Current Account :
Current account are opened for business transactions , on the name of firm or company .Banks offered no rate of interest on money held in current account but provide extra features as compared to current account like there is not limit on deposit or withdrawal in current account but no passbook is issued for current account holder. Minimum deposit needed to open current account is Rs5000 or depends on respective bank. Many facilities are provided to current account holder like overdraft facility, statement of account.
Recurring Deposit Account or R.D.
In recurring deposit account is a saving feature that bank offers to their customers, who can save only small amount of money per month. In recurring deposit account a person deposit a fixed sum of money for fixed period like a person deposit Rs 500 per month for one year bank pays interest on the deposit money every month after the completion of fixed period bank pay the deposit money along with interest to his customer.
Recurring deposit account are generally meant for salary earning people who can save a fixed sum of money every month.
Fixed Deposit Account or Term Deposit Account
In fixed deposit account , a person deposit a fixed sum of money one time only for the fixed period bank pays the rate of interest on the fixed deposit account depends on tenure of deposit account , after the completion of period bank pay the amount along with rate of interest incurred on the amount .banks also charge penalty is premature withdrawal is done if person need money before the completion of fixed period .