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Your savings bank account can earn you more interest now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive in its policy document that will change the way interest is paid on the minimum amount present in a savings bank account each day.

At present, the interest (3.5 per cent per annum) is calculated on the minimum balance held in the account from the 10th of each month to the last day of that month. So, if a bank customer has Rs 1 lakh in his savings account one day and then Rs 100 another day, the minimum balance taken for calculation of interest in the period would be Rs 100.

But, from April 1, 2010, the interest paid on the savings account will be on the daily minimum balance. In other words, even the Rs 1 lakh balance in the savings account will earn the customer interest, even if it’s withdrawn later on.

The present system encouraged customers to keep large sums either in short-term fixed deposits or liquid funds but this will change once the system to pay interest on a daily basis is implemented. If the customer holds the money in savings account, banks’ dependence on fixed deposits will also decrease.

I think that this is a very good move by RBI to take care the interest of the customers.What do you think???


Source: Business Standard

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/your-savings-ac-will-earn-daily-interest/355855/

 Top Comment : Swati Raut   | 06 01 2009 07:37:33 +0000
This is really a good decision taken by Reserve bank of India.This will definitely motivate people to hold more money in their savings bank accounts.
 
13 comments on "Earn Daily Interest on your Savings A/C"
  Commented by  Ankit Goel, SCS, Hewitt Associates    | 07 26 2010 11:48:44 +0000
This is a very good dicesion of RBI in favore of customers who are having saving accounts in banks.
  Commented by  yogesh deshpande, Sales, leadership, and motivational trainer, Entrepreneur    | 07 26 2010 10:35:09 +0000
Wow whaat a great news, thanks for the same. it will also help people save with the banks. and in turn banks will have more money for rotation.  
  Commented by  Charles davison, Project Manager, Douglas OHI LLC    | 10 12 2009 11:27:18 +0000
Wise Policy decision by RBI.Good for the account holders...
But this will pinch the banks.They will somehow make adjustments in interest rates to equalise the excess interest outflow.
Afterall they are in business,not for sharing profit with account holders!!
  Commented by  Viktor Stephen, COO, Business Mashups LLC    | 09 26 2009 03:13:58 +0000
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This is indeed a very good decision by the RBI and will definitely encourage savings. Thanks for the referral. 
  Commented by  Guru Prasad, Business Analyst, Societe Generale Global SolAxison Centre    | 09 25 2009 21:47:48 +0000
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According to the article, 
"As per the new directive issued by RBI, only commercial banks will need to follow this new method of interest payment on savings accounts. Commercial banks include all banks other than co-operative ones."

Check out the Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, 
Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts on the RBI site through this link. 
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewMasCirculardetails.aspx?id=5112

Btw, it is still a proposal and will remain so until enforcement. I am already beginning to lose sleep when I ponder over the article from a TAX-PAYER's perspective.
  Commented by  sujit, PGP Student, Batch of 2010, IIM Kozhikode    | 06 16 2009 20:19:56 +0000
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Good move by RBI to motivate people for banking especiallly from rural sector.
  Commented by  Dinesh, Project Lead, Eli Research    | 06 04 2009 04:46:31 +0000
Good move by RBI.
  Commented by  Sudeep Tarafdar, Senior Consultant, IBM    | 06 02 2009 08:09:21 +0000
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excellent decision taken by the RBI and in future you will see more people having their money in banks than anywhere else, this will bring in more customers than ever before for banks...
  Commented by  BEENA AGARWAL, Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, ANADI HI TECH AGRO PVT LTD    | 06 02 2009 05:42:37 +0000
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Its a great and nice decision taken by RBI.One can keep money for long in their SB a/c, one willnot have to bother too much for where to put money for getting more interest.Real relief...
  Commented by  NITIN DEOLE, Exec-NPD- PETL(GREAVES COTTON LTD.)    | 06 02 2009 03:58:10 +0000
Rating : +1 
Really Good move by RBI if becomes reality soon. Will see rise in Account holders. But will it vary from bank to bank?? I guess it will.
  Commented by  Devi Kaladeen, Audit Manager, Health Sector Development Unit    | 06 01 2009 19:06:08 +0000
Rating : +1 
Wow this is great! I hope this banking system hits my country since only special types of accounts benefit from the daily interest.



  Commented by  Japan Shah, Assistant Professor, Omegan School of business    | 06 01 2009 09:57:58 +0000
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That is a good decision by the RBI, as the bank used to use the funds of the depositor in lending and earning huge.. so now the depositors will also get good value for the money in Bank...
  Commented by  Swati Raut, Product Manager, Aviva    | 06 01 2009 07:37:33 +0000
Rating : +2 
This is really a good decision taken by Reserve bank of India.This will definitely motivate people to hold more money in their savings bank accounts.
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