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Are you an NRI and looking to park money in India? Here's a list of banks offering the best NRO deposit rates

Updated: 21 Mar 2022, 10:08 AM IST
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Small finance and private banks now offering interest on FDs at competitive rates

Small banks now offering higher interest rates on FDs

Small banks now offering higher interest rates on FDs

Non-resident Indians maintaining non-resident ordinary (NRO) accounts can now avail high-interest rates with small finance and private banks, as reported by MoneyControl.

The NRO accounts are essentially maintained by NRIs to keep an account of all income earned in India including rentals, dividend incomes, salaries, etc. NRIs can deposit money in both foreign and Indian currencies and then withdraw money in Indian currency from this account.

The surplus money in NRO deposits is invested in NRO fixed deposits. Compared to the regular FDs than do not fetch beyond six per cent, banks are now giving around seven per cent on the money deposited in NRO accounts. The offers are being made to garner new deposits from both new and existing customers.

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Fixed deposit interest rates offered by small finance banks.

The banks that are offering the best interest rates on NRO deposits for two to three years.

  • Suryoday Small Finance Bank offers seven per cent interest on the amount kept in FDs for two to three years. A small investment worth 1 lakh will grow to 1.15 lakh in two years.
  • Ujjivan Small Finance Bank offers a 6.9 per cent interest rate on deposits for two to three years.
  • AU Small Finance Bank offers 6.75 per cent interest on FDs made for two to three years.
  • Induslnd Bank, RBL Bank and Equitas Small Finance Bank offer 6.5 per cent interest on deposits for two to three years.
  • The FDs bought for two years at Bandhan Bank, DCB Bank and Yes Bank will now earn interest rates of 6.25 per cent interest rate per annum.

This is not the first instance of banks raising their FD rates as most central banks revised rates on their FDs after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its intention of keeping its policies unchanged. The RBI has kept its repo and reverse repo rates unchanged at four and 3.35 per cent, respectively.

For example, the Central Bank of India and UCO Bank revised their FD interest rates on deposits below 2 crores with effect from February 10, 2022. Other banks including the State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and others followed suit with revised bank FD rates ranging from a week to 10 years.

Youngsters and millennials have rarely shown interest in FD investments considering how the comparatively low-interest rates are not enough to match or outgrow the current impact of inflation. Senior citizens prefer stability over returns accumulate their money in FDs owing to the guaranteed nature of returns. Also, that FDs remaining unaffected by market volatility is another reason for many people including them in fixed-income instruments while planning their finances.

First Published: 21 Mar 2022, 10:08 AM IST