Senior Citizen FD Rate: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had increased the repo rate by 35 basis points, due to which it has increased to 6.25 percent. After this decision of RBI, many banks have increased the interest rates of Fixed Deposit (FD) for senior citizens.
Senior citizens get higher interest in fixed deposits as compared to other investors. Here we have compared the interest rates offered to senior citizens by big banks like State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, Canara Bank and ICICI Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB). Let us know in which bank you will get the highest return on deposit.
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank has increased the interest rate on FDs of less than Rs 2 crore. Now senior citizens will get 3.50% to 7.50% interest on FDs of 7 days to 10 years. At the same time, the bank is offering the highest interest rate of 7.75 per cent to senior citizens. According to the official website of the bank, the new rates are effective from December 14, 2022. Common investors will get up to 7% interest on FDs ranging from 5 years 1 day to 10 years. On the other hand, if you are a senior citizen then you will be given 7.75% return.
State Bank of India (SBI)
The country’s largest public sector bank SBI has increased the interest rates on FDs of less than Rs 2 crore by 65 basis points. The new rates have come into effect from December 23. After the hike, senior citizens will get 3.50% to 7.25% interest for a period of 7 days to 10 years. The bank has increased the interest rate on deposits from 211 days to less than one year from 5.50 percent to 5.75 percent. There itself. Senior citizens will get 6.25 percent interest on this.
- FDs of 1 year to less than 2 years will now fetch 6.75 per cent interest, while senior citizens will get 7.25 per cent interest on it.
- Senior citizens will now get 7.25 per cent interest as against 6.75 per cent on FDs of 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Senior citizens will now get 6.75% interest on FDs for a period ranging from 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Apart from this, up to 7.25 percent interest will be available for a period ranging from 5 years to 10 years.
Punjab National Bank (PNB)
According to the bank’s website, senior citizens will be given 50 basis points more interest on any FD than general depositors. The bank is offering interest rates ranging from 4% to 7.75% for senior citizens on FDs below Rs 2 crore for tenures ranging from 7 days to 10 years.
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank has increased interest rates by up to 60 basis points on FDs up to Rs 2 crore. The increased FD rates are applicable from December 16, 2022. After the hike, the interest rate offered by the bank ranges from 3.5% to 7.50% for tenures ranging from 7 days to 10 years. If you do FD for a period ranging from 5 years 1 day to 10 years, then you will get 6.90 percent return. At the same time, senior citizens will get 7.50 percent interest on it.
Canara Bank
Public Sector Bank, Canara Bank has increased the interest rates on FDs of less than Rs 2 crore. According to the official website of the bank, the new rates are applicable from December 19, 2022. The bank is offering senior citizens an interest rate of 3.25% to 7.50% on FDs maturing in 7 days to 10 years.
