Nowadays people open many bank accounts, but are not able to use all of them. Some accounts are lying idle. No transaction is done from them for a long time. If something like this is happening with you too, then check whether your bank account has become a dormant account or not. If you do not make any kind of withdrawal from the bank account for 2 years continuously, then it becomes a dormant account. You can neither withdraw money from such an account nor deposit it in it. Check, ATM card, netbanking, mobile banking, nothing will work in it. It is clear that until you activate it, you cannot operate that account.

Understand the difference between dormant account and inactive account

When no transaction is done from an account for 12 months continuously, it is considered as an inactive account and when no transaction is done from an account for 24 months i.e. two years continuously, it is put in the category of dormant account. You can activate the inactive account again by making a new transaction or you can activate it again through internet banking, by talking to customer care or by meeting the bank officer, but you do not have the option to do any kind of transaction in a dormant account.

You have to activate it again to use it

To use the dormant account, you have to activate it again. To get it activated, you have to go to the bank and meet the bank officer and give them a written application to reactivate the dormant account. Along with this, you also have to fill the KYC (Know Your Customer) form. Along with this, you are asked for necessary documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving license, passport, ration card, bank passbook, electricity bill, water bill, landline bill etc. as proof of identity and address. Their photocopies have to be signed and submitted.

There is no charge for activation

If you get the dormant account activated again, then you do not have to pay any charge for it. The process starts as soon as you submit the application and documents in the bank and your account is activated again in a day or two.

What happens to the amount deposited in a dormant account

If your account has been put in the category of dormant account, then you do not need to worry about the amount deposited in it because your money is completely safe. After activating it, you can withdraw that amount anytime.