Key facts
What the official sources publish
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Interest rateRate follows Indian Bank's current deposit-rate schedule by product, tenor and customer category. The reviewed schedule publishes domestic retail term-deposit card rates from 2.80% to 6.80% p.a. and savings rates from 2.50% to 2.80% p.a.; exact applicable rate must be selected by tenor at booking.View source
The live schedule is the controlling source for tenor-specific rates; no single rate is inferred for all deposit products.
- Source
- Deposit Rates
- Page / section
- Domestic retail term-deposit table w.e.f. 04.08.2026
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Tenure / programmeRecurring Deposit: minimum 6 months and normally maximum 10 years in three-month multiples. Variable Recurring Deposit: fixed 3-year term.View source
The two official pages publish the separate and VRD periods.
- Source
- Recurring Deposit; Variable Recurring Deposit
- Page / section
- Min period / period
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Minimum / deposit amountRecurring Deposit: monthly ₹100 and multiples thereof. Variable Recurring Deposit: initial ₹500 or multiples of ₹100 up to ₹1 lakh; later instalments can reach ₹10 lakh per month.View source
The official pages publish the minimum and VRD initial/subsequent limits.
- Source
- Recurring Deposit; Variable Recurring Deposit
- Page / section
- Min amount
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Senior-citizen rateAdditional 0.50% p.a. for eligible senior citizens; the current rate schedule applies the published aggregate ceiling and excludes stated HUF/ Capital Gains exceptions.View source
The live schedule states the recurring-deposit premium and eligibility limits.
- Source
- Deposit Rates
- Page / section
- Senior-citizen and recurring-deposit premium notes
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Withdrawal / refund termsLoan, nomination and foreclosure are available. RD foreclosure attracts a term-deposit penalty; VRD has a foreclosure penalty but no penal interest for delayed instalments.View source
The product pages publish loan/foreclosure and delayed-payment treatment.
- Source
- Recurring Deposit; Variable Recurring Deposit
- Page / section
- Other requirements/details
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Payout / redemptionQuarterly compounding; maturity or foreclosure proceeds follow the applicable term-deposit rate and TDS rules.View source
The page states quarterly compounding and applicability.
- Source
- Recurring Deposit
- Page / section
- Interest application
- Accessed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- Initial deposit ₹500 or multiples of ₹100 up to ₹1 lakh
- Subsequent monthly instalments may vary up to ₹10 lakh per month
- Three-year term and quarterly compounding
- Loan, nomination and foreclosure facilities
- No penal interest on delayed instalments; interest uses the minimum balance from the 10th to month-end
Eligibility
- Depositor follows Indian Bank / rules; senior-citizen premium is subject to the current rate schedule and aggregate ceiling.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- opening form, , /
Form 60 and nomination instruction