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HO: DEV: CIRCULAR No. 36/2006                                 28.08.2006 

TO ALL OFFICES 

‘PGB-TAX SAVER’-FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEME 

Catering to the need of the customers, Bank, on the pattern of sponsor bank, has devised a new scheme for the investors gearing to park their funds in term deposits of five years and above with availability of tax benefits under the notification issued on July 28, 2006 by the Government of India on the ‘Bank term deposit scheme, 2006’ under Sec. 80 C (2) (xxi) of the Income-tax Act. Towards ensuring customer delight, our Bank has initiated an impressive PGB-TAX SAVER’-FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEME, w.e.f. 01.09.2006. Branches are advised to give wide publicity to this scheme through display boards, banners, pamphlets etc. to secure maximum deposit. 

THE SALIENT FEATURES OF PGB-TAX SAVER’-FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEME ARE ENUMERATED AS UNDER:- 

  1. ELIGIBILITY

Ø      Ø      Individuals, Including illiterate, blind persons, and joint account 

The joint holder deposit receipt may be issued jointly to two adults or jointly to an adult and a minor, and payable to either of the holders or to the survivor. However, In the case of joint holder deposit, the deduction from income under section 80C of the Act shall be available only to the first holder of the deposit.

Ø      Ø      Hindu undivided family (HUF) 

2. Amount of Deposit

The Fixed Deposit can be opened with a minimum deposit of Rs. 100/- or in multiples thereof, subject to maximum deposit of Rs. 1.00 Lac per year* only (Year means a year commencing on the 1st day of April) 

*A declaration from the depositor(s), as per Annexure-A, to be obtained at the time of opening of Account, under the Scheme and annexed with AOF of the depositor only.

 3. Period of Deposit

For any period from minimum 5 years to maximum 10 years, including incomplete quarter of 82 months, 95 months and 16 days so on. 

4. Lock in Period:- 5 years 

No term deposit receipt shall be encashed before the expiry of five years from the date of its receipt. 

5. Options

While opening the Term Deposit Accounts, depositors (s) shall give one of the following options:-  

a)     a)     Income Option ( Outflow of Interest) 

Ø      Ø      The interest may be paid on monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly basis. The payment of interest on quarterly basis shall be made on simple rate of interest.

Ø      Ø      The monthly interest will be paid at discounted value, whereas, the same shall be quarterly compounded in case of half-yearly and yearly payment of interest. 

b)     b)     Maturity Option ( Re-Invested Interest) 

Ø      Ø      The interest shall be compounded on quarterly basis and will be payable on maturity of deposit only.

Ø      Ø      The incomplete quarter of such deposit shall be reckoned at the end, for the purpose of calculation of interest. 

6. Issue of term deposit receipt

The term deposit receipt issued under the scheme shall bear the name, address, Permanent Account Number (PAN) and signature of the depositor. (A rubber stamp bearing Name of the Scheme & Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the depositor be affixed on the existing AOF’s. Similarly, a rubber stamp bearing the Name of the Scheme, Permanent Account Number and Signature of the Depositor(s), be invariably affixed on the existing FDRs). The term deposit receipt shall be issued to the depositor only, when he/she has himself/herself requested the branch on the prescribed form of the Bank and signed on the FDR/ FDRs in the presence of Bank’s official. 

7. Rate of Interest: - The rate of Interest shall be payable in accordance with the circular issued from time to time, presently: - 8% p.a.  

 (In case of Senior citizen, 0.5% additional interest (Subject to change as per bank guidelines from time to time) and in case of staff member, 1% additional interest shall be paid over and above the Interest applicable to the scheme, inclusive of additional interest payable to Sr. Citizen under the Scheme. 

Ø      Ø      The rate of interest shall be payable in accordance with the circulars issued by the Bank from time to time.

Ø      Ø      The payment of interest shall be made as per the option declared by the depositors at the time of making the deposit. 

8. Payment /Transfer of FDR at the Branch other than the issuing branch:-

Ø      Ø      Fixed Deposit Receipts can be made transferable at the branch other than the issuing branch on the request of the Depositor/depositors (in the case of joint holder type deposit, the application may be signed by one of the joint holders, if the other is dead)

  

9. At Par Collection

The facility of” At Par Collection” of the FDRs on or before maturity shall be provided at all the branches of the Bank.

 

10. Loan/Advance

The term deposit receipt issued under the scheme shall NOT be lien/pledged to secure a loan or as security to any other loan, before the expiry of the Lock in Period of 5 years. However, after the expiry of lock in period, if loan is availed by the depositor(s), under the scheme, the rate of interest charged on the loan amount shall be 1% higher than the rate of interest prevailing on the fixed deposit of that period and the maximum loan amount shall be restricted to 75% of the original amount of Fixed Deposit plus interest credited in the account thereon.

 

11. Replacement of lost or destroyed Term Deposit Receipts.-

(1) If a term deposit receipt is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or defaced, the depositor/depositors entitled thereto, shall apply to the issuing branch with full particulars, such as account number, amount and date of the receipt, and the circumstance attending such loss, theft, destruction, mutilation or defacement, for the issue of a duplicate receipt.

(2) Incumbent Incharge shall allow for issuance of duplicate receipt to the applicant furnishing an indemnity bond in the Bank’s prescribed form with one or more sureties, acceptable to the Bank or with a bank guarantee as per the case, after verification of complete incident of such loss, theft, destruction, mutilation or defacement of the receipt.

Ø      Ø      If the face value or the aggregate face value of the receipt or receipts mentioned above is five hundred rupees or less, a duplicate receipt or receipts can be issued to the depositor, furnishing an indemnity bond without any surety or guarantee.

Ø      Ø      A duplicate receipt can also be issued without any such indemnity bond, surety or guarantee, if the receipt mutilated or defaced is surrendered and the receipt is capable of being identified as the one originally issued by the branch.

(3) A duplicate receipt issued under paragraph (2) shall be treated as equivalent to the original receipt for all the purposes of this scheme except that it shall not be encashable at a branch other than the branch at which such receipt is issued, without proper verification.

 

12. Part withdrawal/Premature withdrawal

 

Ø      Ø      Part withdrawals and premature withdrawal before the lock in period is not allowed. 

Ø      Ø      In case of premature cancellation before the maturity date and after the lock in period of 5 years, 0.5% penalty shall be charged, vis-à-vis the applicable rate of interest for the period the deposit has actually run from the date of its issuance/renewal. However, in the case of the death instances of the depositors before maturity of the term Deposit, levy of penalty would be exempted. 

 

13. Interest Certificate

Interest certificate may be issued to the depositor in respect of interest accrued/ credited/paid in the depositor’s account during the year, i.e., from 1st April to 31st March. A noting must be recorded in the respective account for the amount and date of interest certificates issued.

 

15. Nomination:-

Nomination facility is available and is applicable as in case of other FDRs.

 

16. Income tax deductable at source

(1) Interest on these term deposits shall be liable to tax under the Income tax Act, on the basis of annual accrual or receipt, depending upon the method of accounting followed by the depositors.

(1)   The tax on such interest shall be deducted in accordance with the provisions of section 194 A or section 195 of the Act.

 (All these guidelines shall be subject to any modification as circularized by HO from time to time)

 

                                                                                                                                                    GENERAL MANAGER 

 

 

 

 

(Annexure-A)

 

‘PGB-TAX SAVER’-FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEME

ECLARATION UNDER BANK TERM DEPOSIT SCHEME 2006

(Read with 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961) 

I/ we____________________________________Son/Daughter/Wife

of_______________________________resident of______________

do hereby declare and confirm that I/we am/are aware about the terms of  the scheme as notified by the Central Govt. 

That I /we shall not invest under this special deposit scheme any amount exceeding Rupees one lac in a year with a Schedule Bank. 

In case the said limit is exceeded, the depositor undertakes to inform the Bank about the same. 

That the depositor is aware that the term deposit shall not be eligible to be pledged to secure loans or as security to any other asset, before the expiry of lock in period of 5 years. 

That the term deposit shall not be encashed before the expiry of 5 years from the date of its receipt. 

That the tax on such interest shall be liable to be deducted in accordance with provisions of section 194 A or section 195 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

 This declaration, forms part of a/c opening form of FDR under this scheme.

 DATE: -                                                DECLARANT/DEPOSITOR(S)