Importance Of Saving Bank Account

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Opening a saving bank account is very easy. These days, there is no such thing as minimum balance as the Reserve Bank of India has advised all banks to open saving accounts with “NIL” balance. This is called a Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account. One just needs to fill up the account opening form with a latest photograph and submitting documents to comply the “know your customer” (KYC) norms, i.e., proof of our identity and residence. The account can also be opened on the basis of the Aadhar Card. Some of the other features are that banks will not charge fees for deposit of money any number of times. Banks will also not charge for four withdrawals during a month. The account holder also gets a passbook and an ATM/smart card without any fee.
10,000 in the saving account and interest of 8-9% returns on Rs. 40,000, where there is an additional interest rate of about 4-5%. The deposit in the fixed deposit account also allows the person to meet liquidity requirement for any emergency situation.

2. Flexi -Deposit Sweep in Facility
To avail the flexi deposit facility one needs to have a savings bank account and a fixed deposit with a bank. The fixed deposit will be linked to the savings bank account. In case there is insufficient fund to clear a cheque from the saving bank account the deficit amount will automatically get transferred from your fixed deposit to the savings bank account.
For example, let us say a person has Rs. 10,000 in the savings bank account a fixed deposit with the bank of Rs. 1 lakh. In case of an insufficient balance in your savings bank account, the fund from this fixed deposit will be used. If the person draws a cheque of Rs. 25,000 and the savings bank account has just Rs. 10,000 then the deficit of additional Rs. 15,000 will be taken the linked fixed deposit.
In the above example, the person will earn savings bank account interest of 4% on Rs. 10,000 and 8-9% returns on Rs. 1,00,000 fixed deposit instead of earning 4-5% on the entire

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