As of March 2024, the Reserve Bank of India's annual report for 2023-24 has estimated the total amount of unclaimed bank deposits across the country to be around Rs 78,213 crore. The money siphoned off to the Depositors' Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF) amounts to minimal returns of just 3 per cent annual interest, compared to what would have been earned with active accounts. To aid depositors in finding and accessing the amount, RBI launched Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access Information in August 2023. This centralized portal helps users accumulate all unclaimed deposits with specific banks, although claims must be submitted individually with the target bank.