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| - Deposits kept with banks for a fixed period, few weeks to few years. Fixed deposit receipts are issued as proof of your investment
- Deposits can be made with all Public sector, private sector, foreign, cooperative banks
- Minimum deposits varies from bank to bank, no maximum limit
- Interest and principals paid at the end of the period of deposit. Some bank have facility to pay interest every month or every quarter
- Interest can be calculated monthly, half yearly, or annually and varies across banks
- Can be opened in the name of minor, individual, singly or jointly
- Comes with various products category by different banks
- FD receipts are not transferable
- Some banks insist you maintain a saving banks accounts with them to operate FD accounts
- Safety: Fairly safe as banks are regulated by Reserve Bank of India. Rs one lakh per depositor is automatically insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
- Liquidity: Deposits are relatively liquid, can be prematurely withdrawn with some interest sacrifice. Loans upto 90% can be availed against deposits receipts
- Capital Appreciation: No capital appreciation or depreciation, your initial deposit amount will remain same at the end of the tenure of deposit
- Returns: Rate of interest not vary attractive vis-à-vis other investment avenues. Real returns taking into account the inflation, can be very low. Rates varied from bank to bank and time to time
- Tax benefits: Interest income from fixed deposits are liable for income tax
- SBI deposit for one year
- Rate of interest offered 7% per annum
- Interest compounded quarterly
- Rs 1000 FD for one year become Rs 1072 at the end of the year
- The interest income of Rs 72 is taxable for income tax
- One can use interest calculator freely available on internet
- Accounts opening form of the bank
- Latest passport size photograph
- Cash to be deposited or Self Cheque
- An Identity proof (Passport / Voter ID / Employee ID / Driving License / PAN card / Photo credit card)
- An Address proof (Latest bank a/c statement / Credit card statement / Electricity bill / Telephone bill / allotment letter from employer / House lease agreement)
- Lost FD receipts- Apply for a duplicate receipt. An indemnity bond need to be signed in the bank’s prescribed formats
- Death of the FD holder- Nominee is entitled for the proceeds. In the case where no nomination has been made the bank may require the executor or administrator of the deceased person or holder of the succession certificate
- In case of any complaint, the matter may be first brought to the notice of concerned branch manager for immediate redressal. If the complaint is not redressed to the satisfaction of the customer, the matter may be taken up with the Regional Manager/Zonal Manager concerned. If the complainant still feels unsatisfied with the responses received, he can address his complaint to the Bank’s Nodal Officer designated to deal with the customer’ complaints/grievances giving full details of the case.
- In case any complaint is not redressed to the satisfaction of the complainant within 30 days by the bank concerned, a complaint can be lodged with Banking Ombudsman of the respective area. The Banking Ombudsmen are appointed by the Reserve Bank of India for redressal of customer services related grievances, including those relating to credit card complaints. The names and addresses of the banking ombudsman area as under.
| Sl. No. | Centre | Contact details of the Office of Banking Ombudsman | Area of Operation | | 1. | Ahmedabad | Shri K Chandrachoodan C/o Reserve Bank of India La Gajjar Chambers, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 009 Tel.No.079- 26582357, 079-26586718 Fax No.079-26583325 | Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | | 2. | Bangalore | Shri M Palanisamy C/o Reserve Bank of India 10/3/8, Nrupathunga Road Bangalore-560 001 Tel.No.080-22210771, 080-22275629 Fax No.080-22244047 | Karnataka | | 3. | Bhopal | Shri T. Karunakaran C/o Reserve Bank of India Hoshangabad Road, Post Box No.32, Bhopal-462 011 Tel.No.0755-2573772, 0755-2573776 Fax No.0755-2573779 | Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh | | 4. | Bhubaneswar | C/o Reserve Bank of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Bhubaneswar-751 001 Tel.No.0674-2396207, 0674-2396008 Fax No.0674-2393906 | Orissa | | 5. | Chandigarh | Shri Lalit Srivastava C/o Reserve Bank of India New Office Building Sector-17, Central Vista Chandigarh-160 017 Tel.No.0172-2721109, 0172-2721011 Fax No.0172-2721880 | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh | | 6. | Chennai | Shri A. Madasamy C/o Reserve Bank of India, Fort Glacis, Chennai 600 001 Tel No.044-25399170, 044-25395964 Fax No.044-25395488 | Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands | | 7. | Guwahati | C/o Reserve Bank of India Station Road, Pan Bazar Guwahati-781 001 Tel.No.0361-2542556, 0361-2540445 Fax No.0361-2540445 | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura | | 8. | Hyderabad | Shri M. Sebastian C/o Reserve Bank of India 6-1-56, Secretariat Road Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 004 Tel.No.040-23210013, 040-23243970 Fax No.040-23210014 | Andhra Pradesh | | 9. | Jaipur | Shri P Vijaykumar C/o Reserve Bank of India, Ram Bagh Circle, Tonk Road, Post Box No.12, Jaipur-302 004 Tel.No.0141-2570357/0141-2570392 Fax No.0141-2562220 | Rajasthan | | 10. | Kanpur | Smt Madhavi Sharma C/o Reserve Bank of India M.G. Road, Post Box No.82 Kanpur-208 001 Tel.No.0512-2361191/0512-2310593 Fax No.0512-2362553 | Uttar Pradesh (excluding District of Ghaziabad) and Uttaranchal | | 11. | Kolkata | Shri V Vasnthan C/o Reserve Bank of India 15, Nethaji Subhas Road Kolkata-700 001 Tel.No.033-22306222/033-22305580 Fax No.033-22305899 | West Bengal and Sikkim | | 12. | Mumbai | Shri O P Aggarwal C/o Reserve Bank of India Garment House, Ground Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai-400 018 Tel.No.022-24924607/022-24960893 Fax No.022-24960912 | Maharashtra and Goa | | 13. | New Delhi | Shri H Kulshreshtha Banking Ombudsman Reserve Bank of India Building 2nd Floor, 6, Sansad marg New Delhi - 110001 TelNo. 011-23725219/23710882 /23725445 Fax No. 011-23725218 | Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh | | 14. | Patna | Shri Murari Swarup C/o Reserve Bank of India, South Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800 001 Tel.No.0612-2322569/2323734 Fax No.0612-2320407 | Bihar and Jharkhand | | 15. | Thiruvananthapuram | Smt Suma Varma C/o Reserve Bank of India Bakery Junction Thiruvananthapuram-695 033 Tel.No.0471-2332723/0471-2329676 Fax No.0471-2321625 | Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep | | Sl No | Public Sector Banks | Head Office Address | Web Site | | | 1 | Allahabad Bank | Head Office 2, Netaji Subhas Road Kolkata-700 001 | | | | 2 | Andhra Bank | Head Office, Dr. Pattabhi Bhavan 5-9-11, Saifabad Hyderabad-500 004 | | | | 3 | Bank of Baroda | Head Office, Suraj Plaza No.1 6th Floor, Sayajigunj, Maganwadi Baroda-390 005 | | | | 4 | Bank of India | Head Office Star House, C-5, G Block Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E) Mumbai-400051 | | | | 5 | Bank of Maharashtra | Lokmangal, 1501, Shivaji Nagar Pune-411 005 | | | | 6 | Canara Bank | Head Office, 112, J C Road Bangalore-560 002 | | | | 7 | Central Bank of India | Central Office 4th Floor. Chander Mukhi Nariman Point Mumbai-400 021 | | | | 8 | Corporation Bank | Head Office Mangaladevi Temple Road Pandeshwar Mangalore-575 001 | | | | 9 | Dena Bank | Head Office Maker Tpwers ‘E’, 10th Floor, Cuffe Parade Colaba, Mumbai-400 005 | | | | 10 | IDBI Ltd. | IDBI Tower WTC Complex Cuffe Parade Mumbai - 400005 | | | | 11 | Indian Bank | Central Office, 31, Rajaji Salai Chennai-600 001 | | | | 12 | Indian Overseas Bank | Central Office 762-764, Anna Salai Chennai-600 002 | | | | 13 | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Harsha Bhavan E Block Connaught Place New Delhi-110001 | | | | 14 | Punjab & Sind Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank 2239 Gurudwara Road Karol Bagh New Delhi-110 005 | | | | 15 | Punjab National Bank | Rajendra Bhawan, 2nd Floor Rajendra Road New Delhi-110 008 | | | | 16 | State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur | Head Office Tilak Marg, C Scheme Jaipur-302 005 | | | | 17 | State Bank of Hyderabad | Head Office Hybank Towers Gunfoundry Hyderabad-500 001 | | | | 18 | State Bank of India | Central Office, 14th Floor Madame Cama Road Nariman Point Mumbai-400 021 | | | | 19 | State Bank of Indore | Head Office 5, Yashwant Nivas Road Indore-452 003 | | | | 20 | State Bank of Mysore | Head Office Kempegowda Road Bangalore-560 009 | | | | 21 | State Bank of Paitala | Head Office The Mall Patiala-147 001 | | | | 22 | State Bank of Tranvancore | Head Office New Administrative Complex Poojapura Thiruvanthapuram-695 012 | | | | 23 | Syndicate Bank | Head Office Manipal-576 119 | | | | 24 | UCO Bank | Head Office 16A, B.T.M. Sarani Kolkata-700001 | | | | 25 | Union Bank of India | Planning & Development Dept. Central Office 239, Vidhan Sabha Marg Nariman Point Mumbai-400 021 | | | | 26 | United Bank of India | Head Office 16, Old Court House Street Kolkata-700 001 | | | | 27 | Vijaya Bank | Head Office 41/2, M G Road Trinity Circle Bangalore-560 001 | | | | Sl No | Private Sector Banks | | Web Site | | 1 | Axis Bank Ltd | | | | 2 | Bank of Rajasthan Ltd | | | | 3 | Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd | | | | 4 | City Union Bank Ltd | | | | 5 | Development Credit Bank Ltd | | | | 6 | Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd | | | | 7 | Federal Bank Ltd | | | | 8 | HDFC Bank Ltd | | | | 9 | ICICI Bank Ltd | | | | 10 | IndusInd Bank Ltd | | | | 11 | ING Vysya Bank Ltd | | | | 12 | Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd | | | | 13 | Karnataka Bank Ltd | | | | 14 | Karur Vysya Bank Ltd | | | | 15 | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | | | | 16 | Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd | | | | 17 | Nainital Bank Ltd | | | | 18 | Ratnakar Bank Ltd. | | | | 19 | SBI Commercial and International Bank Ltd | | | | 20 | South Indian Bank Ltd | | | | 21 | Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd | | | | 22 | Yes Bank Ltd | | | | |
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