Bank Passbooks : 11 things you need to know
1. Under the new directive, Banks have to give information about ‘deposit insurance cover’ along with the limit of coverage up front in the passbooks.
2. As per details on RBI’s website, it is applicable to all commercial banks including branches of foreign banks functioning in India are insured by the deposit insurance and credit guarantee corporation (DICGC).
3. In the event of a bank failure, DICGC protects bank deposits. Each depositor in a bank is insured up to a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh for both principal and interest amount held by him/her in the same capacity.
5. Payment to ‘self’: This should indicate “Self” as payee. The name of the ATM/ branch if the payment is made by ATM/ another branch
6. Reversal of wrong credits will need to have the date of the original credit entry reversed and reasons for reversal, in brief.
7. Cash deposit: It should be indicated that it is a “cash deposit”. It would require name of the depositor i.e. self or third party
8. Interest on deposits: (i) Mention if it is interest paid on the Savings Account/ Fixed Deposit (ii) Mention the respective Fixed Deposit Account/ Receipt Number if it is interest paid on Fixed Deposit(s).
9. Bank charges: i) Nature of the charges – fee/ commission/ fine/ penalty etc. (ii) Reasons for the charges, in brief – e.g. return of cheque (number), commission/ fee on draft issued/ remittance (draft number), cheque collection charge (number), issuance of cheque book, SMS alerts, ATM fees, additional cash withdrawals, etc.
10. Receipt from third parties: (i) Name of the remitter/ transferor (ii) Mode-Transfer, inter-branch, RTGS/ NEFT, cash, etc. (iii) Name of the transferor bank, if the payment is received through inter-branch transaction, RTGS/ NEFT
11. Maturity proceeds of fixed deposit/ recurring deposit: i) Name of the Fixed Deposit/ Recurring Deposit holder (ii) Fixed Deposit/ Recurring Deposit account/ receipt number (iii) Date of maturity more