Rs 150 levy after 4 cash transactions at HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank: All you need to know

New Delhi: Banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have begun charging a minimum amount of Rs 150 per transaction for cash deposits and withdrawals beyond four free transactions in a month.
Here is all you need to know about the levy on cash transactions
These charges are for cash transactions in the branches, and not through ATMs
The charges would apply to savings as well as salary accounts effective from today, said HDFC
The bank would also cap the third party cash transactions at Rs 25,000 per day, while cash handling charges would be withdrawn effective March 1
For the basic no-frills accounts, maximum four cash withdrawals would continue to remain free and there would be no fees for cash deposits
In case of ICICI Bank, the charges are same as they were before the demonetisation move announced on November 8, while there is an increase in such fees in case of some others
ICICI Bank website says there will be no charge for first four transactions a month in home branch while Rs 5 per thousand rupees would be charged thereafter subject to a minimum of Rs 150 in the same month
The third party limit would be Rs 50,000 per day
For non-home branches, ICICI Bank would not charge anything for first cash withdrawal of a calendar month and Rs 5 per thousand rupees thereafter subject to a minimum of Rs 150
For anywhere cash deposit, ICICI Bank would charge Rs 5 per thousand rupees (subject to a minimum of 150) at branches, while deposit at Cash Acceptance Machine would be free of charge for first cash deposit of a calendar month and Rs 5 per thousand thereafter
ATM intercharge charges have also been re-introduced
At Axis Bank, the first five transactions or Rs 10 lakhs of cash deposits or withdrawals would be free and charged at Rs 5 per thousand rupees or Rs 150, whichever is higher
It could not be ascertained whether the public sector banks have also begun imposing such charges. Senior PSU banking official said there has been no directive from the government to the banks regarding levy of such charges