Key facts
What the official sources publish
Every value belongs to this exact product. Expand any fact to inspect its official evidence in place.
Loan typeAgriculture term loan for a new solar water-heating system and accessories used by an agro-processing unit.View source
Only the unambiguous product purpose is used; the contradictory Components row remains in the source table.
- Source
- Financing Solar Water Heaters
- Page / section
- Facility; Purpose
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Interest rateUp to ₹10 lakh: current 11.50% p.a. Above ₹10 lakh: current 12.50% p.a.View source
Both exact formula slabs are calculated from the current benchmark.
- Source
- Solar Water Heaters and current notice
- Page / section
- Rate; page 1
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
BenchmarkOne-year MCLR 9.00% + BSS 0.50% + 2.00% up to ₹10 lakh, or +3.00% above ₹10 lakh.View source
Current benchmark paired with the exact page spreads.
- Source
- effective 25.07.2026
- Page / section
- Page 1
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
APRNot published.View source
No fee-inclusive appears.
- Source
- Financing Solar Water Heaters
- Page / section
- Complete page and current schedules
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
EligibilityNo salary floor. Eligible applicants are small or marginal farmers, sharecroppers, tenant farmers and agriculture entrepreneurs using the system for an agro-processing unit.View source
All published customer types and the use condition are retained.
- Source
- Financing Solar Water Heaters
- Page / section
- Eligibility
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Maximum finance80%-85% of project cost including accessories; no universal rupee cap is published.View source
The page publishes a project-cost range rather than a rupee maximum.
- Source
- Financing Solar Water Heaters
- Page / section
- Amount
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
TenureThree to five years.View source
Published repayment range.
- Source
- Financing Solar Water Heaters
- Page / section
- Repayment
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Processing feeNil up to ₹5 lakh; 1% above ₹5 lakh to ₹25 crore.View source
Current agriculture term-loan tariff.
- Source
- Service Charges
- Page / section
- page 81, agriculture term-loan row
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Prepayment charge2% of prepaid amount when prepayment exceeds 25% of sanctioned limit; nil when principal outstanding is below 25% of sanctioned limit; MSEs are exempt.View source
Current all-credit term-loan rule.
- Source
- Service Charges - All Credit
- Page / section
- Term-loan prepayment row
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- Brand-new solar water-heating system for agro-processing
- 80%-85% of project cost
- Nil margin up to ₹2 lakh
- Three-to-five-year repayment
Eligibility
- Available to eligible small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers, tenants and agriculture entrepreneurs for an agro-processing unit.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- Application form
- Land and boundary records
- No-dues certificates including PACS
- Equipment quotations and estimates
- Legal search above ₹1.60 lakh where land is mortgaged
- Guarantee Form and guarantor records where required

