Bank Deposits
Bank deposits consist of money placed into banking institutions for safekeeping. These deposits are made to deposit accounts such as savings accounts, checking accounts and money market accounts.
The deposits are primarily of two types:
- Demand Deposits: It is basically a current account where consumers deposit money and the deposited money can be withdrawn as the account holder desires on demand.
- Time Deposits: It is also known as term deposits, fixed-term accounts, certificates of deposit (CD), time deposit accounts tend to offer a higher rate of return than traditional savings accounts, but the money must stay in the account for a set period of time.
The figures presented herein are for bank deposits of all Scheduled Commercial Banks in India.
Bank deposits consist of money placed into banking institutions for safekeeping. These deposits are made to deposit accounts such as savings accounts, checking accounts and money market accounts.
The deposits are primarily of two types:
- Demand Deposits: It is basically a current account where consumers deposit money and the deposited money can be withdrawn as the account holder desires on demand.
- Time Deposits: It is also known as term deposits, fixed-term accounts, certificates of deposit (CD), time deposit accounts tend to offer a higher rate of return than traditional savings accounts, but the money must stay in the account for a set period of time.
The figures presented herein are for bank deposits of all Scheduled Commercial Banks in India.
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TOTAL DEPOSITS
- The total deposits in the scheduled commercial banks in 2023-24 jumped to ₹21,253,358 crore, a 13.4% increase over the previous year.
- Current account deposits in the scheduled commercial banks increased to a record-high of ₹2,060,789 crore in 2023-24, at a growth rate of 10.4% over the previous year.
- Savings account deposits in the scheduled commercial banks increased by 5.7% in 2023-24 to a record-high of ₹6,648,151 crore.
- Term deposits in the scheduled commercial banks registered a growth of 18.5% in 2023-24 in comparison to a growth rate of 13.5% in 2022-23. The total amount of term deposits in 2023-24 was ₹12,544,418 crore.
BANK GROUP-WISE DEPOSITS
- 56.9% of the deposits in the scheduled commercial banks in 2023-24 were held in public sector banks. The share of deposits held in public sector banks has been reducing for the last 6 consecutive years - from 73.9% in 2013-14 to 56.9% in 2023-24.
- Private sector banks held 34.3% of the total deposits in the scheduled commercial banks in 2023-24, a significant increase over holding just 18.8% of the deposits in 2013-14.
- The share of deposits held by foreign banks has remained between 4.3% to 4.9% between 2013 and 2024. Foreign banks held ₹999,882 crore in deposits, comprising 4.7% of the total deposits in the scheduled commercial banks in 2023-24.
- Small finance banks and Payments Banks collectively held only 1% of the total deposits in the scheduled commercial banks in 2023-24.
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