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…
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…
In terms of Consumer Price Index Numbers announced by Labour Bureau of India, the average index numbers for January 2019 to March 2019 works out to 7022.76. It means bank staff will get 34 slabs increase in DA for the ensuing quarter May 2019 to July 2019. In the other words Bank Staff will get…
RBI in its circular RBI/2017-18/89 /DBR.No.Leg.BC.96/09.07.005/2017-18 dated November 9, 2017 observed that there are occasions when banks discourage or turn away senior citizens and differently abled persons from availing banking facilities in branches. In this regard, Developmental and Regulatory Policies, released by Reserve Bank of India on October 4, 2017 state that notwithstanding the need…
When an insolvency petition has been filed in the Court, in respect of a customer of the bank, the bank shall immediately stop paying cheques drawn by the customer irrespective of cheque dated before or after the date of the petition. While dealing with such accounts, bankers need be to extra careful. Any act of…
A Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) Account is required by many Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to manage their deposits or income earned in India such as dividends, pension, rent, or to credit sale proceeds of immovable properties in India, etc.This account also allows you to remit funds from abroad either in Indian or foreign currency. You have to…
Reserve Bank Notification No. FEMA 5/2000-RB, [dated May 3, 2000AP (DIR SERIES) (2002-2003)] 2. RBI circular No. 5 dated 15-7-2002, and 3. A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45, dated May 14, 2002 give guidelines on various debits and credits allowed in NRE accounts. The following are the permitted debits and credits allowed in NRE accounts.…
Karta (Manager) of HUF have sole authority over HUF account and also on every transaction on behalf of HUF account, made by each member of the family. Therefore, it is necessary to appoint a new Karta to allow operation in the account after the death of the Karta to allow further operation in the same…
The Union government has made Aadhaar number mandatory for opening the bank accounts, as well as conductiong financial transactions of Rs.50000.00 and above.The existing customers of banks who have not linked Aadhar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to their bank is now required to link the same before December 31,…
There are two possibilities in a bank account maintained by a customer viz. (i) a deposit account is opened in a bank with a valid nomination or with the survivorship clause like ‘either or survivor’, or ‘anyone or survivor’, or ‘former or survivor’ or ‘latter or survivor’ etc. (ii) A deposit account is opened in…