TYPES OF BANK ACCOUNTS IN INDIA (Deposit Accounts)

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CURRENT DEPOSITS / ACCOUNTS

SAVING BANK / Saving Fund

DEPOSITS / ACCOUNTS
 RECURRING DEPOSITS / ACCOUNTS

FIXED DEPOSITS / ACCOUNTS OR

TERM DEPOSITS

Traditionally banks in India have four types of deposit accounts, namely Current Accounts, Saving
Banking Accounts, Recurring Deposits and, Fixed Deposits. However, in recent years, due to ever
increasing competition, some banks have introduced new products, which combine the features of
above two or more types of deposit accounts. These are known by different names in different
banks, e.g 2-in-1 deposits, Smart Deposits, Power Saving Deposits, Automatic Sweep Deposits etc.
However, these have not been very popular among the public.

What is a Current Account ? Who uses current accounts? Current Accounts in Banks

Current Accounts are basically meant for businessmen and are never used for the purpose of
investment or savings. These deposits are the most liquid deposits and there are no limits for
number of transactions or the amount of transactions in a day. Most of the current account are
opened in the names of firm / company accounts. Cheque book facility is provided and the account
holder can deposit all types of the cheques and drafts in their name or endorsed in their favour by
third parties. No interest is paid by banks on these accounts. On the other hand, banks charges
certain service charges, on such accounts.

Features of Current Accounts :

(a) The main objective of Current Account holders in opening these account is to enable them
(mostly businessmen) to conduct their business transactions smoothly.
(b) There are no restrictions on the number of times deposit in cash / cheque can be made or the
amount of such deposits;

(c) Usually banks do not have any interest on such current accounts. However, in recent times
some banks have introduced special current accounts where interest (as per banks' own guidelines)
is paid

(d) The current accounts do not have any fixed maturity as these are on continuous basis accounts

What is a Savings Bank Account ? Who uses Saving Bank Accounts ?

These deposits accounts are one of the most popular deposits for individual accounts. These
accounts not only provide cheque facility but also have lot of flexibility for deposits and withdrawal
of funds from the account. Most of the banks have rules for the maximum number of withdrawals
in a period and the maximum amount of withdrawal, but hardly any bank enforces these. However,
banks have every right to enforce such restrictions if it is felt that the account is being misused as a
current account. Till 24/10/2011, the interest on Saving Bank Accounts was regulared by RBI and it
was fixed at 4.00% on daily balance basis. However, wef 25th October, 2011, RBI has deregulated
Saving Fund account interest rates and now banks are free to decide the same within certain
conditions imposed by RBI. Under directions of RBI, now banks are also required to open no frill
accounts (this term is used for accounts which do not have any minimum balance requirements).
Although Public Sector Banks still pay only 4% rate of interest, some private banks like Kotak Bank
and Yes Bank pay between 6% and 7% on such deposits. From the FY 2012-13, interest earned upto
Rs 10,000 in a financial year on Saving Bank accounts is exempted from tax.

Click Here to know Which Banks are Paying the Highest Saving Bank Interest Rates / Interest Rates
on Savings Account

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What are Recurring Deposit Accounts ? Who use Recurring Deposit Accounts ? or RD accounts

These are popularly known as RD accounts and are special kind of Term Deposits and are suitable
for people who do not have lump sum amount of savings, but are ready to save a small amount every
month. Normally, such deposits earn interest on the amount already deposited (through monthly
installments) at the same rates as are applicable for Fixed Deposits / Term Deposits. These are best
if you wish to create a fund for your child's education or marriage of your daughter or buy a car
without loans or save for the future.

Under these type of deposits, the person has to usually deposit a fixed amount of money every
month (usually a minimum of Rs,100/- p.m.). Any default in payment within the month attracts a
small penalty. However, some Banks besides offering a fixed installment RD, have also introduced
a flexible / variable RD. Under these flexible RDs the person is allowed to deposit even higher
amount of installments, with an upper limit fixed for the same e.g. 10 times of the minimum amount
agreed upon.

These accounts can be funded by giving Standing Instructions by which bank withdraws a fixed
amount on a fixed date of the month from the saving bank of the customer (as per his mandate), and
the same is credited to RD account.

Recurring Deposit accounts are normally allowed for maturities ranging from 6 months to 120
months. A Pass book is usually issued wherein the person can get the entries for all the deposits
made by him / her and the interest earned. Banks also indicate the maturity value of the RD
assuming that the monthly instalents will be paid regularly on due dates. In case instalment is
delayed, the interest payable in the account will be reduced and some nominal penalty charged for
default in regular payments. Premature withdrawal of accumulated amount permitted is usually
allowed (however, penalty may be imposed for early withdrawals). These accounts can be opened
in single or joint names. Nomination facility is also available.
The RD interest rates paid by banks in India are usually the same as payable on Fixed Deposits,
except when specific rates on FDs are paid for particular number of days e.g. 500 days, 555 days,
1111 days etc i.e. these are not ending in a quarter.

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What are Fixed Deposit Accounts in India or Term Deposits

All Banks in India (including SBI, PNB, BoB, BoI, Canara Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank etc.) offer
fixed deposits schemes with a wide range of tenures for periods from 7 days to 10 years. These are
also popularly known as FD accounts. However, in some other countries these are known as "Term
Deposits" or even called "Bond". The term "fixed" in Fixed Deposits (FD) denotes the period of
maturity or tenor. Therefore, the depositors are supposed to continue such Fixed Deposits for the
length of time for which the depositor decides to keep the money with the bank. However, in case of
need, the depositor can ask for closing (or breaking) the fixed deposit prematurely by paying paying
a penalty (usually of 1%, but some banks either charge less or no penalty). (Some banks
introduced variable interest fixed deposits. The rate of interest on such deposits keeps on varying
with the prevalent market rates i.e. it will go up if market interest rates goes and it will come down if
the market rates fall. However, such type of fixed deposits have not been popular till date).
 The rate of interest for Fixed Deposits differs from bank to bank (unlike earlier when the same
were regulated by RBI and all banks used to have the same interest rate structure. The present
trends indicate that private sector and foreign banks offer higher rate of interest.

The earlier trend that private sector and foreign banks offer higher rate of interest is no more valid
these days. However, now a days small banks are forced to offer higher rate of interest to attract
more deposits. Usually a bank FD is paid in lump sum on the date of maturity. However, most of
the banks have also facility to pay/ credit interest in saving account at the end of every quarter. If
one desires to get interest paid every month, then the interest paid will be at a marginal discounted
rate. In the changed computerized environment, now the Interest payable on Fixed Deposit can also
be easily transferred on due dates to Savings Bank or Current Account of the customer.

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