NEFT and RTGS – A detailed Guide

POSTED BY Jagoinvestor ON September 3, 2012 COMMENTS (305)

Lets try to understand what is NEFT and RTGS and what is the difference between them. NEFT and RTGS are two main mechanisms to transfer money from one bank to another bank in India. Transferring money between two accounts in same bank is pretty straight forword and its a internal matter of the bank, it does not have to deal with other banks and their protocols, however when one bank wants to send the money to another bank in India, there is a defined mechanism it has to be done and hence NEFT and RTGS comes into picture. Both these systems are maintained by Reserve Bank of India. Lets understand both of these

NEFT – National Electronic Fund Transfer

NEFT full form is National Electronic Fund Transfer, and its a system of transfer between two banks on net settlement basis. Which means that each individual transfer from one account to another account is not settled or processed at that same moment, its done in batches . A lot of transactions are settled in one go in each batches. Presently, NEFT services are available from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm on weekdays (Mon – Fri) and from 8:00 am – 12:30 pm on Saturday.

Any NEFT Transfer done between 8 am – 5 pm generally gets settled on the same day, but if you deposit the money after 5 pm, then that will be settled the next working day. In case of Saturday, any money deposited between 8 am – 12 noon can be expected to reach the beneficiary account the same day.

NEFT Transfer Example

For example lets say Ajay has ICICI Bank account and Robert has a bank account in HDFC bank , Now Ajay deposits Rs 10,000 in Vijay account through NEFT transfer at 10:30 am . The money will be then taken out from Ajay’s ICICI Account and will be sent to Vijay’s HDFC bank the same day, then HDFC bank will credit Vijay’s bank account. In case money can not be transferred to the target account (beneficiary account) , the money will be credited back to the source branch within 2 hours of the batch in which it was processed.

RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement

RTGS full form is Real Time Gross Settlement and its a system of money transfer between two banks in real time basis, which means the moment one bank account transfer the money to another bank account, its settled at that time itself on real time basis between the banks, but the beneficiary bank has to make the final settlement to the bank account within two hours of getting the money. RTGS is the fastest possible money transfer between two banks in India through a secure channel.

Let me give an example, lets say Ajay has a SBI Bank account and Vijay has an Axis Bank account, Ajay transfers Rs 5 lacs to Vijay’s account  through RTGS transfer, SBI bank instantly transfers Rs 5 lac to Axis Bank, now Axis bank has 2 more hours to deposit it in Vijay’s account . Hence in worst case even with RTGS transfer there can be delay of 2 hours.

NEFT and RTGS Timings

NEFT and RTGS Charges

NEFT and RTGS transfer charges depends on the Bank. RBI has guidelines for the maximum fees which can be charged, but it finally depends on the bank in question. Note that NEFT and RTGS charges, varies depending on the amount transferred and the timings when its done. While NEFT charges depends purely on the amount transfered, RTGS charges depends on the amount transferred as well as the timings of the day when its done . A RTGS transfer early will cost a little less charges. Note that, Service tax is also applicable to the charges. Below are the charges shows for NEFT and RTGS for retail banking (not for institutional banking)
NEFT and RTGS Charges

Information required to make an RTGS & NEFT payment?

For making a payment through NEFT/RTGS, following information has to be furnished.

  • Amount to be remitted
  • Remitting customer’s account number which is to be debited.
  • Name of the beneficiary bank.
  • Name of the beneficiary.
  • Account number of the beneficiary.
  • IFSC code of the destination bank branch
Note : MICR code is generally not required for NEFT or RTGS transfer

Points to Note

  • Each Bank has their own NEFT and RTGS application form, which you can download from their website
  • RBI declared holidays each year when you cant do NEFT and RTGS fund transfer transactions, see 2012 list
  • To find out different bank branches which are enabled for NEFT and RTGS transactions, you can see this RBI list

Difference Between NEFT and RTGS

Finally let me list down all the differences between NEFT and RTGS in a table, so its easy for you to understand the conclude finally.

 

Criteria NEFT RTGS (Retail)
Settlement Done in batches (Slower) Real time (Faster)
Full Form National Electronic Fund Transfer Real Time Gross Settlement
Timings on Mon – Fri 8:00 am – 6:30 pm 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Timings on Saturday 8:00 am – 12:30 pm 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Minimum amount of money transfer limit No Minimum 2 lacs
Maximum amount of money transfer limit No Limit No Limit
When does the Credit Happen in beneficiary account Happens in the hourly batch Between Banks Real time between Banks
Maximum Charges as per RBI Upto 10,000 – Rs 2.5
from 10,001 – 1 lac – Rs 5
from 1 – 2 lacs – Rs 15
Above 2 lacs – Rs 25
Rs 25-30 (Upto 2 – 5 lacs)
Rs 50-55 (Above 5 lacs)
(Lower charges for first half of day)
Suitable for Small Money Transfer Large Money Transfer

Are you now clear about the difference between NEFT and RTGS and their transfer charges?

305 replies on this article “NEFT and RTGS – A detailed Guide”

  1. Faris Fariq says:

    I have added an account in HDFC Bank. It is showing under RGTS not NEFT, the thing is I wanna tranfer small amount i.e., 15,000Rs but its not accepting small amount. So, what should I do in this case?

    Regards

    1. What does it say ? It should allow Rs 15,000 for sure !

      1. Faris Fariq says:

        It’s saying invalid amount.

        1. I hope you are not keep that , . Put 15000 and not 15,000

  2. Shobhit choudhary says:

    Can a NEFT transfer from SBI branch(home branch or any others branchs) to AXIX bank branch

  3. Rio says:

    Hi. My client has given me the UTR no. for the neft done but it does not reflect in my account even after 12 hours. How do I check if the UTR no. is correct? Is there a way to understand details thru a breakup of the no?

    1. Jagoinvestor Admin says:

      Hi Rio

      You need to contact your Bank with the UTR no. .

    2. I dont think you can do anything from your end for this

  4. Rajkumar says:

    I can do NEFT and RTGS on Government Holidays not in Sunday. . For Ex: August 15 is a government Holiday.

  5. Mike says:

    thanks i understand..

  6. Iyyappan says:

    The above mentioned charges are applicable for all the bank’s or it will differ defends on the bank

    1. Thanks for your comment Iyyappan

  7. sharad says:

    i have account in bank of baroda .i want do rtgs to others account from my Home branch but i don’t have cheque. can i do rtgs from my home branch. please reply me as fast as possible.

    1. You need cheque for NEFT/RTGS .. without that you cant do !

    2. Sanjeev says:

      if u using net banking then u can do neft without any cheque.

  8. Rahul says:

    My money is deducted from my account but did not reached beneficiary account pls reply

  9. Arun says:

    Thanks to make me confident about difference between NEFT and RTGS.

    1. Thanks for your comment Arun

  10. Rana says:

    I clear understand both transfer easily

  11. javed says:

    ya… i clear thanx useful information

  12. Nikesh says:

    Thanks for this useful information

  13. Deep says:

    I have gone through Rtgs and Neft…the way of explaining these is very simple… One can easily understand..
    Thanks

    1. Glad to know that Deep ..

  14. Jeki says:

    NEFT Time Mon To FriDay

  15. prakash says:

    if I transfer fund through NEFT in Saturday after 12.30pm. when it will be credit to the beneficier’s account…

  16. Deepika says:

    Can we deposit money directly into the bank under NEFT SCHEME from one bank branch to another branch.

  17. aneed says:

    Is ifsc is matter when transferring money between same bank with different branches?

  18. Jamnadas T Gurnani says:

    In my a/c, Ihave added beneficiary name, a/c No.,and IFSC code. funds to be transferred by RTGS system, where one has to transfer min 2 lacs.
    Now I have to change this to NEFT transfer pl inform how can be done?

    1. YOu dont need to change anything, Amounts payment below 2 lacs is through NEFT and above 2 lacs is termed as RTGS

  19. purvi says:

    it is very useful to bank exam. thank u

    1. Sunil says:

      It’s very useful on fund transfer

  20. sivakumar says:

    This is very useful to know about the difference of money transfer system in banking..easy to understand everyone with example…thank you for this link and site….

    1. Thanks for your comment sivakumar

  21. Divyakant says:

    Dear Sir,

    Great explanation with example as well table.

    1. Thanks for your comment Divyakant

  22. rohit says:

    U R great,
    Good Job
    Thanks for guide us

    1. Thanks for your comment rohit

  23. Hriday kumar says:

    thanks to make me confident about difference between NEFT and RTGS.

    1. Thanks for your comment Hriday kumar

  24. Supriya says:

    I wants 2 do RTGS from axis bank to SBI Bank but I don’t have new cheque book..what can I do??

    1. A cheque leaf is required if you are doing it offline at bank office.

  25. sunil says:

    If i do neft transcation early morning (1st batch) then by what time it will be credited in the beneficiary account ? RTGS max takes 2 hrs…. what about neft ?

    1. NEFT will be done in max 2 hours

  26. NIZAM says:

    THANKS

  27. Pratik Agrawal says:

    In NEFT, how much service tax will be applied. Say if I transfer Rs. 10000 using NEFT. Then service tax will be on Rs. 10000 or on Rs. 2.5 or on Rs. 10002.5?

    1. It would be on 2.5

      1. Pratik Agrawal says:

        Thank you!

  28. Mohd Abid says:

    The information regarding NEFT and RTGS are very useful. Every points are described in beautiful manner. Thanks for help us.

    1. Thanks for your comment Mohd Abid

  29. ausmita says:

    Thank u so much sir.

  30. SHRIKANT says:

    THE INFORMATION IS VERY WELL EXPLAINED, THANKS
    HOW YOU COMPARE THESE 2, VIZ. NEFT & RTGS WITH TRANSACTIION DONE NET BANKING. FIRST OF ALL CAN ONE TRANSFER MONEY FROM HIS A/C TO SOMEBODY’S BY NET BANKING WHEREIN THERE’S NO NEED TO GO PHYSICALLY TO A BANK. IF POSSIBLE, THEN HOW ABOUT THE CHARGES LEVIVED FOR THE TRANSACTION BY THE BANK OF THE TRANSFER-OR/TRANSFEREE , INVOLVED?

    1. Bank charges NEFT charges , which is as low as Rs 5 ..

  31. Kishan says:

    Thanks.. very comprehensive knowledge on RtGs and Neft..

    1. Thanks for your comment Kishan

  32. nandini says:

    Thank u sir for aware me RTGS and NEFT…..

    1. Welcome .. Glad to know that nandini ..

  33. Nabila says:

    informative article about NEFT and RTGS .

    1. Thanks for your comment Nabila

  34. dipak says:

    Hi

    When added Beneficiary account I add wrong IFSC code but account number is right

    at a time I don’t know beneficiary IFSC code so I search IFSC code on net and unfortunately city have to offices and I select wrong one

    now I transfer money via NEFT form HDFC bank to indusind bank

    money is debited from HDFC bank account and definitely it is not deposit in beneficiary’s Indusind account now what I have to do to get money back and were can be money

    it is deposited in other persons account or situated as uncleared amount at wrong bank

    also guide what I have to do and where to contact

    1. Hi Dipak

      First check it with your bank and then check with the target bank about this

  35. T N Kumaraguru says:

    Thank you for providing much information about RTGS/NEFT. I would like to know in whose favour the cheque is to be drawn in either case.
    Thank you

    1. I didnt get your question

      1. Hari nair says:

        The cheque to be given in the name of f”yojrself”

  36. Alpesh parmar says:

    My friend from Moscow did sent 1,00, 000 via internet banking before 7 days from standard chartered bank to my ICICI account but nothing seems credited to my account. When my friend haja samat went to bank he got an response back that I need to contact ICICI bank for other details

    Please help me to get the transaction cleared. I am attaching transaction details hereby. Please get back to me within 24 hours

    1. Hi Alpesh parmar

      How can we help in this . Its only the bank which can give the status !

  37. HAji says:

    informative mate

  38. SOUMEN SAHA says:

    very…..nice….clear about it….

  39. MOHAMEDASIK says:

    Very Helpful about online money transfer i don’t know before and thanks 🙂

  40. nitesh says:

    Very clear clarification between NEFT & RTGS

    1. Welcome .. Glad to know that nitesh ..

  41. SHWETA MARODIA says:

    VERY NICE EXPLANATION

  42. debapriya dey says:

    Dear Manish,

    Please help me out.My father had sent me amount more than 2 lkhs yesterday at around 2 pm.I still haven’t received it yet.The money has been deducted from his account too.I have checked the account details I gave him,which all seem to be correct.Please suggest in worst case scenario,If the money is transferred to somebody else’s account then what can be done?Please reply back.
    Thanks & Regards

  43. jitender thakur says:

    Lot of thank mr. Manish you are aware about me to RTGS and NEFT.

  44. Hari says:

    If we transfer amount from HDFC (salary account) to another bank through online. How much will be charges..???
    from salary account to another salary account?
    from salary account to saving account ??

    1. Hi Hari

      The regular NEFT charges are Rs 5 below 2 lacs I guess !

  45. Pawan Thakran says:

    Hi Sir,

    Thank u so much for aware us for those details , bcoz i am always confused in RTGS and NEFT

  46. anand biradar says:

    Thaks for understand mi NEFT & RTGS Difference

  47. saman says:

    good knowlegde

  48. shazma says:

    I have a query,

    I was told that on friday near about 6:30 NEFT payment was made from ICICI to my SBI account. Its saturday, it has been more than 24 hours still I have not received my payment. Why?????

    1. Hi Shazma

      I think only bank will be able to give the right answer , Ideally money should have come by now !

  49. Christofher says:

    excellent 🙂 … i have understood totally …. Great ji ……… thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!

  50. vikash says:

    sir can I avail the facility of neft other than home branch,, I have account in allahabad bank in patna but ri8 now I m in delhi can I avail this service in delho branch

  51. Ajay Shedge says:

    Hello Sir, My Question is that I have account in SBI and I want add my friend account Which other than SBI Account (Axis Bank Account) so which one is better to add friend aacount to my SBI account RTGS ot NEFT? and what time limit to transfer amount to my friend?

    Please help me.

    1. You can add it in NEFT if you want to transfer below 1,99,000 , or RTGS if above 2 lacs

  52. sir
    if i hav a cheqeue and i use it as NEFT to send mony to another bank like sbi amount like 10,000 okye

    so hom much time it will take to clear the cheque and any charge will aapply over amount

  53. Rohit das says:

    Hi I have made a NEFT payment above 10,000 from Axis Bank and wasn’t charged a single penny.

    Also can you explain how the NEFT is charged if i want to send 10k to my friend do i have to also include the (charge 1.e 5 rupees ) along with the amount or would it be deducted from the transaction amount and my friend would receive 9995 rupees?

    1. No , the extra charge of Rs 5 will be additionally deducted from your account , so it would be 10005

  54. krishna kumar says:

    hello sir,

    I want to know that using NEFT, when we transfer the money to other bank, then

    how much time the money will be transfer to the other bank ?

    1. It will take few hours if you do it before 4-5 pm , else next day !

  55. krishna kumar says:

    Now I can understand which option we have to use..either NEFT or RTGS

    Thanks so much

  56. k venu says:

    sir one small doubt other countrys to transfer in fund, my account in india, more then 4.7 millon. how to process please tell me in that prosses sir

    1. Did you get an email from someone saying that you will get millions ! . Do not fall for it … Its FRAUD

  57. abhishek mitra says:

    Hi! I have tranfered a fund from OBC to HSBC at 4. 30 pm , however till today its not reflecting at HSBC account.. Where as the amount has been debited from OBC account..
    What is the actual cutoff time for transfer..

    1. Its not so much defined, it can happen that the money gets credited the next day !

  58. SEEMANK says:

    Thank you ……

  59. Murali says:

    Good Explanation. Clear to understand. thanks a lot.

  60. Jenil says:

    I have an urgent query. It wants to transfer arnd Rs 40000 from icici bank account to other non icici bank account through NEFT. The charge will be Rs 5 for the transaction. My question is what will be the service tax on it.
    Can anyone tell me the whole extra charge that will be incurred on Rs 40000 transfer ?

    1. SERVICE charge will be on the charges of Rs 5 , which will be another 60 paisa !

  61. Govind Ram says:

    Very useful information. The word ‘its’ should be replaced by ‘it is’

    1. Thanks for that correction !

  62. Vijay says:

    Hi Manish,

    Thank you very much…Now i am clear about NEFT and RTGS.
    God bless you.

    1. Thanks for sharing that Vijay !

  63. Hemanth says:

    Is there any limit for RTGS payment in the first five online transaction?

    1. Hmm. I am not aware about something like that !

  64. Ravi says:

    Thanks a lot sir

  65. Venkitaraman says:

    Thanks Manish. Keep up the good work!

  66. Zuber says:

    Hi Manish

    Thanks For for information

  67. Dileep says:

    Excellent information. Thanks for taking the tie to collate the information and make it easy to understand.

  68. malti says:

    hi manish,
    i have a doubt, i did neft transaction for my son school online registration form between hdfc and yes bank…at 11am and now the time is 8.50 i m still waiting for the
    mail contain utr no. , can u please tell me how longer time it takes for complete the transaction.

    1. Generally it should be done the same day, but in worst case, wait till tomm !

  69. anand says:

    thanks for useful information…

  70. karthick says:

    thx a lotz for the useful information… 🙂

  71. Raj says:

    Dude, you have covered all the points related to NEFT /RTGS Fund Transfer.

    Thanks…

  72. Sadia says:

    Very wonderfully clear

  73. Sadia says:

    Very wonderfully clear 🙂

  74. AMIT DESAI says:

    Dear Manish ,
    how this RTGS code is generated ? each alpha bate and numbers must have identity . will you explain it ?

    1. thats something very internal , we dont know it . Banks have their own mechanism

  75. G.Narasimha Murthy says:

    Atlast clarified and felt relaxed

  76. MV says:

    Hi,

    What happens if the RTGS is initiated by the bank after settlement timings on Saturday?

    Regards,

    1. It will then go on monday if time is not sufficient !

  77. Vaseem says:

    Question, if Ajay transfers money to Vijay’s account, what does Robert do?

    1. Just realised that was a mistake . Ajay is VIJAY !

  78. Sandip bondre says:

    Dear sir,

    thank you sir for giving this information to us. It is very important. Thank you so much.

  79. yogita patil. says:

    very clear mention the neft and rtgs meaning. so very thank u sir. i really understand the neft and rtgs. Thank u

  80. Kishor Bhatt says:

    Dear Manish,
    Thanks for useful information

    Kishor Bhatt

  81. daisy says:

    thankyou.. its very useful

  82. Ravneet says:

    Dear Manish

    Very Nice Information. We need about the more information about banking Transaction…

    Thanks
    Ravneet

  83. Dipankar Bora says:

    Thanks. Its really helpful

  84. n.manikandan says:

    thanks manish.your explanation is really clean,keep it up

  85. Tshering says:

    Hi.. One question! Can anyone transfer cash to my account through neft? I dont have online banking or anything, just a normal SBI account. Waiting for your reply

    1. Yes, one can visit the bank and deposit cash in your account.

  86. V K TIWARI says:

    I recieved 40,000 rs from LIC of india through a NEFT transaction. I have no clue of this money and i think it is a case of mistaken a/c no. I contacted my bank SBI about this. They have marked a Lien of 40,000 on my a/c.

    I want to know weather a marked Lien has any impact on my loan taking ability ?
    and also what should i do now. Shoud i contact LIC also or it is the bank’s job ?

    1. I dont think you need to worry on this at all , as this is totally LIC mistake

  87. Arnab Dutta says:

    Hi,
    First of all – many thanks for the excellent post!

    I’m from India. Recently I was about to pay LIC premimum online.
    A premimum of 3725 INR costing ~ 500 INR as SERVICE TAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    If its really so then no point on doing this LIC coz after completion of my premium payment term,
    SERVICE TAX >> Interest
    Ridiculous country we are living in! How to avoid same thru online???
    Plz reply to ‘arnab30dutta@gmail.com’ also..

    Thanks in advance,
    Arnab

    1. Only LIC can explain it !

  88. Mary Anita says:

    I understood well, it was very useful. Thanks.

  89. Dileep kumar H J says:

    thanks your informaion

  90. Rushikesh Kalyani says:

    Very Very nice explaination Boss…. !!!!

    Thank you very much !!!!!

    rgds,
    Rushikesh

  91. honey shrivastava says:

    very nice article… never knew abt this … thanks for such a simple and detailed article

  92. Saravanan A says:

    In NEFT, though many details are asked banks only use Account number for the transfer. If the account number has any typo and its another valid account number – then money will get transferred to that account. It can’t be reversed also. I have practically faced this problem and lost Rs.7000/-. So please check many times when you type and send your details to another person.

    1. Thansk for sharing that . Even I thought that other things matter !

  93. Rakesh Kumar says:

    I want to know the process whether bank is verifying the Bank account number and Beneficiary Name before crediting the beneficiary account. Is there any control mechanism is established on part of Bank to not credit the wrong account. Whether bank is verifying the Bank account no and name of beneficiary ,in case it is not matched what is the consequences available with bank.

    Some bank says we are not reconciling the name of beneficiary with beneficiary account number before crediting the beneficiary account. Is it correct?
    Then what is the need of beneficiary name?
    Pls advise

    1. I am not sure on that actually, better start a thread on our forum to know about this – http://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

    2. Mumtaz says:

      Banks only check the account number, Name is not really required; just for NAME SAKE they ask for name of the recipient. The transmitter must ensure the recipient account number is correct.

  94. S K RAMESH says:

    Dear Sir,

    Very informative and useful in the interest of academics.

    Thanks & keep posting the information like this.

  95. Ashutosh Sharma says:

    Hi Manish,
    This page contain very fruitful information in quite equilibrate manner. I was bit puzzled b/w these 2 terms b4 reading your article. Thnx to clear out my confusion via very simple & effective way.

    1. Great to hear that Ashutosh !

  96. uma says:

    Dear Manish,

    A very good explanation. It is very much useful for me.

    thanks

  97. yash says:

    Thanks for these information Manish. There is a doubt hope you will clarify it.
    1) Do a account which does not have internet banking facility, avail RTGS/NEFT facility?
    1) Can a non home branch customer transfer its funds from bank to any other bank
    For e.g. if i have a account in sbi punjab and want to transfer fund from sbi delhi to hdfc delhi would this be possible?

    Thanks in advance.

    1. 1. Yes, NEFT can be done , but you will have to visit the branch for that

      2. Yes

      Manish

  98. Varun Varghese says:

    Great explanation Manish. Cleared all my doubts regarding online fund transfer.
    Thanks!!

  99. bj says:

    Thanks for the neat compilation Manish!

    one query here – can the RTGS mode be used with a normal savings a/c with let’s say Rs. 1000 quarterly avg bal limit? or does the a/c needs to be a specialized type or business bank a/c or something?

    apologies if that ques comes out to be quite naive 😀

    1. Nothing like it , any banking account which can have netbanking has RTGS available

  100. basheer says:

    there was an option on NEFT transfer about remark in sbh online what does it mean?

    1. Which remark are you talking about ?

  101. Arvind Hannurkar says:

    We have one NGO with FCRA Bank Account. USA party is ready to give the donation to NGO, through the cheque of their Bank from USA. i want only clerification of following questions:
    1) if party gives us a scan copy of cheque in favor of NGO, then can we check the availability of funds? for this purpose what to do
    2)When we will get the confirmation of funds from the bankers, then we will inform to donor that we are ready to accept the donation.Then donor party will give the cheque of their bank from USA. Our NGO account is in Maharashtra State with nationalized bank. Then how duration needs to clear the cheque.?
    There are so many fraud things in such type of transactions. But when donor is genius then such fraud things never connected. By considering this point i want the reply.

    1. Hi Arvind

      I dont think this question is really a good fit here on this article, please ask it on our forum – http://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

  102. Hi ! Manish,
    Though i knew and had used NEFT but RTGS is new for me.And also came to know some abt IMPS.Very good for an inquisitive like me.I love bank transactions and it’s different nitty-gritties.But there is just one serious problem,for ex:My father who is a senior citizen,no loan can be brought against being his retired credentials and since i don’t earn more enough how can i get a loan upto 30L with less interest on the principle amt as well as the rates offered by all banks are different.How come is it possible when RBI had assured customers to get their exact interests amt offered on at least[ in my case loan upto 30L] to be aptly applied by any bank whatsoever the sum is?My mother is also a senior citizen and the bank ie BOI stated that if we need home loan then we have to mortgage something precious.Since we just have this house of ours and no other attached property,what can be done.Pls help me.I need to get a loan any how but that should suit my pocket and now it can be brought as now this is on my shoulders.All my siblings are married and not in a state to help.Regards,Devashish.

    1. I dont think there is easy solution to your problem . You can tweak systems. you have to go as per rules only . The only possible solution I can see is “reverse mortgage” product for you. – read more about it – https://www.jagoinvestor.com/2010/06/what-is-reverse-mortgage.html

  103. Narendra says:

    A very well explained article Manish..!! Thanks.

  104. Chandra says:

    Mr.Manish…..I transfered fund by NEFT around 8.30 pm today and the ammount has been debited in my account. Even though today being saturday!!!
    As per the listed timmings given by RBI the transfer will take place only till 12.30pm

    Please reply how this can happen…

    Regards,

    Chandra

    1. It many happen that now NEFT is happening on saturdays also , this is an old article if oyu look 🙂

  105. shastry says:

    mr manish,
    i am having a elite current a/c in dcb bank, if i deposit money and ask for the rtgs on the same same day they refuse to do so and they insist to do rtgs next day why? is there any rbi instructions please let me know
    thank you
    shastry

    1. Its something new to me .. never heard of it . Try to ask this on our forum – http://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

  106. Prem says:

    Crysal clear explanation…. Thanks…!!!

  107. Navaneelisha says:

    Manish…

    Thanks for your valued information.. Clear us about MICR code and why and when it is required.

    Thanks..
    Navaneelisha..

    1. Will write something on it in future

  108. Pavan kumar says:

    Thank u very use full information

  109. Vishnu says:

    Thank you so much for giving me the clarification about electronics fund transfer………….

  110. Raj says:

    Hi.
    Need your help.
    If money transferred to wrong account using RTGS transaction, what is the procedure to get back the transferred money?

    if you dont mind, could you please email me the procedure – rajkumar.bathula@gmail.com.

    thank you.

    1. I am not sure of anything like this, if you make a mistake like this , was it done by you personally or by bank ? If its your mistake, you will then have to personally check where it went and request the other party to pay it back

  111. Srabanti says:

    Hello, the processing or service charges for NEFT transactions debited from remitter’s account or beneficiary account?

  112. shaheen says:

    Thanks for your view about RTGS and NEFT. Its helpful for me as I am an Accountant.

    1. Good to hear that Shaheen !

  113. Govind Gupta says:

    My A/c have in SBI Bhopal (MP)and my Friend have a/c in SBI Babaru ( UP)

    we can transfer the fund from Babaru to Bhopal thru Bank Babaru branch by NEFT

    1. You can transfer from a Saving bank to PPF , but not from PPF to PPF

  114. ROHIT ARORA says:

    FIRST OF ALL THANKS MR. MANISH I HAD BIT DOUBT OF FULL FORM OF RTGS/NEFT BUT UR DETAILED GUIDE HELP ME OUT OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN BY UR GUIDE LOTS OF ANOTHER THINGS I HAVE LEARNT,

    THANKS AGIAN & WARM REGARD.

    1. Good to hear that Rohit

  115. Nikhil sharma says:

    Thanks manish…
    your article is really helpful for me. Its a well written article.. gud job..

  116. prashant says:

    can i do rgts or neft from any branch of my bank or i have to do it from my source branch?

    1. You can do it from anywhere !

    2. prashant says:

      How much amt made by neft and rtgs

  117. dhiru vala says:

    hi manish,
    i am new here for NEFT but my requirement is same here.
    i need to do NEFT FOR 15 TO 20 RANDOM BENEFICIARIES DAILY. here is problem that i can add only one beneficiaries in day with sbi. i am working in ngo and we are helping worker for baking facilities as there are from out state and they need to send money to their families. now a days we have to go for deposit their money to each bank in which they have accounts in their aria like SBI,AXIS,PANJAB NATIONAL BANK ETC…. lost of. is there any better way for to resolved this problem? using internet banking?

    thank in advance

    1. Pankaj says:

      You can use ICICI Bank. Create an account in ICICI Bank. Any time you can add any beneficiary and can send the money.

  118. Sridevi MuraliKrishna says:

    what about the cancellation procedure..? can you throw some light on that please..
    also i think this NEFT/RTGS process should go through RBI. please correct me if am wrong

    1. Cancellation for what ? Also process should go through RBI ? Why ?

  119. Sid says:

    Manish,

    Is NEFT only online or can be done in banks as well?

    I was being asked for a UTR (Unique Transaction Reference). I did a NEFT online transfer from ICICI to Central Bank of India and it generated a Transaction reference number (TR).

    Is TR same as UTR for ICICI? ICICI call center (3 representatives) and one branch told me yes while another one told me that UTR will be generated only if I did a NEFT in an offline mode i.e. via the bank.

    Can the transaction reference be used?

    Thanks
    Sid

    1. I am not sure on these terms like UTR and or TR , but NEFT can be done online also, you can deposit the money to some account using NEFT offline.

  120. raj says:

    NEFT&RTGS explanation is very nice.but i have small doubt NEFT&RTGS transaction amount Deposited in bank by cash or cheque

  121. Vishal Shah says:

    If by mistake, instead of RTGS I proceed with an NEFT transfer for a higher value, will it be a problem?

    1. It should not be an issue, either your money will come back or the transaction will take place !

  122. srinivasu says:

    it’s very nice explanation.

  123. maravarman says:

    NICE CLARIFICATION BETWEEN RTGS AND NEFT THANK YOU

  124. Dharmendra kumar Pandit says:

    I’m satisfied from the information difference between NEFT & RTGS……

  125. pvd says:

    Thanks Manish. Good Job.

  126. PRAVIN GUPTA says:

    THANKS MANISH COZ U PRESENTED IT SO CLEARLY DAT ANY ONE CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT EXACTLY MEANS…………………..GOOD JOB

  127. Nilesh Singh says:

    Thanks Manish for clearing my concepts about NEFT & RTGS. I am surprised to see that all the banks have such a proper settlement-systems between them..

  128. Sudheer says:

    Very well written article. Informative and cognitive !

  129. deepak kumar says:

    thank u very much for help me to understand about neft&rtgs

  130. chandresh says:

    all things are explained in order , after searching all the details about (NEFT & RTGS) i saw your explained information regarding neft & rtgs.
    it so much good …..
    thanks for help me to understand about the terms of neft & rtgs

  131. Ram says:

    thanks in fact it is very good information even i do netbanking and RTGS on regular basis. this article give me more insight in their process.

  132. Mulay Narendra says:

    Thanks Manish for another good article. I am regularly reading your article. keep it up

  133. venu says:

    i understand better

  134. Sandip Sabnis says:

    Nice info as always….Thanks….

    What is IBFT – Inter Bank Fund Transfer?
    Standard Chartered bank use this term. They have not charged me for transfer to other banks like AXIS, ICICI, SBI. I transferred 1000 to 2L.
    I have privilege ICICI account but they charge me on transfer.

    1. Ideally they should not . I have not heard about IBFT .. Talk to customer care . I think its specific to the company http://www.standardchartered.co.in/personal/ways-to-bank/en/inter-bank-fund-transfer.html

  135. veera says:

    Thanks Manish for the info.

  136. vivek says:

    Thanks Manish for the clarification.

    1. Thanks for that link , will write about it soon

  137. Ashutosh says:

    Dear Manish
    Thanks for this info. I am not aware such transfer till date.

    1. Did you try it Ashutosh ?

  138. RD says:

    I am also having account in ICICI bank. Its previleged account and they dont charge me anything for NEFT :).

    1. I need to check with my bank why they charge me 🙂 . Thanks for pointing out !

      1. Santosh Prasad says:

        I have a salary account with ICICI Bank and they do not charge anything for NEFT.

        1. Thanks for sharing that !

      2. A.Sundaram says:

        Dear Manish,
        Did you get the clarification from ICICI Bk as to why they are charging you for the NEFT?
        I understand that the charges get debited by the system and you need to specifically take up the matter with ICICI Bk to reverse the same.Of course,reversal of the charge is not a right but a consideration extended by the Bank for its valued customers.
        Would appreciate your inputs.Thanks.

        1. Havent checked that ..will do it

          1. A.Sundaram says:

            Please do keep us updated.Thanks.

  139. RD says:

    Very informative article. I came to know abt RTGS when i had to transfer a large amt. Its nice feature.
    Waiting for article on IMPS..

    1. Good to hear that .. will do an article on IMPS soon

  140. Abhijit says:

    Thanks Manish for another good article. Your book “Jago Investor” is also a very good book for the beginners to start with their financial planning.

    About NEFT-
    I am doing NEFT regularly from my Standard Chartered Bank & also from my ICICI Banks but I am sure both the banks are not charging me anything for this service fortunately.

    Good for me!! 🙂

    1. Good to hear that 🙂 .. Also glad to know that you liked my book , Would you be willing to write a review about the book on flipkart ?

  141. keshavnad says:

    Hey manish may be not the right place to ask but since it’s your current article. I would request you to through some light on NPS and on points to deal with bank while reducing rate (few could be CIBIL, Regular payment of loan, IT return) . Basically I mean what are the tricks that bank may use for not reducing lending rates and my objection to those..
    thanks…

    1. Not reducing rates for what ? For loans? they have to do it whenever RBI reduces it

      1. keshavnad says:

        Say for e.g. I have loan with ING of 20lakhs and bank is charging me 12.5% whereas if I go to other bank I find the rates to be around 10.5%-11%. My teaser loan got converted into floating last month. Now when I go as new customer ING is charging 11%. So how should I deal with the bank to get my interest rate lower.
        I have been paying my all EMIs regularly made a part payment of 1lakh also.
        So what are other points that I can put more stress on.

        1. You can ask them why they have not lowered it as per the RBI notification .

  142. Anand says:

    Dear Manish

    Thanks for the article. It was quite informative.Hope to see information on IMPS as well.

    Thanks again for sharing.

    1. Will do a seperate post on that

  143. Jeetu says:

    Hi Manish…
    As I am using Netbanking for most of my banking transactions, so this was not new however, after reading few of the comments I found many people are not aware about the same (NEFT & RTGS).

    However, there is one more way of making transactions, introduced may be a year back or so… by NPCI known as IMPS…

    Its phenomenal feature in Mobile Banking feature, where in user can transfer funds with in fraction of seconds!!!

    No need to have other person’s Acc. Number, MICR no. etc. If you know MMID and mobile number, you can do the transactions

    1. Yea .. will do a seperate post on that soon .

  144. khalid says:

    Very nice post Manish, I was very much confuse about these two. All the details in one place.
    Thanks for sharing

  145. manyam says:

    Yes, seems the charges are varies for NEFT is bank to bank and also may be related account type as well..

    I have ICICI NRE Account they are charging min 2.5 INR+ tax upto 10K and 5+tax INR for more than that..

    Bank of Baroda giving NEFT free of cost (earlier they used to charge 6+ INR)

    INGVysya Bank not charging but they will surprise us with hefty SMS charges on NRI mobile number.

    Btw, I noticed earlier RTGS will be initiated at 1Lakh+ transactions only, now it is 2Lakh+ transactions.

    Thanks

    1. Thanks for your comment .

  146. Harsh says:

    Excellent refresher. Despite NEFT and RGTS facility many people still use cheques and others mode of money transfer.

    Having extensively used both RGTS and NEFT, there is one draw back that i would like to mention – whatever time frame they say there is no assurance that times lines will be followed by banks in NEFT, while in RGTS it works during a limited time frame and amount need to be more than 2 lakhs.

    Recently i issued a cheque from one of my account and did a NEFT transfer to build balance but NEFT failed to do the job in 48 hours, in the middle of night i started searching for how to do a instant transfer and then I got to know of IMPS. Registration happned instantly in matter of minutes and shockingly money transfer happened in micro seconds 🙂 even faster than a google search. But again IMPS i thing is limited upto 49K, not sure on that.

    Thanks

    1. Harsh

      Thanks for that information and your sharing of experience. Will do a separate post on IMPS soon !

  147. Madhav says:

    Dear Manish

    There are few points need to be changed in your article:

    a) About Bank Charges
    RBI has revised the maximum charges that can be charged by banks as per the recent circular – RBI/2012-13/131 DPSS CO (EPPD) /98/04.03.01/2012-13
    July 13, 2012 – which is upto Rs. 10,000 – it is Rs. 2.50 .. and maximum is Rs. 25 (+service tax).

    b) About maximum Limit – RTGS there is no maximum limit prescribed, companies will in generally do in crores as well.. the limits if any is prescribed by the respective banks depending on the account type (Individual/ Partnership etc.,) – there is no limit as per the RBI circular/ to companies.

    c) There is no maximum limit of NEFT – again this can be done upto any amount

    (In companies – we use to transfer under RTGS/NEFT in crores)
    Any limits prescribed would be done by the bank depending on the nature of account – Savings/Individual etc., as per rules there are no limits under RTGS/NEFT

    1. Naveen says:

      In my ICICI bank account, I have noticed that they don’t charge me anything for NEFT transfers irrespective of the amount and bank – meaning even if I transfer it to SBI…. so I think it’s based on account type as well ? (Mine is a Privilege banking acc with ICICI)

      1. Madhav says:

        Banks have discretionary to waive the charges. RBI circular is restricting the maximum what they can collect. All the privilege bank accounts/salary accounts etc., in will enjoy such facilities.

      2. Even mine is previleage , but they charge me for NEFT . Now sure why tehy are not charging you , did you check with the customer care on this ?

        1. Naveen says:

          I think I shouldn’t… else they may start from now on :)) … but I guess you should check with them why you are being charged even though your acc is salary nd privilege acc.

    2. Thanks Madhav

      these are latest updates I guess, I changed them in the article, I was relying on SBI website data which was old . Thanks

      1. chandan says:

        Hi manish… agree with you… you have old data i guess… I have INDUSIND bank account and mostly i rely on NEFT AND RTGS for transfer money ,my bank do not charge a penny for the same since i started using this facility for last 6 months.

  148. Bhavi says:

    Heya!!

    The information on RTGS min & max amount for transfer seems to wrong. The min amt is above 2Lacs and max there is no limit. Could you please verify the same?

    1. yes, I had made the mistake, updated the article now

  149. Indrajeet Singh says:

    In your blog min & max limits for RTGS are correct, but in the Jogo investor post minimum & Maximum limits written are 5 lacs, please correct that, otherwise a good article.
    with regards
    Indrajeet Singh

  150. sangram says:

    Manish,
    Nice article as always.
    I think in the difference table, “Minimum amount of money transfer limit” in case of RTGS will be 2 Lacs and not the 5 Lacs as mentioned.

  151. Hi Manish

    Thanks for this useful post. Could you please through some light on the MICR Code as well…

    1. Will do a post on that also sometime , for now you can ask it on our forum if you want urgent answers : https://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

  152. Prabhat says:

    Good Article on Transactions.

  153. rajiv Singh says:

    Hi Manish,

    In section Difference Between NEFT and RTGS
    The RTGS column shows the min and max amount of money transfer possible as 5lacs, But in maximum charges as per RBI row the amount is mentioned as 2lacs to above 5 lacs. Which is correct ? ?

    1. No that was wrong , I have updated with right information now

  154. Vasanth says:

    Manish,

    Useful article!! You have betrayed Robert in your NEFT transfer example 🙂

    Also recently i’m hearing a new way of transferring money which is called IMPS (interbank Mobile Payment System). If you can provide details about that as well it would be great !! Heard it is instant money transfer method. Thank in advance

    Regards,
    Vasanth

    1. Anand says:

      Is MMID related to this? Manish, this post would be incomplete without IMPS. Please include that too.

      1. Vasanth says:

        Yes Anand!! MMID is related to IMPS only..

      2. Arun Rathi says:

        Agreed!! Lots of ppl dont know about IMPS which is really a good thing (may not be good for ppl who frequently keep changing their mobile numbers 🙂

      3. Yes MMID is related to IMPS . Will do a seperate post on this very soon

    2. Will update an article on IMPS very soon !

  155. Rakesh says:

    Manish,

    Much appreciated, good stuff. Did not know about RTGS.
    In the survey above “Why do you want to quit your job ?”
    You could add an option for Satisfied with current Job / Not looking for change

    1. The survey is only for those who want to quit 🙂

  156. Pushpender says:

    RBI website mentions lower limit of RTGS 2 lakh and maximum limit not bound.

  157. Jassi says:

    Thanks Manish. I wasnt aware about RTGS till now 🙂

    Rgds,
    Jassi

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