What’s in store for you
Some of the benefits you can enjoy when you open a Startup Current Account in India include AQB waiver for digital transactions, free cash withdrawals and deposits, free RTGS and NEFT payments, bundled offers for startups, and access to custom group health insurance plans for your employees.
Yes, you will need to provide identity proof (Aadhaar Card, PAN Card), address proof (latest utility bill, passport), and income proof (latest salary slips for salaried individuals, income tax returns for self-employed individuals) to open a Startup Current Account online or offline.
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Private Limited Company, Registered Partnership, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are eligible for Startup Current Account opening.
₹50,000. NIL AQB for one year from the account opening date, post one-year ₹50,000 AQB to be maintained.
Zero NMC Charges provided Quarterly Credit transactions through Digital Products is ₹5 Lakh or more
Combined Home and Non-Home: Free - 12 times Current Month AMB (upper cap ₹75 crore) After the free limit standard Charges ₹3.5/- per ₹1000, minimum ₹50/- per transaction.
Home Branch - Free; Non-Home Branch - 12 times Current Month AMB (upper cap ₹75 crore) After free limit standard Charges of ₹2/- per ₹1,000/, minimum ₹50/- per transaction.
NEFT/RTGS transactions are free through Branch & NetBanking.
25 free cheque leaves for every slab of ₹1 lakh of current month AMB balance maintained (subject to maximum of 2,000 cheque leaves) Cheque leaves issued over and above the monthly free limit are chargeable at ₹2/- per leaf.
Standard charges: Up to ₹1,000 - ₹3.5; Above ₹1,000 up to ₹1 lakh – ₹5; Above ₹1 lakh up to ₹ 5 lakh – ₹15; Free above ₹5 lakh (per transactions charges excluding GST)
Monthly free limit of 50 DD/POs for every slab of ₹1 lakh of current month AMB balance maintained (subject to maximum of 1,000 DD/PO) Above free limit charges are ₹50 per instrument
Free 150 transactions for every slab of ₹1 lakh of current month AMB balance maintained (subject to maximum of 3,000 transactions) Charges over and above monthly free limit are ₹25 per transaction
DPIIT recognition is not mandatory for opening Startup Current Account. However, Startups can avail benefits under Startup India Scheme only if it is recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
DPIIT recognition enables the Startup to avail beneficial services like to access a host of tax benefits, easier compliance, collateral free loans under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startup (CGSS), fast-tracking of a patent application & more under prevailing government policies. Please refer to startupindia.gov.in for more details.