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Tenure |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates below Rs.1 Crore |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates On Rs.1 Crore but below Rs. 10 crore |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates above Rs.10 Crore |
180 days to 269 days |
6.5 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
270 days to less than 1 Year |
6.5 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
1 Year & above but less than 2 Years |
6.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
2 Years to less than 3 years |
6.65 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3 Years to less than 5 years |
6.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5 years to less than 8 years |
6.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
8 years & above to 10 years |
6.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
Tenure |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates below Rs.1 Crore |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates On Rs.1 Crore but below Rs. 10 crore |
Recurring Deposit Interest Rates above Rs.10 Crore |
1 Year & above but less than 2 Years |
6.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
2 Years to less than 3 years |
6.65 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3 Years to less than 5 years |
6.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5 years and above up to 10 Years |
6.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
Anyone can open an RD account with Bank of India as joint applications. The tenure of an RD account with Bank of India ranges from 3 months-10 years. The interest rate for an RD account for Bank of India is compounded on a quarterly basis and the minimum deposit amount is 500 rupees for metros and 100 rupees for the branches of BOI in rural areas. BOI doesn't mandate any maximum limit for the deposit amount. The most considerable advantage of opening a BOI RD account is that if the tenure is long, the interest rate applicable on the deposit is also high.
Bank of India offers Rd with tenures ranging from 6 months-2 years. The interest rates offered for short tenures range from 6.5%-6.7% for deposits amounting to less than a crore. For deposits amounting to 1-10 crore, the interest rate applicable ranges from 4.25%-4.5%. The same rate of interest is applicable on deposits amounting to great than 10 crores.
The medium-term RD accounts for Bank of India range from 2-5 years and the long-term deposit term ranges from 5-10 years. The interest rate applicable on the medium term deposits is 6.6-6.65% for deposits amounting to less than a crore, 4.5% for deposits amounting from 1-10 crores and the same rate of interest is applicable on deposits amounting to greater than 10 crores. Interest rates offered for long-term deposits is 6.5% for deposits that amount to less than a crore, 4.5% for deposits amounting to 1-10 crores and the same interest rate is applicable on deposits amounting to greater than 10 crores
Senior citizens are required to open their Bank of India Recurring Deposit accounts for a minimum tenure of 6 months to get the special interest rates. The senior citizen must be the primary account holder and must be above 60 years of age while the account is being opened. An additional interest rate of 0.5% is applicable on the senior citizen RD accounts for RD below 1 crore. An ex-BOI employee and spouse of a BOI employee can avail an additional interest rate of 1.05% on their RD accounts.
RD schemes are offered by BOI to NRIs as well. The tenure of an NRE RD account ranges from 1-10 years and the interest rate applicable to these accounts is 6.7%. For deposits amounting to less than a crore, the interest rate applicable is 6.7% and for deposits amounting form 1-10 crores, the interest rate applicable is 4.5%.