INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tuesday said it will waive all charges on fund transfer through RTGS and NEFT systems from July 1 and asked banks to pass on the benefits to
customers from the same day
The Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) is meant for large-value instantaneous fund transfers while the National Electronic Funds
Transfer (NEFT) System is used for fund transfers of up to Rs 2 lakh.The country's largest bank SBI charges between Rs 1 and Rs 5 for
transactions through NEFT and between Rs 5 and Rs 50 for RTGS route.Following up on the announcement made on June 6 after the bi-monthly
monetary policy review, the RBI said it has reviewed the various charges levied by it on the member banks for transactions processed in the
RTGS and NEFT systems.In order to provide an impetus to digital funds movement, the central bank further said it has been decided that with
effect from July 1, 2019, processing charges and time varying charges levied on banks by RBI for outward transactions through the RTGS, as
also the processing charges for transactions processed in NEFT will be waived by the Reserve Bank."The banks are advised to pass on the
benefits to their customers for undertaking transactions using the RTGS and NEFT systems with effect from July 1, 2019," it said.The Reserve
Bank levies "minimum charges" on banks for transactions routed through its RTGS and NEFT, and banks, in turn, levy charges on their
