holders in the country: "If someone has forced you to deposit his or her black money in your account, then do not return it. Inform me instead and I will ensure that the person is suitably punished and you are protected." (Gist)

Truly commendable. However, it would be interesting to know if the PM, despite his best intentions, has the proper infrastructure in place to carry out this promise.

A Jan Dhan account-holder invariably belongs to the lower strata of society, one who is not Internet-conversant and far removed from social media platforms such as Twitter, where it has become quite easy to reach out to ministers of late, even the PM. Such a person would be almost entirely dependent on the representatives of law in his immediate environment. Despite its efficiency at many levels, it cannot be disputed that our country's police is also among the most corrupt among its brethren globally. Can the PM promise that a complainant will not be betrayed by the lawman he approaches for action?

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