Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 9th May 2015. The Savings Bank account holder in the age group of 18 to 40 years in any bank or post office is eligible to subscribe at Atal Pension Yojana (APY). The subscriber has to make monthly contributions of the defined amount until he or she is…
State Bank of India, country’s largest lender announced the cut the interest rate on savings bank (SB) deposits up to Rs.1 lakh to 3.25 per cent from 3.50 per cent effective from November 1, 2019. The bank has also announced a reduction in interest rates on term deposits across select maturities. This has created panic…
RBI in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, on Friday, October 4, 2019, announced that the scope of non-interest bearing Special Non-resident Rupee (SNRR) Account being enhanced. The statement said that in consultation with the Government, it is decided by RBI to permit persons resident outside India to open SNRR accounts, facilitating Rupee denominated…
On Friday (16.08.2019), Reserve Bank of India updated several amendments made to Gold Monetization scheme 2015 till date and advised all designated banks to give adequate publicity to the Scheme through their branches, websites and other channels. Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) which includes the revamped ‘Gold Deposit Scheme’ (GDS) and revamped ‘Gold Metal Loan Scheme…
(Compare the Interest Rates Offered on deposits by all the public sector banks and major private sector bank in India at a quick glance.) The names of public sector banks and private sector banks are separately listed below in an alphabetic order. The table at the right side of the banks’ name shows the interest…
Savings Bank (SB) accounts are opened in the bank mainly for saving purpose. Customers cannot open an SB account for business purpose. Let us find out who is eligible and who is not eligible to open SB accounts. The following entities are eligible to open SB accounts in a bank:- (i) SB Accounts…
The Aadhaar Act is defined as “an identification number issued to an individual by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on receipt of the demographic information and biometric information as per the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.” In terms of above act every resident…
With effect from September 1, 2019, Banks are required to frame Board approved policy / operational guidelines in respect of certain changes in Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) Account in the interest of better customer service. RBI on August 2, 2019, asked Banks to offer following basic minimum facilities in the BSBD Account, free of…
A Current account in a bank is a running account (also known as demand deposit) maintained in banks mostly for the purpose of business. The following types of entities are eligible to open current accounts in banks. Individual/Proprietorship Account Hindu Undivided Family (H.U.F) Account Partnership concerns/Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Limited and Private Companies Trust Account…
Government departments or semi Government departments need a bank account to carry out the financial transactions of the departments. Government business like Salary payments, Pension payments,Fee collection, tax collection,PPF, Sukanya samriddhi, Senior citizen savings scheme,etc.are routed through banks.Most of the public sector banks eying for government business as they they get huge amount of deposits…