In India currency notes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which is the monetary authority of India. However, coins are issued by the government of India. Apart from currency notes and coins, balance in savings or current account deposits held by the public in commercial bank is also considered money. Since cheques drawn on these accounts are used to settle transaction such deposits are called demand deposit. They are payable by the bank on demand. Other deposits, eg. fixed deposits, have a fixed period of maturity and are therefore referred to as time deposit.