NEFT/ RTGS & Demand Draft?

Inter Bank Electronic Fund Transfer from the account of the remitter in one Bank to the account of the beneficiary maintained with any other Bank branch occurs through two systems of Inter Bank Transfer - RTGS and NEFT. Both these systems are maintained by Reserve Bank of India..

RTGS?

The acronym 'RTGS' stands for Real Time Gross Settlement, which can be defined as the continuous (real-time) settlement of funds transfers individually on an order by order basis (without netting). 'Real Time' means the processing of instructions at the time they are received rather than at some later time; 'Gross Settlement' means the settlement of funds transfer instructions occurs individually (on an instruction by instruction basis).

Considering that the funds settlement takes place in the books of the Reserve Bank of India, the payments are final and irrevocable. The RTGS system is primarily meant for large value transactions. The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGS is Rs.2 lakh. There is no upper ceiling for RTGS transactions.

NEFT ?

National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) is a nation-wide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds transfer. Under this Scheme, individuals, firms and corporates can electronically transfer funds from any bank branch to any individual, firm or corporate having an account with any other bank branch in the country participating in the Scheme. However, maximum amount per transaction is limited to Rs.2 lakh for transfer of funds using NEFT.

Demand Draft ?

A demand draft (also known as DD) is a pre-paid negotiable instrument, wherein the bank by whom the DD has been made undertakes the responsibility to make full payment whenever the instrument is presented for payment. In order to obtain the payment, the beneficiary either has to deposit the same in his bank account or get the same collected through the branch who has made the DD.