Banks offer three types of deposit accounts: Savings deposit, Term deposit & Recurring deposit as explained below:<\/span><\/p>Savings deposit account<\/b> is for depositing our day to day surplus. We can withdraw our money whenever we need it. We can also get an overdraft (Loan for emergency needs) in our saving account.<\/span><\/p>Term deposit account<\/b> is for depositing our money for a fixed period suitable to our needs. This may earn interest at higher rate than saving account, as we deposit money for a pre decided fixed period. We can also withdraw before the due date but in that case we will get less interest.<\/span><\/p>Recurring deposit account<\/b> is for depositing an amount periodically say every day or every week or every month for a certain period. This can be used for depositing regular savings.<\/span><\/p>Are you using a valid cheque book?<\/b><\/p>
Cheque truncation system to provide a more efficient, secure and fast clearing process<\/i><\/b><\/p>
Cheques issued by any bank needs to be compliant with cheque truncation system (CTS) 2010 standards, according to RBI (Reserve Bank of India) guidelines. CTS-2010 is a benchmark for standardisation of cheques issued by banks across the country. Banks have been asked to ensure all cheques are compliant with CTS-2010 standards by April 1, 2013. Thus, non-CTS cheques would not be used after 31 March 2013.<\/span><\/p>The main feature of CTS-2010 cheques is that a cheque can be cleared electronically. A CTS-2010 cheque will not have to go through the process of physical clearance. When a customer deposits a CTS-2010-complied cheque, the bank can simply send the cheque\u2019s image to the drawee bank, whose cheque has been issued; once the drawee bank scrutinises and recognizes the cheque, it will get cleared. This move will help banks save on transaction cost and time.<\/span><\/p>How to identify if your cheques are CTS 2010 compliant?<\/b><\/p>- Bank\/branch address with IFSC code will be printed on the top left corner of the cheque.<\/span><\/li>