Charges, Fees & Interest Rates

All details regarding charges, fees and interest rates applicable to users of Airtel Payments Bank account or wallet.

Schedule of Charges Savings Bank Accounts

Service

Fee/Charges (Rs)

Account Facilitation Charges*

Rs. 100* including GST

Annual Subscription Charges^

Rs. 100 +18% GST (w.e.f 1st July 2024 this charge will not be applicable)

Account Maintenance Charge~

Rs. 42 + 18% GST/Per Quarter (wef. 1st July 2024)

Account Operation Charge**

Rs. 15 + 18% GST/Per Quarter (w.e.f 1st July 2024 this charge will not be applicable)

SMS Alert Charge***

Rs. 0.3 + 18% GST/SMS

Cash Deposit / Load Cash (Internet banking, Mobile App)

Free

Cash Deposit / Load Cash (Banking Points)

For amounts Rs.0 – Rs.25,000: Free. Rs.25,000 – Rs.50,000: 0.5% of the deposit amount. Beyond Rs.50,000: 0.75% of the deposit amount

Cash Withdrawal

Rs.0 – Rs.10,000 (cumulative transactions per month): Free. Beyond Rs.10,000: 0.65% of withdrawal amount

Cardless Cash withdrawal via IMT ( app only)

Self-withdrawal and Send money to Others: Free

Cash Withdrawal via AEPS

2 Transactions/Day(max), 10 Transactions/Month or Rs 50,000 Cash Withdrawal per Month ( Whichever is Minimum), Rs. 10,000 per transaction(Max)

Payment for IRCTC Train Booking (via Airtel Thanks App)

1.8% of the ticket fare (exclusive of GST)

Funds Transfer

Within Airtel Payments Bank (Internet banking, Mobile App & USSD)

Free

From Airtel Payments Bank to another Bank (Internet banking, Mobile App & USSD)-IMPS

Free

From Airtel Payments Bank to another Bank (Internet banking, Mobile App & USSD) - NEFT

Free

“*” -  Minimum amount for first cash deposit is 0, There will be a charge of Rs. 100 applicable for Facilitating the opening of Savings Bank Account, under the header “Account Facilitation Charge”. (Account Facilitation Charges and minimum amount for first cash deposit are not applicable for customers opening salary account, Disbursement account, and few other account categories identified internally by the bank based on type of usage) The fee is subject to changes with time and will be updated accordingly.

"^" - Annual Subscription Charges: Effective since 1st Jan 2023

1. Annual subscription charges will be applied annually post completion of one year, as per the below criteria:

  • If the Account Balance is less than the Annual Subscription Charge, then the entire account balance will be debited and the account balance will become zero. If sufficient balance is not maintained in the account, available balance would be levied and subsequently bank will make attempts to recover the remaining amount at regular intervals
  • If the Account Balance is more than the Annual Subscription Charge, then charges will be debited as per the schedule mentioned above.

2. For both existing and new active Savings Account customers, if they do not fall under the exempted base, charges will be applied annually post-completion of one year.

3. Savings Bank Account Annual Subscription Charge is not applicable for the below categories of customers

a. DBT linked recipients for the last 12 months,

b. APY premium paying on a regular basis,

c. Rewards123/RewardsMini/Rewards123Plus

d. Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account & Dormant account holder

4. For any queries contact us at 1800-23400 or email at Wecare@airtelbank.com

Pro Rata Charging: Annual Subscription Charges for the period between July 2023 to June 2024 will be collected on a pro-rata basis as part of shutting down of Annual Subscription Charges.

Annual Subscription Charges would cease to exist from 1st July 2024

'~' - Account Maintenance Charge:

1. Effective 1st July 2024, Annual Subscription charges (Annually) and Account Operation Charges (Quarterly) would merge into a single charge named "Account Maintenance Charge" (Quarterly) at INR 42+18 % GST/Quarter. Account Maintenance Charges will be collected from October 2024 onwards

2. Effective July 2024 Annual Subscription Charges and Account Operation Charges would cease to exist

3. If sufficient balance is not maintained in the account, available balance would be levied and subsequently bank will make attempts to recover the remaining amount at regular intervals

4. If the Account Balance is more than the Account Maintenance Charge, then charges will be debited as per the schedule mentioned above.

5. For both existing and new customers, if he/she is an active SBA customer and does not fall under the exempted base, charges will be applied on a quarterly basis.

6. Savings Bank Account- Account Maintenance Charge is not applicable for the below categories of customers

a. DBT recipients for the last 12 months

b. Salary recipients as per Bank’s policy

c. Internally identified vulnerable segment, if any

d. Dormant account holder

7. For any queries contact us at 1800-23400 or email at Wecare@airtelbank.com

Description

Limits (INR)

Minimum Cash Deposit Amount

10

Minimum Cash Withdrawal Amount

10

Minimum Amount for Funds Transfer (Mobile App)

10

Maximum Cash Withdrawal per transaction

25,000

Maximum Cash Withdrawal in a month

5,00,000

Maximum Savings Account Balance

1,97,000 (*terms and conditions apply)

Maximum Money can be added using same Debit Card per transaction

2,00,000

Maximum number of transactions allowed per month

50,000

For customers where cumulative load in last 60 days is greater than INR 50,000

10,000

Money Transfer To Airtel Payments Bank Account/Other Account (per day)

2,000 per transaction using Net Banking or Debit Card

Online Transactions using MasterCard (Per Day)

15 transactions

Maximum Amount that can be added by Non PAN SBA A/c holders (Per Month)

15 transactions

Maximum Amount that can be sent by SBA A/c holders without adding beneficiary (Per Month)

10,000

Customer with a PAN: Monthly account transfer limit from Airtel Payments Bank SBA

6,00,000

Customer without a PAN: Monthly account transfer limit from Airtel Payments Bank SBA

2,00,000

* Minimum amount for first cash deposit is 0, There will be a charge of Rs. 100 applicable for Facilitating the opening of Savings Bank Account, under the header “Account Facilitation Charge”. (Account Facilitation Charges and minimum amount for first cash deposit are not applicable for customers opening salary account, Disbursement account, and few other account categories identified internally by the bank based on type of usage) The fee is subject to changes with time and will be updated accordingly.

Note:

1. Customers wishing to open Bharosa Savings Account can open account with minimum 500 as first cash-in to the account at the time of account opening. Thereafter, Bharosa benefits are subject to minimum one transaction in a month and MAB of Rs. 500.

2. Mode of Fund Transfer is IMPS. In case of NEFT, charges are as per RBI guidelines

3. For customers without PAN card, the limit for cash deposit per day is INR 49,999. For customers with PAN card, the limit for cash deposit is INR 49,999 per transaction.

4. Based on user behavior and risk profile of the user , limits to add money / send money may be modified accordingly from time to time.

5. There is no minimum balance to be maintained in savings accounts

6. There are no charges for Debit card usage

7. ** Account Operation Charges

Effective December 10th 2022, Account Operation Charges will be levied at Rs. 15 + 18% GST per quarter for all active savings account holders. If sufficient balance is not maintained in the account, available balance would be levied and subsequently bank will make attempts to recover the remaining amount at regular intervals. Account Operation Charges would cease to exist from 1st July 2024

8. ***SMS Alert Charges

Effective September 5th 2023, monthly SMS Alert Charges will be levied at Rs. 0.3 + 18% GST per SMS.

Effective February 1st 2024, the SMS charges (excluding GST) will be capped at INR 100.

Effective 1st  July 2024, Number of free SMSs which are exempted from charging is revised from 10 to 5 implying the charges being levied from July 2024 (for previous month's usage) will be using the new limit.

9. There is an annual credit/debit limit set for all Savings Account holders capped at INR 2 Cr. Service Charges are inclusive of all applicable taxes

Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)

Description

Limits

Quarterly Average Balance

Nil

Debit Card charges (virtual & digital)

Issue charge – Free, Annual Maintenance Charge - Free

Number of withdrawals

4 per month FREE (including cash withdrawal, AePS & ATM)

Number of deposits

Unlimited

Insurance

Yes (same as normal Savings Bank Account T&C)

Cashback

NA

Account Closure Charges

NIL

Bank induced charges

NA

Charges for non-operation/non- activation of inoperative BSBDA accounts

NIL

Note: Post-migration into the Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA), the bank will no longer impose any bank-induced charges. However, any charges applied prior to the migration to BSBDA will not be eligible for refund.

Interest Rate of Savings Bank Accounts

Nature

Rate of Interest* (Normal & Senior Citizen)

Upto balance INR 1.00 lakh

2%

Balance above INR 1.00 lakhs

7%

NRE/NRO / Fixed Deposits

Not Offered

*with effect from 01 June 2023

Nature

Minimum Balance (Rural, Semi urban & Urban)

Upto balance INR 1.00 lakh

Nil

Balance above INR 1.00 lakhs

Nil

NRE/NRO / Fixed deposits

No Offered