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Civil society protests ICICI Bank's savings account minimum balance hike

A civil society organisation advocating banking stakeholders' interests has written to the Finance Ministry, requesting its intervention into ICICI Bank's decision to raise the minimum average balance (MAB) requirement for new savings accounts, and said such a move is detrimental to the government's vision of inclusive banking and growth. In a letter to the finance secretary, 'Bank Bachao Desh Bachao Manch' termed the private lender's decision as "unjust and regressive". The bank has raised the minimum balance requirement for new savings accounts opened on or after August 1 by five times to Rs 50,000. The minimum monthly average balance (MAB) for savings bank accounts till July 31, 2025 for ICICI Bank customers was Rs 10,000. Similarly, MAB for semi-urban locations and rural locations have been increased five times to Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000, respectively, according to information available on the ICICI Bank website. This retrograde decision undermines the principle of inclusive .

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ICICI Bank's decision to raise the minimum monthly average balance (MAB) for new savings accounts to ₹50,000 in metro and urban areas has drawn significant backlash on social media, with users citing

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The new account holders, who will open accounts after August 1, will need to maintain a higher minimum account balance in the savings account. A failure to do so may attract a penalty

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The minimum balance for semi-urban regions has been increased to ₹25,000 and for rural branches has been increased to ₹10,000 from ₹5,000

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