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Cheque charges

Review source-backed cheque-book and cheque-return charges without guessing unsupported conditions.

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RBI Statutory Refund RightsCONDITIONAL REVERSAL LIKELIHOOD

Charged wrongfully for cheque charges?

RBI Circular on Dishonour of Cheques & NACH Grievance Framework: Banks may charge for technical returns or insufficient funds, but charges must not be repeated multiple times for the same transaction failure within a short window, and technical bank faults must be refunded immediately.

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Verified Cheque Rules by Bank

Amounts, trigger criteria, GST treatment, and official source links for each bank account.

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Axis Bank Limited
Axis Bank Limited

Savings & Salary Accounts — Service Charge Portfolio

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹0 (Free)

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

First annual 25-leaf chequebook only; applies to Easy Access Savings, Easy Access Salary, Woman's Savings, Future Stars, Insurance Agents Savings, Krishi Savings and Sahaj Savings accounts. The source does not state the post-free-limit price for these families in this row, so none is invented.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-09

Axis Bank Limited
Axis Bank Limited

Savings & Salary Accounts — Service Charge Portfolio

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹50.00

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Prime Savings, Power Salute Senior Privilege Priority Savings, Priority Savings and Priority Salary Savings. The source does not define the relevant free limit in this row.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-09

Axis Bank Limited
Axis Bank Limited

Savings & Salary Accounts — Service Charge Portfolio

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹50.00

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Applies to Special Accounts, Smart Privilege, Senior Citizen Savings, Salary Power Plus, Inaam Personal Bank and Gold Loan Savings. The source says 'beyond the free limit' but does not define that free limit in the same row, so it is not invented here.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-09

Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda

Current / Cash Credit / Overdraft — Service Charge Portfolio

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

First 50-leaf cheque book included; subsequent leaves Rs5 each (₹5.00 per item after 50 free)

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Current/CC/OD accounts. Source defines first cheque book as 50 leaves; subsequent cheque book Rs5 per leaf.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-09

Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda

Savings Accounts — Service Charge Portfolio

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Rs2.50 per cheque leaf as published (₹2.50 per item after 0 free)

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Savings Bank customers of Rural/Semi-Urban branches, Senior Citizen and Pensioners at any branch, using the current source wording. The source does not state a free-leaf allowance in this sub-row, so none is invented.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-09

Canara Bank
Canara Bank

Retail Banking Service Charges

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Below Rs 1,000: ₹200.00 · Rs 1,000 to below Rs 10 lakh: ₹300.00 · Rs 10 lakh to below Rs 50 lakh: ₹500.00 · Rs 50 lakh to below Rs 1 crore: ₹1,000.00 · Rs 1 crore and above: ₹2,000.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Canara Bank SB/CA/OD/OCC accounts; a cheque or instrument returned, inward or outward. The page states GST is not applicable to this charge. No charge is levied where the instrument is returned for technical reasons or where the customer is not at fault.

Possible waiver or exception

No charge where the instrument is returned for technical reasons or where the customer is not at fault.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-09-05

Canara Bank
Canara Bank

Current / Cash Credit / Overdraft Accounts

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹5.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Canara Bank Current, Overdraft and OCC accounts. The page states a per-leaf charge and no free allowance for these accounts, so none is inferred. GST is additional.

Possible waiver or exception

Free for senior citizens, staff and ex-staff.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-09-05

Canara Bank
Canara Bank

Savings Bank Account — Standard Balance Schedule

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

First 25 cheque leaves free in a calendar year; thereafter Rs4 per cheque leaf + GST (₹4.00 per cheque_leaf after 25 free)

Verified 15 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Canara Savings Bank Account cheque-book facility; first 25 leaves free per calendar year, then Rs4 per leaf plus GST.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-15

Federal Bank Limited
Federal Bank Limited

Retail Banking Service Charges

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Cheque-related charge

General

Savings Bank — Rural: ₹2.50 · Savings Bank — Senior Citizens: ₹2.50 · Savings Bank — Other: ₹3.00 · Current / OD / CC: ₹3.00 · Fed-Selfi: ₹5.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Federal Bank liability products; charge per cheque leaf issued beyond the account's free limit, except Fed-Selfi, for which the schedule states there is no free limit and the charge applies from the first leaf. The free-limit counts themselves are not stated in this record. GST is additional.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05 · Effective 2026-04-01

ICICI Bank Limited
ICICI Bank Limited

Regular Savings Account — Opened on or before 31-Jul-2025

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Cheque-related charge

Cheque

Outward financial — non-rural: ₹200.00 · Outward financial — rural: ₹175.00 · Inward financial — non-rural: ₹500.00 · Inward financial — rural: ₹475.00 · Inward non-financial except signature verification — non-rural: ₹50.00 · Inward non-financial except signature verification — rural: ₹40.00

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Legacy Regular Savings current schedule.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-08-09 · Effective 2026-06-17

ICICI Bank Limited
ICICI Bank Limited

Savings Account — Opened from 01-Aug-2025 / Migrated

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Cheque-related charge

Cheque

Outward — financial reason: ₹200.00 · Inward — financial reason: ₹500.00 · Inward — non-financial reason except signature verification: ₹50.00

Verified 9 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

New/migrated Savings mainstream rates only. Rural-specific values are deliberately excluded from this VERIFIED rule pending resolution of a discrepancy between the current PDF visual rendering and text layer.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-08-09 · Effective 2026-06-17

Indian Bank
Indian Bank

Retail Banking Service Charges

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Up to Rs 1 lakh: ₹250.00 · Above Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore: ₹500.00 · Above Rs 1 crore: ₹750.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Indian Bank accounts; a cheque received for payment that is returned. Banded by the amount of the cheque. GST is additional.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05

Indian Bank
Indian Bank

Current / Cash Credit / Overdraft Accounts

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹5.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Indian Bank Current, Cash Credit and Overdraft accounts. The schedule states a per-leaf charge and no free allowance for these accounts, so none is inferred. GST is additional.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05

Indian Bank
Indian Bank

Savings Bank Accounts

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Twenty cheque leaves free per calendar year; Rs 4 per leaf thereafter (₹4.00 per cheque leaf after 20 free)

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Indian Bank Savings Bank accounts. Twenty leaves are free in a calendar year and further leaves are charged per leaf. GST is additional.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05

The Karur Vysya Bank Limited
The Karur Vysya Bank Limited

Regular Savings Account

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

25 cheque leaves free per annum, thereafter Rs10 per leaf (₹10.00 per cheque_leaf after 25 free)

Verified 15 Aug 2026Official source

When this charge applies

Karur Vysya Bank Regular Savings Account (155 product) only. Senior Citizen product has a different ₹3-per-leaf treatment and is not flattened into this rule.

Official source (HTML)

Checked 2026-08-15 · Effective 2026-03-09

UCO Bank
UCO Bank

Retail Banking Service Charges

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

₹4.24

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

UCO Bank savings, cash credit and overdraft accounts; charge per cheque leaf issued. No free-leaf allowance is stored: UCO's savings-account-rules page and this schedule state different free counts, so the allowance is unresolved and is not published either way. Charges are exclusive of GST.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05 · Effective 2023-07-15

UCO Bank
UCO Bank

Retail Banking Service Charges

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Up to Rs 1 lakh: ₹250.00 · Above Rs 1 lakh up to Rs 10 lakh: ₹500.00

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

UCO Bank accounts; a cheque received for payment that is returned unpaid. Only the two bands legible in the source document are stored; the band above Rs 10 lakh was not legible and no figure is claimed for it. Charges are exclusive of GST.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05 · Effective 2023-07-15

UCO Bank
UCO Bank

No-Frills Savings Bank Account

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Cheque-related charge

Branch

Cheque-return charges are restricted to 25% of the normal charges

Verified 5 Sept 2026Official source

When this charge applies

UCO Bank Basic Savings Bank accounts. The schedule restricts cheque-return charges in these accounts to 25% of the normal charges rather than stating rupee figures, so the restriction is published in the schedule's own words and no derived amount is stored. Charges are exclusive of GST.

Official source (PDF)

Checked 2026-09-05 · Effective 2023-07-15

Frequently Asked Questions (Cheque charges)

What is the standard charge for cheque charges across Indian banks?

Charges for cheque charges depend on the bank, account variant, channel (online vs branch), and transaction amount tier. In addition, 18% GST is added unless an official zero-rate policy applies.

Can I get a waiver or refund for cheque charges?

Banks may charge for technical returns or insufficient funds, but charges must not be repeated multiple times for the same transaction failure within a short window, and technical bank faults must be refunded immediately. Ground for reversal: The bounce occurred due to bank server/technical timeout despite adequate balance.; Wrongful deduction: NACH was presented after cancellation/mandate revocation request.; Signature mismatch due to bank's outdated digitized specimen.; Duplicate penalty debited for single presentation failure..

How do I avoid paying cheque charges altogether?

You can often reduce cheque charges by transacting online rather than at a branch, keeping the balance your account tier requires, or asking your bank which debit card variants carry no annual charge. Compare published charges before switching accounts.