Pension Savings Account

Features and Benefits

  • Zero Balance Account
  • Free International Debit Card
  • Transferable from one branch/bank to another as per the process laid down by the pension authorities

Click here for the eligibility criteria of a Pension Savings Account.

The HDFC Bank Advantage

  • Timely communication to the customers on receipt of Pension Payment Order
  • No pension disbursal delays (subject to stipulated terms/conditions fulfilled by the pensioner)
  • Immediate action in case family pension devolves to spouse

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What are the eligibility criteria to open a Pension Savings account?

A Pension Account can be opened by:

  • An employee of the Central Government or Civil Ministry and is covered under the Central Government Civil Pension Scheme operated by the Central Pension Accounting Office, Department of Expenditure and Ministry of Finance.
  • A Defence Pensioner - Any Retiring / Retired Commissioned Officer / Junior Commissioned Officer or Defence Civilian.
  • Employee of a Provident Fund Organization (Employees Pension Scheme 1995) - Retiring / Retired employee of any establishment covered under the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 and Family Pension Scheme 1971.

Procedure and Operation:

What are the fees and charges applicable to a Pension Savings account?

ServicesPension Products
Minimum Balance NIL
Charges on non maintenance thereof NIL
Cheque Book Free - 25 cheque leaves per calendar quarter
Additional chequebook of 25 leaves will be charged @ Rs 50/- per chequebook
PAP Cheque book NA
Account Statements - Free Monthly statements to be Collected from branch.
Quarterly statements sent by post
Issue of duplicate / adhoc statements Branch - Rs 100/-
PhoneBanking ( Non IVR ) - Rs.75/-
NetBanking, Mobile Banking, PhoneBanking - IVR & ATM - Rs 50/-
Hold Statement Rs. 400
Managers Cheques/Demand Drafts- Issued - On HDFC Bank Locations
DD request through Branch
Upto Rs. 10000 Rs.50
Rs. 40 (Senior Citizens / Individuals in Rural areas)
Above Rs.10,000 & upto Rs. 50,000 Rs. 75 (Rs. 50 through Phonebanking)
Rs. 60 (Senior Citizens / Individuals in Rural areas)
**Only DD amount upto Rs 100,000 for Preferred & Rs 50,000 for other customers accepted at Phonebanking.
Above Rs. 50,000 & upto Rs. 1 Lakh Rs. 2.50 per 1000 or part thereof (Min Rs. 150)
Above Rs. 1 Lakh Rs. 2 per 1000 or part thereof (Max Rs 10,000/-)
DD request through Netbanking
Upto Rs. 1 Lakh Rs .30+(Corr. Bank charges if applicable)
Third party DD upto Rs. 1 Lakh Rs .30+(Corr. Bank charges if applicable)
(*Third Party Registration required.Customers registered for Third Party Transfers have a maximum limit of 5 lacs per cust id and hence can issue multiple DDs of 1 lacs upto 5 lacs and send it to the benefiacry address)
Managers Cheque/Demand Drafts - Cancellation / Revalidation Rs. 50
Rs. 40 (Senior Citizens / Individuals in Rural areas)
Demand Drafts- Issued - On Non HDFC Bank Locations
Rs. 50 plus charges as outlined below:
Upto Rs. 500 Rs. 10
Above Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 Rs. 15
Above Rs. 1000 to Rs. 5000 Rs. 25
Above Rs. 5000 to Rs. 10,000 Rs. 30
Above Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 1 Lakh Rs. 3 per 1000 or part thereof
Above Rs. 1 Lakh Rs. 6 per 1000 or part thereof (Min Rs 300 - to Max Rs 10,000/-)
Cheque Collection - Local Clearing Zone Free
Collection of outstation cheques - our bank locations
Charges for cheques drawn on Branch locations Regular Savings Account
Upto Rs 10,000 "Rs. 50/-,
Rs. 40/- for Rural branches"
Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- Rs. 100/-
Rs. 1,00,001/- and above Rs. 150/-
Collection of outstation cheques - other locations
Charges for cheques drawn on Non-Branch locations
Regular Savings Account
Upto Rs 10,000 "Rs. 50/-,
Rs. 40/- for Rural branches"
Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- Rs. 100/-
Rs. 1,00,001/- and above Rs. 150/-
Cheque return charges drawn on us - Local
Due to insufficient funds - Rs. 350
Due to Technical reasons - No charge
Cheques deposited - outward Rs. 50
Balance Enquiry - at Branch Free
Balance Certificate Current year - Free, Previous year - Rs. 50
Interest Certificate Rs. 50
TDS Certificate Free
Account Closure Upto 14 days - Nil
15 days upto 6 months - Rs 500/-
6 months upto 12 months - Rs 500/-
Beyond 12 months - Nil
Photo Attestation Rs 100/- per instance
Signature Attestation Rs 100/- per instance
Address Confirmation Rs 50/- per instance
Stop Payment Charges Particular Cheque - Rs. 50 (Rs. 40 through Phonebanking), Range of Cheques - Rs. 100 (Rs. 80 through Phonebanking)
Standing Instructions Setting up Rs. 150, Rs. 25 per transcation plus remittance charge
Unarranged overdraft NA
Cash Delivery (in select cities) Rs. 50 per delivery subject to max value of Rs. 1 Lakh
Old records/copy of paid cheques Upto 1 year - Rs. 50 per record, Above 1 year - Rs. 100 per record
Activation of dormant account No charges
Branch transactions (Includes only Cheque deposit/Cheque issuance/Funds Transfer Debit/NEFT/RTGS)
Accounts maintaining AMB Accounts not maintaining AMB
- In case the AMB in the account is above Rs 50,000/- No charges would be levied

- In case the AMB is between the requisite product AMB and Rs 50,000/- 15 txn free/month would be permitted and charge of Rs 75/- per txn would be levied 16th transaction onwards.
3 free transactions in a month would be permitted and Rs 75/- per txn would be levied 4th transaction onwards.
Interbranch transactions through teller counters - Funds Transfer Free
Interbranch transactions through teller counters - Cash transactions.
Accounts maintaining AMB Accounts not maintaining AMB
- Cash transaction value upto Rs. 50,000/ per day - No charge

- Above Rs. 50,000/- Rs 5/- per Rs 1,000/- on the full amount
For any value of cash transaction charge of Rs 5 per Rs 1,000/-, would be levied. (Min charge amount - Rs 100/-).
Local Cheque deposited for outstation accounts Free
Phonebanking - IVR Free
Phonebanking - Non IVR Free
ATM Card NA
ATM Card - Replacement charges NA
ATM Card - Transaction charge for Partner banks - only SBI & Andhra Bank Balance enquiry - Free
Cash withdrawal - 5 free cash withdrawal transaction per month at Non-HDFC Bank ATM.
Additional transaction done at Non-HDFC Bank ATM - Rs 20/- per transaction
Per transaction limit will be Rs 10,000/-
ATM Card - Transaction charge for Non-Partner banks NA
Debit Card - Annual Fee - Regular Free
Debit Card - Annual Fee - Gold Rs. 500 per year (plus taxes)
Debit Card - Annual Fee - Women's Card Rs. 100 per year (plus taxes)
Debit Card - Renewal Fee - Regular Free
Debit Card - Renewal Fee - Gold Rs. 500 per year (plus taxes)
Debit Card - Renewal Fee - Women's Card Rs. 100 per year (plus taxes)
Debit Card - Replacement charges Replacement of a damaged card - No charges & Replacement of a lost card - Rs. 100 (plus taxes) (for all card types)
Debit Card - Transaction Charge - HDFC Bank ATMs Free
Debit Card - Transaction Charge - Non HDFC Bank Domestic ATMs Balance enquiry - Free
Cash withdrawal - 5 free cash withdrawal transaction per month at Non-HDFC Bank ATM.
Additional transaction done at Non-HDFC Bank ATM - Rs 20/- per transaction
Per transaction limit will be Rs 10,000/-
Debit Card - Transaction Charge - Non HDFC Bank International ATMs Rs. 15 per balance enquiry & Rs. 110 per cash withdrawal (plus taxes)
Debit Card - Transaction Charge - SBI/Andhra Bank ATMs Balance enquiry and Cash withdrawal : Free
PIN regeneration charge Rs. 50 (plus taxes)
Decline charge for insufficient balance Transactions declined at other Bank ATMs anywhere in the world or at a Merchant outlet outside India due to insufficient funds will be charged at Rs. 25 per transaction (plus taxes)
Add-on Debit Card - Regular Rs. 100 per year (plus taxes) - One add-on card free for the first year
Add-on Debit Card - Gold Card Rs. 500 per year (plus taxes)
Add-on Debit Card - Women's Card Rs. 100 per year (plus taxes)
BillPay This service is free w.e.f 1st August'2011
InstaPay Rs. 10 (plus taxes) per transaction
InstaAlert Rs. 25 (plus taxes) per qtr per account
Visa Money Transfer Rs. 20 (plus taxes) per transaction
NEFT Charges - Inward NIL
NEFT Charges- outward
  • Amounts up to Rs. 10,000 - Rs.2.5 (exclusive of taxes) per transaction
  • Amounts from Rs.10,001 to Rs.1 lakh - Rs. 5 (exclusive of taxes) per transaction
  • Amounts above Rs. 1 lakh up to Rs. 2 lakh - Rs. 15 (exclusive of taxes) per transaction
  • Amounts above Rs.2 lakh – Rs.25 (exclusive of taxes) per transaction
NEFT Charges for Indo Nepal transactions Customers having NSBL*A/c - Rs 20/-
Customers having Non-NSBL* A/c:
Upto Rs 5,000 - Rs 70/-
Above Rs 5,000 - Rs 95/-
* Nepal State Bank Ltd
RTGS - Outward Rs.1,00,000 to Rs.5,00,000 -Rs.25/-,
Rs.5,00,000 and above - Rs. 50/-
RTGS - Inward NIL
Mobilebanking Free
Netbanking Free
ECS (Debit) Return Charges - Rs 350/- would be levied on first instance of ECS return in a quarter.
- Rs 750/- would be levied, second instance onwards in the same quarter.
Non Operational account - Account with no customer initiated transaction in the account for past 1 year Rs 50/- per quarter
Any Deliverable returned by courier due to negative reasons (no such consignee/ consignee shifted and no such address) Rs 50/- per instance
TIN/IPIN Regeneration (requests received at the branch for physical dispatch) Rs 50/- per instance
SI rejects Rs 200/- per instance
Cash Handling for cash deposit at home branch For non-managed customers

- Cash deposit value upto Rs 1 lakh/day - No charge
- Above Rs 1 lakh - Rs 25/- per Rs 50,000 or part thereof.

Charge will be levied for the full amount.

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