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While various deposit products offered by the bank are assigned different names, the deposit products can be categorised broadly into the following types. Definition of major deposit schemes are as under : -

"Demand Deposits " means a deposit received by the bank which is withdrawable on demand;
"Savings Deposits" means a form of Demand Deposit which is subject to restrictions as to the number of withdrawals as also the amounts of withdrawals permitted by the bank during any specified period;
"Term Deposit" means a deposit received by the bank for a fixed period withdrawable only after the expiry of the fixed period and includes deposits such as Recurring / Double Benefit Deposits / Short Deposits / Fixed Deposits / Monthly Income Certificate / Quarterly Income Certificate etc.
''Notice Deposit'' means Term Deposit for a specific period but withdrawable on giving at least one complete banking day's notice;
"Current Account" means a form of Demand Deposit wherefrom withdrawals are allowed any number of times depending upon the balance in the account or up to a particular agreed amount and will also include other deposit accounts which are neither Savings Deposit nor Term Deposit;