Who can open a current account?

An individual, proprietorship and partnership firm, limited company and even a limited liability partnership can open a current account. For specific eligibility criteria on current account opening, contact the nearest branch.

What is the minimum balance needed for a current account?

One of the benefits of a current account is the low minimum average quarterly balance. However, this amount varies based on the type of current account you hold. Ask your relationship manager or bank executive for more details.

What are the benefits of a current account?

With a current account, you can do a large number of transactions in a single day. You also access several banking services free of charge, depending on the type of current account. This includes applying for overdraft facilities on your current account.

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Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132)

Current Account designed for Govt. Bodies with inbuilt Free services such as Ledger Folio charges, Cash Handling charges, Collection of Outstation Cheques charges, SMS Alerts charges and Sweep Facility on Request.

Benefits
Features
Eligibility
Fees & Charges
Documents Required
Most Important Terms and Conditions (MITC)

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Benefits

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Features

Minimum QAB balance- NIL
Cheque book / Ledger Folio/ SMS & Email Alerts - Free
Sweep Facility - Available on Request
NEFT / RTGS / IMPS through Branch/Internet Banking - Free
Cash deposit - Free in Base Branch.
Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) / Baroda Cash Management Services (BCMS) / Public Financial Management System (PFMS) - As per Bank’s extant guidelines.

Collection of Outstation Cheques - No collection charges (only postage payable).

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Eligibility

Government Departments / Bodies / Agencies in respect of Grants/ Subsidies released for implementation of various Programmes / Schemes sponsored by Central / State / UT Governments subject to production of authorization from the respective Central / State Government departments to open bank account.
Government Departments/Bodies depending upon budgetary/non-budgetary allocations for performance of their functions.
Municipal Corporations or Municipal Committees.
Panchayat Samitis.
State Housing Boards.
Water and Sewerage/Drainage Boards/State Text Book Publishing-Corporations/Societies/
Metropolitan Development Authority
Any other Govt. Body/Association/ Society/Organizations eligible to open Bank Account.

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Fees & Charges

Nil

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Documents Required

List Of Valid KYC Documents For Account Opening

Permanent Account Number (PAN)/ FORM60 is mandatorily to be obtained while opening of the accounts as per extant Reserve Bank of India Guidelines.

Officially Valid Documents (OVDs) for Accounts of Individuals

Passport
Driving license with photo
Proof of possession of Aadhaar Number
Voter’s Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India,
Job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government.
Letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of Name and Address.

Deemed Officially Valid Documents, In case OVD does not contains current/ updated address. (At least one document from the list is Required.)

Utility bill of any service provider i.e. electricity, telephone, postpaid mobile phone, piped gas, water bill (not more than two months old)
Property or Municipal Tax receipt;
Pension or family pension payment orders (PPOs) issued to retired employees by Government Departments or Public Sector Undertakings, If they contain the address;
 Letter of allotment of accommodation from employer issued by State or Central Government departments, statutory or regulatory bodies, and public sector undertakings, scheduled commercial banks, financial institutions and listed companies. Similarly, leave and license agreements with such employers allotting official accommodation;

In case of Foreign Students

Copy of Passport and copy of Visa.
An Identity Card issued by college / institution.
An admission letter for the course mentioning duration of course for which he/ she is admitted by the Institute / College.
An allotment letter on letter head of the institution/ college for allotment of hostel accommodation duly singed by the authorized signatory, mentioning detailed address and location of hostel, room no. etc. and date of allotment of hostel accommodation etc. or a valid address proof giving local address in form of rent agreement within 30 days of opening of the account.

For NRI / Foreign Tourist For PIO/OCI

Passport
Valid Visa
PAN/FORM60

Address proof mentioning the current overseas address (any one of the below)

Documents issued by Govt. Deptt. of foreign jurisdictions i.e. Driving License, National Identification Card, Social Security Card, Employee Card and Labour Card, Tax Residency Certificate etc. having Name and Address of the Applicant Letter Issued by Foreign Embassies or Mission in India having Name and Address of the Applicant Utility bill of any service provider i.e. electricity, telephone, postpaid mobile phone, piped gas, water bill (not more than two months old) Property/ Municipal Tax Receipt
Letter of allotment of accommodation/ Leave and License agreements allotting official accommodation from employer issued by State or Central Govt. departments, statutory or regulatory bodies, public sector undertakings, scheduled commercial banks, financial institutions and listed companies.

For Foreign Nationals

PAN/FORM60 Valid Foreign Passport Valid Indian Visa	Address proof mentioning the current overseas address (any one)	Foreign Driving License Documents issued by Govt. Deptt. of foreign jurisdictions i.e. National Identification Card, Green Card and Social Security Card etc. having Name and Address of the Foreign National. Letter Issued by Foreign Embassies or Mission in India having Name and Address of the Applicant

PAN/FORM60
Valid Foreign Passport
Valid Indian Visa

Address proof mentioning the current overseas address (any one)

Foreign Driving License
Documents issued by Govt. Deptt. of foreign jurisdictions i.e. National Identification Card, Green Card and Social Security Card etc. having Name and Address of the Foreign National.
Letter Issued by Foreign Embassies or Mission in India having Name and Address of the Applicant

(FRRO/ FRO Certificate/ Permit/ Indian Driving License/ OVDs/ any Deemed OVD mentioned herein above, is required to be provided for Indian Address Proof.)

Accounts of Companies	Certificate of Incorporation Memorandum & Articles of Association. PAN No. of the Company Resolution of the Board of Directors and Power of Attorney granted to its managers, officers or employees to transact on its behalf; and Any one of the OVDs and PAN/FORM60 of the managers, officers or employees, as the case may be, holding an attorney to transact on its behalf with his / her photograph
Accounts of Sole Proprietary firms.	(Any two of the following documents to be obtained) Registration Certificate Certificate/ license issued by the municipal authorities under Shop & Establishment Act, Sales and income tax returns, CST/ VAT/GST Certificate (Provisional/Final), Certificate / registration document issued by Sales Tax / Service Tax / Professional Tax authorities. IEC (Importer Exporter Code) issued to the proprietary concern by the office of DGFT or License/ certificate of practice issued in the name of proprietary concern by any professional body incorporated under statute Complete Income Tax return (not just the acknowledgement) in the name of Sole Proprietor where the Firm’s income is reflected, duly authenticated/ Acknowledged by the Income Tax Authorities. Utility bills such as electricity, water, and landline telephone bills in the name of the proprietary concern. In case where the branches are satisfied that it is not possible to furnish two such documents from the above list, they would have the discretion to accept only one of those documents as activity proof. In such cases, the branches would have to undertake contact point verification, collect information to establish the existence of such firm, confirm, and satisfy itself that the business activity has been verified from the address of the proprietary concern. AND Any one of the OVDs along with PAN/ FORM60 of the proprietor.
Accounts of Partnership firms. (Registered)	Registration certificate, Partnership deed; and PAN No. of the Partnership Firm, Any one of the OVDs and PAN/ FORM60 of the person holding an Attorney to transact on its behalf with his/ her photograph
Accounts of Trusts	Registration Certificate Trust Deed PAN/ FORM60 of Entity Any one of the OVDs and PAN/FORM60 of the person holding an Attorney to transact on its behalf with his/her photograph.
Accounts of Unincorporated Associations or body of individuals includes unregistered	Resolution of the Managing body of such association or body of individuals; PAN/ FORM60 of Unincorporated Associations or body of individuals Power of Attorney granted to transact on its behalf;
Partnership firm/ trusts and societies.	Any one of the OVDs and PAN/ FORM60 of the Office bearers / Signatories and persons holding Power of Attorney, if any with his/her photograph in respect of the person holding an Attorney to transact on its behalf; Any one of the below mentioned list of documents to collectively establish the legal existence of such an associations or body of individuals. Partnership Deed/ Trust Deed/ Bye Laws Certificate/ license issued by the municipal authorities under Shop & Establishment Act, Sales Tax Returns, CST/ VAT/ GST certificates (Provisional/ Final) Certificate/ registration document issued by Sales Tax/ Service Tax/ Professional Tax authorities. License/ certificate of practice issued in the name of proprietary concern by any professional body incorporated under statute. Complete Income Tax return (not just the acknowledgement) in the name of Sole Proprietor where the Firm’s income is reflected, duly authenticated/ Acknowledged by the Income Tax Authorities. Utility bills such as electricity, water, and landline telephone bills in the name of the concerns.
Accounts of Hindu Undivided Family	PAN Card of HUF. Declaration from the Karta. HUF Letter/ Declaration signed by all the coparcener and Karta. Any one of the OVDs and PAN/ FORM60 of the Karta with his / her photograph
Accounts of the Government or its Departments, societies, universities and local bodies like village panchayats etc.	Document showing name of the person authorized to act on behalf of the Government or its Departments, societies, universities and local bodies like village panchayats; Any one of the OVDs and PAN/FORM60 of the person holding an attorney to transact on its behalf and Any document to establish the legal existence of such an entity/ juridical person.
Account of Political Parties	Duly signed resolution of the working committee/ managing body as per bye- laws indicating details of the party president/ authorized signatory, tenure etc. PAN of the Political Party Power of Attorney granted to transact on its behalf; Duly authenticated copy of Constitution/ Bye laws of the Party Duly authenticated copy of Registration of Party with election commission Authority letter, on party letter head, from Party president/ Authorized signatory as per Bye-laws for opening of account mentioning address of the State Unit, Title of Account and operating instructions for authorized signatory with attestation of their signature and photograph. Any one of the OVDs and PAN/ FORM60 of the Office bearers / Signatories and persons holding Power of Attorney, if any with his/her photograph in respect of the person holding an Attorney to transact on its behalf;

Baroda Govt Bodies Current Account (CA -132) : Most Important Terms and Conditions (MITC)

Minimum Balance Requirement/Charges

Zero

Charges for Non Maintenance of Minimum Balance

Ledger Folio Charges

Cash Deposit

Any amount - Free of Charge.
At Base/local Non-Base Branch
Free up to Rs. 30,000/- per day per account, thereafter chargeable @ Rs. 2.50 plus GST per thousand or part thereof.
At Out-Station Branches

At Cash Machines

Cash deposit with Debit Card up to Rs. 2,00,000/- per day is allowed where PAN is registered and Rs. 49,999/- where PAN is not registered in account.
Card less transaction (by feeding account number) is allowed up to Rs. 20,000/- per day.

Cash Withdrawal

At Base/Local Non-Base and Outstation Branches: No Charges.
Third party cash payment at local non-base branches and outstation branches is totally restricted.

Cheque Book Charges

Sweep Facility - Available
Collection of Outstation Cheque - Free (only postage payable)
Unlimited Free Cheque Book Facility is available.

Registration and Execution of Standing Instructions

Free of charge.
100/- per occasion will be levied for standing instruction failure because of insufficient fund

Transfer of Account/Scheme

Upon submission of application along unused cheque leaves the account can be transferred to another branch/scheme free of charge.

Closure of Account and Charges

All the authorized signatories of the account will give in writing with his/her/their intention to close the account. The unused leaves should be surrendered along with the letter requesting closure.

Dormant/Inoperative Account

Account becomes Inoperative/Dormant if there are no customer induced transactions in Current Accounts for over a period of Two Years.
No charges are levied for in-operation of accounts.
Activation/closure of dormant/inoperative accounts will be done after submission of necessary KYC documents, photo, fresh specimen signature, subject to satisfaction of the bank.
All accounts which have remained inoperative/dormant for a period of 10 years and above will be treated as unclaimed deposits and will be transferred to RBI. Upon receipt of the request from the customer such deposits will be returned subject to conditions.

SMS Alerts Charges

Free of charge.

Rules for Transfer/Inter-sol Transfer/Clearing Transactions and Charges

Transfer Transaction at Base Branch: Allowed freely without any limit.
Transfer Transaction at Non-Base Branch (local as well as outstation): Normally allowed only at a branch where either drawer or payee maintains account. However, for genuine transactions, branch head is authorized to allow transactions at non-base branch (where neither drawer nor payee maintains account) on case to case basis subject to certain conditions.
There are no charges for Inter-sol transfer transactions.

Disclosure of Information

The Bank may disclose information about customer’s account, if required and permitted by law, rule or regulations, or at the request of any public or regulatory authority or if such disclosure is required for the purpose of preventing frauds, or in public interest, without specific consent of the account holder(s).
All relevant policies including code of commitments to customers and Grievance Redressal Policy are available at the Branches
MITCs OF ATM/DEBIT Card, Mobile Banking, Net-Banking in Application Forms are available separately.
The Bank will notify, 30 days in advance, any change in terms and conditions/ Fees and charges on its Website

Deposits along with interest kept in different Branches of our Bank is insured by Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) maximum upto Rs 5,00,000/- ( Rs 5 lakh).

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Who can open a current account?

An individual, proprietorship and partnership firm, limited company and even a limited liability partnership can open a current account. For specific eligibility criteria on current account opening, contact the nearest branch.
What is the minimum balance needed for a current account?

One of the benefits of a current account is the low minimum average quarterly balance. However, this amount varies based on the type of current account you hold. Ask your relationship manager or bank executive for more details.
What are the benefits of a current account?

With a current account, you can do a large number of transactions in a single day. You also access several banking services free of charge, depending on the type of current account. This includes applying for overdraft facilities on your current account.