Savings bank deposit account salary Fees & Charges

Zero Balance Salary Account Fees and Charges

Description of Charges Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account - Salary, effective August 1, 2019.
Minimum Average Balance Requirements NIL
Charges applicable on non-maintenance NA
Cheque book Free: 25 cheque leaves per financial year
Additional cheque book of 25 leaves will be charged at ₹100
(₹75 for senior citizen)
Issue of duplicate/ad hoc statements Soft Copy -
Last 5 years statement through NetBanking - No charge
eStatement on registered E-mail ID - No charge
Physical copy
Branch - ₹100
Phone banking (Non IVR): ₹75
Phone banking (IVR), Net banking, Mobile banking, and ATM: ₹50
For Senior Citizen
Branch: ₹50
Phone banking (Non IVR): ₹50
Phone banking (IVR), Net banking, Mobile banking, and ATM - ₹30, effective July 1st, 2013.
Passbook issuance* Free
Duplicate passbook issuance* ₹100 
Managers cheque/ demand drafts - Cancellation/revalidation ₹100, Nil charges for Managers cheque/demand drafts.
Cancellation/revalidation up to ₹1,000, effective January 1, 2016.
Effective August 1, 2021, ₹60, Senior citizen: ₹54.
Cheque collection - Local clearing zone Free
Collection of outstation cheques - our bank locations Charges for cheques drawn on Branch locations Regular Savings Account
  Up to ₹5,000 ₹25, 
₹20 for rural branches/senior citizens account
  ₹5,001 to ₹10,000  ₹50, 
₹40 for rural branches / senior citizens account
  ₹10,001 to ₹1 lakh ₹100 
  Above ₹1lakh ₹150 
  Cheques drawn on Speed Clearing Branches - at non CTS locations Regular Savings Account
  Up to ₹1 lakh No charges
  Above ₹1 lakh ₹140 per instrument
  Cheques drawn on Speed Clearing Branches - at CTS locations No charge
  Effective December 1, 2014 "Charges on FD receipts / Govt challans/Treasury bills-challans / Refund orders/Vouchers/Instruments (not in cheque form) deposited for collection would be levied as per correspondent bank charges
Collection of outstation cheques - Other locations Charges for cheques drawn on Non-Branch locations Regular Savings Account
  Up to ₹5,000 ₹25, 
₹20 for rural branches/senior citizens account
  ₹5,001 to ₹10,000  ₹50, 
₹40 for rural branches / senior citizens account
  ₹10,001 to ₹1 lakh ₹100 
  Above ₹1 lakh ₹150 
  Cheques drawn on Speed Clearing Branches - at non CTS locations Regular Savings Account
  Up to ₹1 lakh No charges
  Above ₹1 lakh ₹140 per instrument
  Cheques drawn on Speed Clearing Branches - at CTS locations No charge
  Effective December 1, 2014 "Charges on FD receipts / Govt challans/Treasury bills-challans / Refund orders/Vouchers/Instruments (not in cheque form) deposited for collection would be levied as per correspondent bank charges
Cheque return charges drawn on us – Local
(Date not mentioned, post-dated, sign mismatch, etc.)
Due to insufficient funds - Return in a month
1st: ₹450, Senior citizen: ₹400
2nd:₹500, Senior citizen: ₹450
3rd onwards: ₹550, Senior citizen: ₹500
  Charges due to funds transfer cheque return - ₹350, Senior citizen: ₹315
  Due to technical reasons - ₹50, Senior citizen: ₹45
Cheques deposited - Returned Unpaid (Effective 1st Dec'17) ₹200 per instance
Balance enquiry - At branch Free
Balance certificate Current year - Free; previous year: ₹50 
Effective August 1, 2021: ₹100, Senior citizen: ₹90
Interest certificate ₹50 per instance, August 1, 2021: ₹100, Senior citizen: ₹90
TDS certificate Free
Account Closure (from account opening date) Up to 14 days - Nil
15 days up to 12 months: ₹500, Senior citizen: ₹300
Beyond 12 months: Nil, effective July 1, 2013
Photo attestation ₹100 per instance, NIL for senior citizen, effective July 1, 2013
Address confirmation ₹50 per instance: ₹100, Senior citizen: ₹90
Effective August 1, 2021
Stop payment (request from customer not to honour cheque issued) charges Particular cheque: ₹100, free through Net Banking, range of cheques: ₹200, free through Net Banking
Standing Instructions ₹25 per transaction plus remittance charge, effective July 1, July 2013
Unarranged overdraft ₹100 per occasion plus 18% interest annually
Old records/copy of paid cheques Up to 1 year: ₹50 per record; above 1 year: ₹100 per record, effective August 01, 2021: ₹80, Senior citizen: ₹72
Activation of dormant account No charges
Local cheque deposited for outstation accounts No charge
PhoneBanking – IVR / Non IVR Free
ATM / Rupay Debit card Free
ATM card - Replacement charges ₹200, plus taxes as applicable, effective December 1, 2014
Debit Card - Transaction charge - non HDFC Bank international ATMs ₹25 per balance enquiry and ₹125 per cash withdrawal, plus applicable taxes
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/MasterCard wholesale exchange rate prevailing at the time of transaction
Debit Card PIN regeneration charge ₹50, plus taxes as applicable.
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 ₹25 per transaction (plus taxes as applicable)
BillPay This service is free, effective August 1, 2011.
InstaPay ₹10 plus taxes as applicable, per transaction
InstaAlert Email: Free
SMS: ₹3 per quarter, effective 1st July 2021, plus taxes as applicable.
Visa Money Transfer ₹5, plus taxes as applicable, per transaction
NEFT Charges – Inward Free
RTGS - Inward Free
IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) – Inward Free
MobileBanking Free
NetBanking Free
ECS / ACH (Debit) Return Charges Return in a month
1st: ₹450, Senior citizen: ₹400)
2nd: ₹500, Senior citizen: ₹450)
3rd onwards: ₹550, Senior citizen: ₹500
Any deliverable returned by courier due to negative reasons (no such consignee/consignee shifted and no such address) ₹50 per instance
TIN re-generation (requests received at the branch for physical dispatch) ₹50 per instance, effective August 1, 2021: ₹40, Senior citizen: ₹36
IPIN re-generation (requests received at the branch for physical dispatch) ₹100 per instance, effective August 1, 2021: ₹40, Senior citizen: ₹36
Standing Instruction rejects ₹200 per instance, effective August 1, 2021: discontinued
One time Mandate Authorisation Charges per mandate
(Inward NACH received through physical and online both)
₹100 plus GST, effective July 1, 2019
Effective August 1, 2021: ₹40, Senior citizen: ₹36
All type of withdrawals and deposits Unlimited Deposits are free
Maximum 4 free withdrawals per month through any mode (including Cash withdrawal at Branch / ATM, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, Clearing, DD/MC issuance etc.)

5th withdrawal onwards, the charge will be applicable as per nature and mode of that particular withdrawal as mentioned below.  

Cash withdrawals at Home / Non Home Branch (self / third party) 5th transaction onwards - ₹150 per transaction (plus taxes)
Third Party Cash transactions upper limit is ₹25,000 per day
Above ₹25,000 – Not allowed
Managers cheques/demand drafts- Issuance/re-issuance - At HDFC Bank locations DD/MC Issuance Charges Through Branch
  Up to ₹10,000 - ₹50  Above ₹10,000 - ₹5 per 1,000 on entire amount (minimum ₹75 and maximum ₹10,000)
  Only DD amount up to ₹1 lakh for Preferred/Imperia and ₹50,000 for other customers accepted at Phone banking
  DD request through Net banking
  Up to ₹10 lakh ₹50 plus correspondent bank charges if applicable, effective December 1, 2014
  Third party DD* up to ₹1 Lakh ₹50 plus correspondent bank charges if applicable, effective December 1, 2014
  *Third Party Registration required (customers registered for third party transfers have a maximum limit of ₹10 lakh per customer id and hence can issue multiple DDs of ₹1 lakh up to ₹10 lakh and send it to the beneficiary address).
Demand drafts issued - At non HDFC Bank locations ₹50 plus charges as outlined below:
  Up to ₹500 ₹10
  Above ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 ₹30
  Above ₹500 to ₹1000 ₹15
  Above ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 ₹25
  Above ₹10,000 ₹5 per 1,000 or part thereof minimum ₹75 to maximum ₹10,000.
ATM / Debit Card - Transaction Charge Cash withdrawal - ₹20 plus taxes per transaction
Non-Financial Transaction - ₹8.5 plus taxes per transaction
NEFT charges - outward (Branch) Amounts up to ₹1 lakh: ₹2 (plus GST) per transaction
Amounts above ₹1 lakh: ₹10 (plus GST) per transaction
NEFT Charges for Indo-Nepal transactions Customers having NSBL* account - ₹20 
Customers having non-NSBL* account:
Up to ₹5,000 - ₹70
Above ₹5,000 - ₹95
* Nepal State Bank Ltd
RTGS charges - outward (Branch) ₹2 lakh and above - ₹15 (plus GST) per transaction
IMPS – Outward Charges Effective January 01, 2017 
Amount ₹1 to ₹1 lakh: ₹5 (plus taxes) per transaction
Amount above ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh: ₹15 (plus taxes) per transaction
NEFT Charges- outward (online) Free, effective November 1, 2017
RTGS - Outward (online) Free, effective November 1, 2017

Note :
• The Phone Banking charges will apply for transactions that are available on the IVR but are done by customers through the Phone Banking Executive.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, there are certain fees and charges associated with the Zero Balance Salary Account.