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General Schedule of Features and Charges for Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account ( Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana) effective from 1st Apr 2026.
| Fee type | Details | Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account ( PMJDY) |
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| AMB (Average Monthly Balance) | NA | Nil |
| Non Maintenance Fee | Fee for non maintenance of minimum monthly average balance | Not Applicable |
| Fund Transfers | NEFT / RTGS / Fund Transfer (Through Digital mode such as Netbanking / Mobile Banking) | Free |
| # NEFT / RTGS -Count of withdrawals considered only if done in Branch | ||
| Cash Transaction Fee | Cash Transaction at Branch / CDM (Cash Dispensing Machine) (Withdrawal) |
Deposits* - Unlimited Free #Withdrawals - Digital channels except ATM free. For non digital channels - #Maximum 5 free withdrawals/ month t(it includes withdrawal from both type of ATM - Kotak & Non Kotak). 6th withdrawal onwards, fees will be applicable as per the mode of withdrawal |
| DD | DD | |
| Debit Card /ATM Usage Fee | Kotak Bank's ATM – Cash Withdrawal / Non Financial txn. ## |
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| Non-Kotak domestic ATMs - Cash Withdrawal / Non-Financial Transactions ## |
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| Cash Withdrawal / Non- Financial Transactions at International ATM + | Not Applicable | |
| Declined Domestic ATM Transactions due to insufficient balance Declined Transactions at ATM, merchant outlets, websites due to insufficient balance |
₹25 at Non Kotak ATM | |
| Cheque Book issuance fee ^* | At-par Cheque Book | Free - Cheque book of 25 leaves in a year, post which ₹3/- per cheque leaf |
| Transaction Failure | ECS / Cheque Issued & Returned (due to non availability of funds) | ₹250 / instance |
| Standing Instruction Failure Fee | ₹100 / instance | |
| Cheque deposited and returned (₹) | ₹200/- per instance | |
| Cheque Issued & Returned for Non-Financial Reason | ₹50 / instance | |
| Debit Card Issuance/Annual Fees | Rupay Debit Card | Nil |
| Other Debit Card Related Fee | Replacement of Lost / Stolen Debit Card | Nil |
| Regeneration of PIN (sent through courier) | Nil | |
| ECS Mandate | ECS Mandate Verification | Nil |
| Branch Request | Stop Payment - Single / Range of cheque through branch | ₹50/Request |
| Complimentary Services | Passbook (in lieu of Account Statement), Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Current Year Balance & Interest Statement, TDS Certificate Through Branch or any other Record Retrieval, PO/BC/DD Revalidation/ Cancellation, Regeneration of PIN of Net Banking / Phone Banking (sent through courier) | Nil |
| Statements | Statements | Email/SMS - Nil |
| Physical (if opted) - Nil | ||
| Adhoc/Physical at branch/Via Phone Banking or any other channel - Nil | ||
| Alerts | Balances value added alerts (Daily / Weekly) | Free |
| Other Fee | Temporary Over Draft (TOD) Account Closure |
Free |
| For Small Account aggregate of all credit should not exceed ₹1 lakh, account balance at any point should not exceed ₹50,000 & aggregate of all Debits (withdrawals & transfers including clearing) in a month should not exceed ₹10,000 All Debit transactions (including clearing) is permitted maximum upto ₹10,000 per transaction. Cheques issued over ₹10,000 will be rejected and returned |
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| Atm Related:- ## Cash withdrawals limit from own and other domestic ATM is ₹10,000 per transaction for both Basic & Small Accounts. |
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| *Deposits - Unlimited # Digital payment transactions excluding ATM transactions, i.e., Point of Sale transfers, NEFT, RTGS, UPI, IMPS, etc., shall not be counted as part of minimum withdrawals #Withdrawals (includes Cash/ATM/DD/Cheque/NEFT/RTGS/IMPS) per month |
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| #Fees applicable as per mode of withdrawal (Post 5 free withdrawals per month): | ||
| NEFT/ RTGS - Applicable only if done in Branch | NEFT : Upto 10,000: ₹2; 10,001 to 1,00,000: ₹4; 1,00,001 to 2,00,000: ₹14; > 2,00,000: ₹24 ; RTGS: 2,00,000 to 5,00,000:₹20; > 5,00,000: ₹40 |
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| Cash Transaction at Branch / CDM (Cash Dispensing Machine) (Withdrawal) | ₹5/1000 (Minimum ₹150) | |
| Kotak Bank's ATM – Cash Withdrawal / Non Financial txn. ## |
₹23/- per financial txn will apply | |
| Other Domestic ATMS – Cash Withdrawal / Non Financial txn. ## |
₹23/- per financial txn will apply | |
| DD issuance | ₹4 / 1000 (Min ₹50, Max ₹10,000) For Senior citizen ₹3 / 1000 | |
| ^*Year is defined as period of 12 months from 1st January to 31st December for cheque book issuance charges. | ||
| Indo - Nepal Remittance Scheme (NEFT fee): If Beneficiary maintains an Account with Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL): Free. If Beneficiary does not maintain an Account with Nepal SBI Bank Ltd (NSBL): Free. |
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| All Services, where a free limit is specified, usage beyond the free limit will be charged as per the standard charge of the respective service. | ||
| The Bank will charge cross-currency mark-up charge of 3.5% on foreign currency transactions carried out on Debit Cards. The exchange rate used will be the VISA / Master Card wholesale exchange rate prevailing at the time of transaction. | ||
| As per RBI guidelines, Business / Commercial transactions are not permitted in the Savings Accounts. | ||
| +Additional charges levied by another bank on international ATM transactions will also have to be borne by the card holder. | ||
| The above charges are subject to revision with a prior intimation of 30 days to all account holders. Closure of account due to revision of charges will not be subject to account closure charges. | ||
| Alerts that have been mandated by RBI as well as alerts which are deemed appropriate by the Bank, will be sent free of charge, even if Daily / weekly Balance SMS alerts facility has not been subscribed. | ||
| Non-financial transactions are Balance Enquiry, Mini Statement & PIN Change. | ||
| BSBDA customers are eligible only for Rupay Debit card. | ||
| Non Maintenance fee,not applicable once the account becomes inoperative/ dormant | ||
| The bank may choose to notify by SMS / email / letter. It will be the responsibility of the customer to have a valid email id ,mobile number and address updated with the bank at all times, failing which, customer may not receive the notification/s. | ||
| A charge of 1% on the transaction amount + GST will be applicable on cash withdrawal transactions done at merchant outlets (Cash@PoS) [w.e.f April 1,2019] | ||
Charges are exclusive of the Service Tax and Education Cess.
Just walk in to any of our bank branch and meet our Customer Service Executive / Service Manager / Branch Manager for more details.
| Particulars | Small Savings Account |
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| Average Monthly Balance (AMB) | Nil |
| Debit transactions - Withdrawals / Transfers / Outward Remittance | |
| DD at Branch Location / Pay Order | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| DD at other than Branch Location | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| DD/ PO through Net Banking | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Fund Transfer | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| NEFT (Per Transaction) ** | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) Nil charges for NEFT done through Mobile banking / Net Banking |
| RTGS (Per Transaction) | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Cash Withdrawal at Home & Non Home Location | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Cash Withdrawal at own ATM## | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Cash Withdrawal at other Domestic ATM## | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Standing Instruction - Execution | Up to 4 withdrawals in a month - Free (Value of all withdrawals should not exceed Rs. 10k in a month) (Includes ATMs withdrawals, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, branch, cash withdrawal, transfer, internet debits, standing instructions, EMI, etc) |
| Credit Transactions - Collection / Inward Remittances / Deposits | |
| Local Clearing Cheque | Free |
| Outstation Cheque Collection Charges -Branch Location /other than Branch location (Per Instrument) | Free |
| Cash Deposit at Home & Non Home Location | Free unlimited no of txn. Subject to maximum limit of Rs.100000 during a Financial year |
| CHEQUE RELATED CHARGES | |
| At-par Cheque Book Charges | Free - One Cheque book of 5 leaves in a Financial year |
| DEBIT CARD ISSUANCE / ANNUAL CHARGE | |
| Classic Debit Card - Primary | Free |
| STANDING INSTRUCTION | |
| Standing Instruction - Set-up / Amendment | Free |
| CERTIFICATE & REPORT ISSUANCE CHARGES | |
| Current & Previous year Balance and Interest Statement | Free |
| Signature Verification Certificate / Photo Attestation / Address confirmation / Duplicate TDS certificate |
Free |
| ACCOUNT STATEMENT & PASSBOOK | |
| Physical Account Statement (Quarterly) | Free |
| Monthly E-mail Account Statement | Free |
| Duplicate /Ad-hoc Statement Branch Banking (90 days) | Free |
| Pass Book (In Lieu of Account Statement) | Free |
| Duplicate Passbook | Free |
| OTHER FEATURES & CHARGES | |
| Non Maintenance Charge (Monthy) | Nil |
| Net Banking / Mobile Banking / Phone Banking | NA |
| Balance Enquiry at other Domestic ATM | Free |
| Regeneration Of PIN (ATM / Phone / Net) | ATM pin - Free; Phone & Net pin - NA |
| Classic Debit Card Replacement of Lost / Stolen Card | Free |
| Account Closure | Free |
| Record Retrieval Charges | Free |
| PENAL CHARGES | |
| ECS Return / Cheque Issued & Returned (Financial Reason) | 150 / return |
| ASBA application rejection due to insufficient funds | NA |
| Cheque Issued & Returned (Technical Reason) | Free |
| Cheque Deposited & Returned (INR) | 100 |
| Decline In ATM/POS transaction due to insufficient balance Transactions declined at merchant outlets/websites/ATMs, due to insufficient balance(w.e.f April 1,2019) |
20 / txn |
| Standing Instruction - Failure | 25.0 |
| DD / PO / BC Revalidation / Cancellation - INR | 100 |
| Stop Payment - Single / Range of Cheques | 100 |
| Features for Small Account Aggregate of all credit should not exceed Rs.1 lakh, Account balance at any point should not exceed Rs.50,000 & Aggregate of all debits (withdrawals & transfers including clearing) in a month should not exceed Rs. 10,000. All debit transactions (including clearing) is permitted maximum upto Rs.10,000 per transaction. Cheques issued over Rs.10,000 will be rejected and returned. ## Cash withdrawals limit from own and other domestic ATM is Rs.10,000 per transaction for both Basic & Small Accounts. For BSBDA, daily cash withdrawal limit on debit card is max upto Rs.10,000. ** Indo - Nepal Remittance Scheme (NEFT Charges): If Beneficiary maintains an Account with Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL): Free. If Beneficiary does not maintain an Account with Nepal SBI Bank Ltd (NSBL): Free. The Bank will charge cross-currency mark-up of 3.5% on foreign currency transactions carried out on Debit Cards. The exchange rate used will be the VISA / Master Card wholesale exchange rate prevailing at the time of transaction. A charge of 1% on the transaction amount + GST will be applicable on cash withdrawal transactions done at merchant outlets (Cash@PoS) [w.e.f April 1,2019] Charges are exclusive of the Goods and Service Tax (GST). With effect from July 1, 2017 the effective Goods and Service tax rate will be 18% on taxable value. The GST rate is subject to change from time to time. Monthly physical statements will be issued free to account holders on them personally visiting the home branch for the same. As per RBI guidelines, Business / Commercial transactions are not permitted in the Savings Accounts. The above charges are subject to revision with a prior intimation of 30 days to all account holders. The above charges are applicable for all states other than the State of Jammu and Kashmir. GST is applicable in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. For charges applicable to Jammu and Kashmir please contact the respective Branch Manager. |
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