Saving Banks Account: Checklist of Documents To Open Bank Account In India

There are times when your money remains idle in you bank savings account, and you may not have the time to invest in any particular instrument. In that case you should know that it can also generate returns depending on the amount in your bank’s savings account.  Some of the public banks such as SBI offers 2.7% on savings accounts while private lender such as ICICI Bank offers up to 3% and 3.5% on balances more than ₹50 lakh. On the other hand IDFC First Bank offers 7% and RBL Bank offers 6% interest on savings bank account. As per data from BankBazaar, public sector banks such as IDBI Bank and Canara Bank offer interest rates of up to 3.5 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively on their savings accounts. Also Read: Post Office Savings Scheme: From PPF to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Here’s What The Schemes Offer You In order to open a savings account in a bank, you have to fulfil certain requirements which includes documentation.  Some of the documents include Know Your Customer (KYC) documents – proof of identity and address for the verification. You can start start availing the benefits of a savings account only after the required documents are verified by the bank. Here is the checklist of documents to open a bank savings account Proof of Address In order to substantiate your proof of address you have to submit certain documents to the bank. Below is the list of documents that you can submit: Aadhaar card Voter ID Utility bill (electricity, gas, water, telephone) Passport Driving license Bank account statement or passbook of the bank Ration card A letter stamped/signed/recognised from a gazetted officer or public authority to verify the address details of the applicant   Proof of Identity   To verify your identity, you have to provide the following documents to the bank: PAN card Aadhaar card Voter ID Passport Driving license Employee ID Any photo ID card issued by the Central/State government NREGA job card Apart from the documents listed above you have to submit latest passport size photographs and a duly filled account opening form. The form can be easily downloaded from the official website/portal of the bank or you can directly visit the nearest branch of your preferred bank to collect the form in-person. After the documents are submitted, the concerned authority of the bank will verify the details and state whether you are eligible for the savings account or not. Make sure you read the eligibility criteria before submitting the application to avoid any rejection.