A basic query has always existed to all Bank A/c , Fixed Deposit , Recurring Deposit etc A/c holders about the 1 lakh insurance facility available. I still remember getting calls from my Investors and aquaintances as to guarantee on FDs and banks savings accounts and other deposits insurance, in 2009. All investors where worried about their life long savings at that point of time, when even United States of America was deep into Banking trouble.Here I reproduce the Queries by an individual answered on by DICGC i.e. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation-
Commercial Banks: All commercial banks including branches of foreign banks functioning in India, local area banks and regional rural banks are insured by the DICGC.
Cooperative Banks: All State, Central and Primary cooperative banks, also called urban cooperative banks, functioning in States / Union Territories which have amended the local Cooperative Societies Act empowering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to order the Registrar of Cooperative Societies of the State / Union Territory to wind up a cooperative bank or to supersede its committee of management and requiring the Registrar not to take any action regarding winding up, amalgamation or reconstruction of a co-operative bank without prior sanction in writing from the RBI are covered under the Deposit Insurance Scheme. At present all co-operative banks other than those from the State of Meghalaya and the Union Territories of Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are covered by the DICGC.
Primary cooperative societies are not insured by the DICGC.
- The DICGC insures all deposits such as savings, fixed, current, recurring, etc. deposits except the following types of deposits
- (i) Deposits of foreign Governments;
- (ii) Deposits of Central/State Governments;
- (iii) Inter-bank deposits;
- (iv) Deposits of the State Land Development Banks with the State co-operative bank;
- (v) Any amount due on account of and deposit received outside India
- (vi) Any amount, which has been specifically exempted by the corporation with the previous approval of Reserve Bank of India
Each depositor in a bank is insured upto a maximum of 
1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh) for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same right and same capacity as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank's licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force.
1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh) for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same right and same capacity as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank's licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force.
The DICGC while registering the banks as insured banks furnishes them with printed leaflets for display giving information relating to the protection afforded by the Corporation to the depositors of the insured banks. In case of doubt, depositor should make specific enquiry from the branch official in this regard. (For registered or for that matter de-registered banks,you can get full list from www.dicgc.org.in )
5. What is the ceiling on amount of Insured deposits kept by one person in different branches of a bank?
The deposits kept in different branches of a bank are aggregated for the purpose of insurance cover and a maximum amount upto Rupees one lakh is paid.
The DICGC insures principal and interest upto a maximum amount of One lakh. For example, if an individual had an account with a principal amount of 95,000 plus accrued interest of 4,000, the total amount insured by the DICGC would be 99,000. If, however, the principal amount in that account was One lakh, the accrued interest would not be insured, not because it was interest but because that was the amount over the insurance limit.
One lakh. For example, if an individual had an account with a principal amount of 95,000 plus accrued interest of 4,000, the total amount insured by the DICGC would be 99,000. If, however, the principal amount in that account was One lakh, the accrued interest would not be insured, not because it was interest but because that was the amount over the insurance limit.
7. Can deposit insurance be increased by depositing funds into several different accounts all at the same bank?
All funds held in the same type of ownership at the same bank are added together before deposit insurance is determined. If the funds are in different types of ownership or are deposited into separate banks they would then be separately insured.
Yes. If you have deposits with more than one bank, deposit insurance coverage limit is applied separately to the deposits in each bank.
9. If I have my funds on deposit at two different banks, and those two banks are closed on the same day, are my funds added together, or insured separately?
Your funds from each bank would be insured separately, regardless of the date of closure.
10. What is the meaning of deposits held in the same capacity and same right; and deposits held in different capacity and different right?
If an individual opens more than one deposit account in one or more branches of a bank for example, Shri S.K. Pandit opens one or more savings/current account and one or more fixed/recurring deposit accounts etc., all these are considered as accounts held in the same capacity and in the same right. Therefore, the balances in all these accounts are aggregated and insurance cover is available upto rupees one lakh in maximum.
If Shri S.K. Pandit also opens other deposit accounts in his capacity as a partner of a firm or guardian of a minor or director of a company or trustee of a trust or a joint account, say with his wife Smt. K. A. Pandit, in one or more branches of the bank then such accounts are considered as held in different capacity and different right. Accordingly, such deposits accounts will also enjoy the insurance cover upto rupees one lakh separately.
It is further clarified that the deposit held in the name of the proprietary concern where a depositor is the sole proprietor and the amount of Deposit held in his individual capacity are aggregated and insurance cover is available upto rupees one lakh in maximum.
Illustrations
Savings A/C
|
Current A/C
|
FD A/C
|
Total Deposits
|
Deposits Insured upto
| |
Shri S. K. Pandit (Individual)
|
17,200
|
22,000
|
80,000
|
1,19,200
|
1,00,000
|
Shri S. K. Pandit (Partner of ABC & Co.)
|
75,000
|
50,000
|
1,25,000
|
1,00,000
| |
Shri S. K. Pandit (Guardian for Master Ajit)
|
7,800
|
80,000
|
87,800
|
87,800
| |
Shri S. K. Pandit (Director, J.K. Udyog Ltd.)
|
2,30,000
|
45,000
|
2,75,000
|
1,00,000
| |
Shri S. K. Pandit jointly with Smt. K. A. Pandit
|
7500
|
1,50,000
|
50000
|
2,07,500
|
1,00,000
|
Deposits held in joint accounts (revised w.e.f. April 26, 2007)
If more than one deposit accounts (Savings, Current, Recurring or Fixed deposit) are jointly held by individuals in one or more branch of a bank say three individuals A, B & C hold more than one joint deposit accounts in which their names appear in the same order then all these accounts are considered as held in the same capacity and in the same right. Accordingly, balances held in all these accounts will be aggregated for the purpose of determining the insured amount within the limit of 1 lakh.
1 lakh.
However, if individuals open more than one joint accounts in which their names are not in the same order for example, A, B and C; C, B and A; C, A and B; A, C and B; or group of persons are different say A, B and C and A, B and D etc. then, the deposits held in these joint accounts are considered as held in the different capacity and different right. Accordingly, insurance cover will be available separately upto rupees one lakh to every such joint account where the names appearing in different order or names are different.
Illustrations
Account (i)
(Savings or CurrentA/C) |
First a/c holder- "A"
Second a/c holder - "B" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
Account (ii)
|
First a/c holder - "A"
Second a/c holder - "C" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
Account (iii)
|
First a/c holder - "B"
Second a/c holder - "A" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
Account (iv) at Branch ‘X’ of the bank
|
First a/c holder - "A"
Second a/c holder - "B" Third a/c holder - "C" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
Account (v)
|
First a/c holder - "B"
Second a/c holder - "C" Third a/c holder - "A" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
Account
(vi)( (Recurring or Fixed Deposit) |
First a/c holder - "A"
Second a/c holder - "B" |
The account will be clubbed with the a/c at (i)
|
Account (vii)
At Branch ‘Y’ of the bank |
First a/c holder - "A"
Second a/c holder - "B" Third a/c holder - "C" |
The account will be clubbed with the a/c at (iv)
|
Account (viii)
|
First a/c holder - "A"
Second a/c holder - "B" Third a/c holder - "D" |
Maximum insured amount upto
1 lakh |
11. Can the bank deduct the amount of dues payable by the depositor?
Yes. Banks have the right to set off their dues from the amount of deposits. The deposit insurance is available after netting of such dues.
Deposit insurance premium is borne entirely by the insured bank.
If a bank goes into liquidation:The DICGC is liable to pay to each depositor through the liquidator, the amount of his deposit upto Rupees one lakh within two months from the date of receipt of claim list from the liquidator.
If a bank is reconstructed or amalgamated / merged with another bank: The DICGC pays the bank concerned, the difference between the full amount of deposit or the limit of insurance cover in force at the time, whichever is less and the amount received by him under the reconstruction / amalgamation scheme within two months from the date of receipt of claim list from the transferee bank / Chief Executive Officer of the insured bank/transferee bank as the case may be.
No. In the event of a bank's liquidation, the liquidator prepares depositor wise claim list and sends it to the DICGC for scrutiny and payment. The DICGC pays the money to the liquidator who is liable to pay to the depositors. In the case of amalgamation / merger of banks, the amount due to each depositor is paid to the transferee bank.
No. The deposit insurance scheme is compulsory and no bank can withdraw from it.
The Corporation may cancel the registration of an insured bank if it fails to pay the premium for three consecutive periods. In the event of the DICGC withdrawing its coverage from any bank for default in the payment of premium the public will be notified through newspapers.
Registration of an insured bank stands cancelled if the bank is prohibited from receiving fresh deposits; or its licence is cancelled or a licence is refused to it by the RBI; or it is wound up either voluntarily or compulsorily; or it ceases to be a banking company or a co-operative bank within the meaning of Section 36A(2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; or it has transferred all its deposit liabilities to any other institution; or it is amalgamated with any other bank or a scheme of compromise or arrangement or of reconstruction has been sanctioned by a competent authority and the said scheme does not permit acceptance of fresh deposits. In the event of the cancellation of registration of a bank, deposits of the bank remain covered by the insurance till the date of the cancellation.
Registration of an insured bank stands cancelled if the bank is prohibited from receiving fresh deposits; or its licence is cancelled or a licence is refused to it by the RBI; or it is wound up either voluntarily or compulsorily; or it ceases to be a banking company or a co-operative bank within the meaning of Section 36A(2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; or it has transferred all its deposit liabilities to any other institution; or it is amalgamated with any other bank or a scheme of compromise or arrangement or of reconstruction has been sanctioned by a competent authority and the said scheme does not permit acceptance of fresh deposits. In the event of the cancellation of registration of a bank, deposits of the bank remain covered by the insurance till the date of the cancellation.
The Corporation has deposit insurance liability on liquidation etc. of "Insured banks" i.e. banks which have been de-registered (a) on account of prohibition on receiving fresh deposits or (b) on cancellation of license or it is found that license can not be granted. The liability of the Corporation in these cases is limited to the extent of deposits as on the date of cancellation of registration of bank as an insured bank.
On liquidation etc. of other de-registered banks i.e. banks which have been de-registered on other grounds such as non payment of premium or their ceasing to be eligible co-operative banks under section 2(gg) of the DICGC Act, 1961, the Corporation will have no liability.
Notice: Information given above is to convey the basic provisions of the deposit insurance scheme of the Corporation. The information is of a non-technical nature and is not intended to be a legal interpretation of the deposit insurance scheme.
CUSTOMER CARE CELL FOR REDRESSAL OF COMPLAINTS
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation has a Complaint Redressal Cell for prompt redressal of complaints from the members of public against the Corporation at the following address:DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION
Complaints Redressal Cell
RBI Building, Second Floor.
Opposite Mumbai Central Railway Station
Mumbai Central Post Office,
Mumbai-400008
Any person who has a grievance against any department of the Corporation may lodge his complaint with the Cell at the above address .The complaint should contain the name and address of the complainant, the department against which complaint is being made, facts giving rise to complaint supported by the documents, if any, relied upon by the complainant .
Please note I have not added or deleted a single word , and it has been reproduced here for your one point of knowledge and has been picked as it is from Official website, though this details are always not fully known by regular investors.
TODATE - UPDATE ( 30-06-2018 )
Why insure deposits of public sector banks? – The Hindu Business Line – 27th June 2018 ( Re-produced)
“Public money is extremely safe in public sector banks,” declared the Finance Minister Piyush Goyal at a press conference following a meeting with the heads of public sector banks recently. He also said that the government stands fully behind public sector banks and the deposits in PSBs are 100 per cent safe.
This is a timely statement from the Finance Minister when 19 PSBs have declared net loss for the year ended March 31, 2018. Only two banks could declare net profit during this period.
Though people are aware that the government is there to rescue PSBs, this reassurance is required as all sorts of rumours are being floated by vested interests. Yes, PSBs are safe as the government can pump in any amount from taxpayers’ money. The minister’s confidence obviously does not arise from the insurance coverage alone available for bank deposits. It must be based on the government ownership and the fact that it can pump in taxpayer money.
Deposit insurance does not cover 100 per cent value of all the deposits. However, the same comfort level cannot be there for private sector and cooperative banks.
This is the time for the government to review the need and working of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, in operation since 1962. The Corporation insures all bank deposits, such as savings, fixed, current, and recurring. There are some exceptions like deposits of foreign governments, deposits of Central/ State Governments, deposits of State Land Development Banks with State co-operative banks, and inter-bank deposits.
At present, the insurance limit for bank deposit is Rs 1 lakh and the premium rate is Rs 0.10 per Rs 100. For the year 2016-17, the extent of insurance coverage was for 1,885 million accounts ( 8 per cent of the accounts were partly protected and 92 per cent, fully protected) and the total amount of assessable deposits was Rs 103.53 lakh crore(amount of protected deposits 30 per cent and unprotected deposits, 70 per cent). Originally, the DICGC was providing coverage for small loans as well. In fact, the DICGC was using the premium collected for deposit insurance to settle claims under small loans for many years. But as no credit institution was participating in any of the credit guarantee scheme administered by the Corporation, the scheme was discontinued in April 2003 and deposit insurance remains the principal function of the Corporation.
The record of covered deposits shows, that major chunk of deposit insurance business to DICGC is from public sector banks. The premium income is predominantly from PSBs.
When the major ownership of PSBs is with the government, which has got the capacity to enable banks to repay the deposits, why should the deposits be covered under DICGC’s deposit insurance scheme? DICGC stipulates that only banks should pay the insurance premium and it cannot be collected from depositors. Hence this affects the bottomline of banks.
Who stands to gains Who is the beneficiary of this scheme? Up to March 31, 2017, a cumulative Rs 295.90 crore was paid towards claims in respect of 27 commercial banks since the inception of deposit insurance. All these banks were from the private sector.
The cumulative amount of claims paid/provided for in respect of 336 co-operative banks since inception amounted to Rs 4,738.77 crore. During 2016-17, claims from nine banks were settled to the tune of Rs 58.63 crore and these were cooperative banks from different States. Again, DICGC’s balance sheet (2016-17) contains a provision of Rs 223.10 crore on account of claims settlement to cooperative banks.
From this it is clear that the insurance premium collected from PSBs is being utilised to settle the claims of cooperative banks. It is a known secret how funds of cooperative banks are misused by politicians across States with immunity.
Making PSBs to have their deposits covered is similar to getting some other guarantee for the currency notes issued by the RBI. When the government can pay all the depositors, there is no need for any deposit insurance for PSBs.
The DICGC should not be allowed to take from PSBs and give to coooperative banks. It is a different matter that the premium rate for all banks is the same without taking into account the difference in risk factor among different banks.
ONE QUESTION IS, HOW SAFE is SAFEETYT in YOUR BANK DEPOSIT?
