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Punjab National Bank (PNB) hikes fixed deposit (FD) rates by up to 75 bps

Punjab National Bank will now offer a maximum interest rate of 7% to the general public, 7.50% to senior citizens and 7.80% to super senior citizens on deposits maturing in 600 days.

PNB FD Rates

On deposits maturing in 46 to 90 days, the bank has hiked the interest rate by 75 bps from 3.75% to 4.50% and on those maturing in 180 to less than 1 year, PNB has hiked the interest rate by 50 bps from 5% to 5.50%. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has hiked the interest rate by 60 bps from 5.70% to 6.30% on deposits maturing in 1 year to 599 days the bank has hiked the interest rate by 50 bps from 6.50% to 7% on deposits maturing in 600 days. Deposits maturing in 601 days to 2 years will now fetch an interest rate of 6.30% which was earlier 5.70% a hike of 60 bps. PNB has hiked interest rates by 45 bps from 5.80% to 6.25% on deposits maturing in 2 to 3 years and has hiked interest rates by 30 bps from 5.80% to 6.10% on deposits maturing in 3 to 5 years. On fixed deposits maturing in 5 to 10 years, the bank has hiked the interest rate by 25 bps from 5.85% to 6.10% on deposits maturing in 5 to 10 years.

PNB FD Rates (pnbindia.in)

PNB NRO, NRE FD Rates

The interest rate on single NRO and NRE term deposits has been raised at PNB. The following are the most recent amended rates.

PNB NRO, NRE FD Rates (pnbindia.in)

PNB Tax Saver FD

On tax-saver fixed deposits of 5 years to 10 years, the bank is now offering an interest rate of 6.10% to the general public, 6.60% to senior citizens, and 7.10% for staff members and retired senior citizens.

PNB Tax Saver FD (pnbindia.in)

On domestic deposits of less than Rs. 2 crores, senior citizens 60 years of age and over (up to 80 years of age) would get an additional rate of interest of 50 basis points (bps) over the regular card rates for a term up to 5 years and 80 bps for a period above 5 years. The maximum rate of interest that can be charged over the effective card rate for existing employees and retired employees who are also senior citizens shall be 150 bps for a period up to 5 years and 180 bps for a period above 5 years. 

Additionally, super senior citizens who are over 80 years old will get an additional rate of interest that is 80 basis points higher than the respective card rate for all tenors. The highest rate of interest that can be imposed above the relevant card rate for employees and retired employees who are also Super Senior Citizens is 180 bps over the applicable card rate for all tenors. The highest rate of interest over the appropriate card rate for PNB Tax Saver Fixed Deposit Scheme employees and retired employees who are Senior Citizens is 100 bps.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vipul Das

Vipul Das is a Digital Business Content Producer at Livemint. He previously worked for Goodreturns.in (OneIndia News) and has over 5 years of expertise in the finance and business sector. Stocks, mutual funds, personal finance, tax, and banking are among his specialties, and he is a professional in industry research and business reporting. He received his bachelor's degree from Dr. CV Raman University and also have completed Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (DJMC).
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