Govt Introduces Banking Law (Amendment) Bill To Allow 4 Nominees In Savings Bank Accounts, Lockers
The proposed amendment in the banking law will allow bank accountholders and lockers to nominate up to four nominees for their holdings.
The proposed amendment in the banking law will allow bank accountholders and lockers to nominate up to four nominees for their holdings.
Govt introduces bill to allow four nominees in bank accounts, lockers
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The government proposes to allow up to four nominees in savings bank accounts and lockers, the minister of state for finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in the Lok Sabha on Friday while presenting the Banking Law (Amendment) Bill 2024. The amendment aims to provide accountholders with the “simultaneous and successive” nomination facility for convenience.
Simultaneous nomination allows the nominees to be eligible for receiving a specified percentage of funds or contents in a savings bank account or locker, as designated by the account holder.
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On the other hand, successive nomination allows more than one nominee, but they can access the funds in a specific order one at a time. For instance, upon an accountholder’s death, the first nominee will be eligible, and if the first nominee also dies, the second one will be eligible.
Nomination eases the settlement process upon the accountholder’s death. Until now, account holders can nominate only one person for their savings accounts and fixed deposits. The amendment will allow to appoint more than one person.
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Know the number of nominations allowed in different financial assets:
An account holder can nominate only one person for a savings account, whether a single or joint account. Non-resident Indians (NRI) can also become nominees.
Only one nominee is allowed in fixed deposit accounts. If the nominee is a minor, the guardian will receive the amount on behalf of the minor until the minor attains majority.
For bank locker or safe custody, the nomination is allowed in favour of more than one person but is limited to up to two persons. It is permitted only for jointly held lockers.
Mutual funds offer the nomination facility under regulation 29A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Mutual Fund Regulation, 1996. Investors can nominate up to three persons in the mutual funds and indicate the allocation percentage for each nominee.
A maximum of three nominees can be in a Demat account. One can delete, update, or change the nominee whenever required by submitting the prescribed form to the depository participants.
A PPF account also allows multiple nominees but does not explicitly mention the maximum number.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows EPF members to nominate one or more family members in the scheme. Those without family can appoint any other person.
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One can nominate up to three nominees in a capital gains savings account. The account is used to park the unutilised long-term capital gain until the funds are reinvested as specified under Sections 54 and 54F of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Post office deposits permit more than one nominee. However, the maximum number of nominees is not defined.
Note that nomination is not permanent. It can be changed multiple times without restrictions.
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