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Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account vs PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Compare Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account and PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

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Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account vs PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 10, 2026
Bank of BarodaBank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

New-to-Bank-of-Baroda resident adults using V-KYC who want no account minimum-balance charge but can separately evaluate whether maintaining QAB is worthwhile for the debit-card fee waiver.

Cost / pricing
No minimum-balance charge for the account itself. The RuPay Platinum card is free only subject to QAB of ₹3,000 metro/urban, ₹2,000 semi-urban or ₹1,000 rural; otherwise the bank's extant annual card fee applies.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
3 bank sources
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Punjab National BankPNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Customers who want a full-KYC PNB basic account with no minimum-balance requirement and can work within the bank's BSBDA withdrawal and account-ownership rules.

Cost / pricing
Minimum balance and initial balance are both ZERO under the reviewed PNB BSBDA document; an ATM-cum-Debit Card is available without charge and up to 20 cheque leaves may be issued free in a year at branch discretion.
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
2 bank sources
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Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account vs PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare-banking/bob-lite-savings-account-vs-pnb-basic-savings-bank-deposit-account/

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01Can you maintain the required account conditions?Start with the eligible customer or relationship and any balance, funding or tenure requirement.

Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

Eligibility
The underlying product is available to eligible residents including certain minors, but the reviewed V-KYC channel is narrower: tax-resident Indian individuals age 18+, new-to-bank, non-PEP, single/self operation.
Balance / relationship
Lifetime zero-balance account with no minimum-balance charge. The separate debit-card fee-waiver QAB is not an account minimum-balance requirement.

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Eligibility
Individuals singly or jointly, minors age 10 and above, minors under natural/legal guardianship and other eligible customers under current KYC/AML rules.
Balance / relationship
No minimum balance and no initial-balance requirement under the reviewed scheme.
02Which charges apply to your account use?Read the full cost wording and scope rather than comparing isolated numbers.

Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

Cost / charges
No minimum-balance charge for the account itself. The RuPay Platinum card is free only subject to QAB of ₹3,000 metro/urban, ₹2,000 semi-urban or ₹1,000 rural; otherwise the bank's extant annual card fee applies.

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Cost / charges
Minimum balance and initial balance are both ZERO under the reviewed PNB BSBDA document; an ATM-cum-Debit Card is available without charge and up to 20 cheque leaves may be issued free in a year at branch discretion.
03What operating and relationship rules could change the fit?Check limits and the ongoing relationship conditions before choosing.

Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

Limits / allowances
Cash/account transaction rules follow bob LITE terms. The separately verified RuPay Platinum card currently lists ₹50,000 daily ATM and up to ₹1 lakh daily POS/e-commerce limits.
Ongoing relationship rule
The product explicitly offers a RuPay Platinum Debit Card subject to its QAB-linked fee treatment; this is stored as an exact account-to-card relationship.

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Limits / allowances
PNB's reviewed BSBDA document permits a maximum of four withdrawals in a month while stating ATM withdrawals are excluded from that four-withdrawal count; deposits are not capped by number or value under that scheme document.
Ongoing relationship rule
Statutory PNB BSBDA. The bank confirms a free ATM-cum-Debit Card but does not identify one exact card variant for every BSBDA, so no generic card edge is inferred.
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Decision factorBank of Baroda bob LITE Savings AccountPNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
Cost / chargesNo minimum-balance charge for the account itself. The RuPay Platinum card is free only subject to QAB of ₹3,000 metro/urban, ₹2,000 semi-urban or ₹1,000 rural; otherwise the bank's extant annual card fee applies.Minimum balance and initial balance are both ZERO under the reviewed PNB BSBDA document; an ATM-cum-Debit Card is available without charge and up to 20 cheque leaves may be issued free in a year at branch discretion.
Balance / relationshipLifetime zero-balance account with no minimum-balance charge. The separate debit-card fee-waiver QAB is not an account minimum-balance requirement.No minimum balance and no initial-balance requirement under the reviewed scheme.
Core benefitsFull-KYC online V-KYC option, free passbook, 30 free cheque leaves per financial year under current terms, digital banking access and eligible RuPay Platinum debit-card benefit.ATM-cum-Debit Card, unlimited deposits, nomination and a limited free cheque-book allowance under the reviewed PNB BSBDA terms.
Limits / allowancesCash/account transaction rules follow bob LITE terms. The separately verified RuPay Platinum card currently lists ₹50,000 daily ATM and up to ₹1 lakh daily POS/e-commerce limits.PNB's reviewed BSBDA document permits a maximum of four withdrawals in a month while stating ATM withdrawals are excluded from that four-withdrawal count; deposits are not capped by number or value under that scheme document.
EligibilityThe underlying product is available to eligible residents including certain minors, but the reviewed V-KYC channel is narrower: tax-resident Indian individuals age 18+, new-to-bank, non-PEP, single/self operation.Individuals singly or jointly, minors age 10 and above, minors under natural/legal guardianship and other eligible customers under current KYC/AML rules.
Ongoing relationship ruleThe product explicitly offers a RuPay Platinum Debit Card subject to its QAB-linked fee treatment; this is stored as an exact account-to-card relationship.Statutory PNB BSBDA. The bank confirms a free ATM-cum-Debit Card but does not identify one exact card variant for every BSBDA, so no generic card edge is inferred.
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Bank of Baroda

Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

  • Zero account balance does not mean the named debit card is unconditionally free; the card fee waiver has a separate QAB test.
  • The product itself has broader eligibility than the Video-KYC channel. Minors/joint holders should not be assumed eligible for the same V-KYC journey.
  • Bank of Baroda's V-KYC route uses the Aadhaar address for branch/city routing and requires live location/device permissions.
Punjab National Bank

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

  • PNB's BSBDA withdrawal-count wording differs from several other banks, so do not transfer another bank's four-withdrawal interpretation to this account.
  • A BSBDA holder is subject to current restrictions on holding other savings accounts with the same bank.
  • Cheque-book issuance beyond the stated free allowance and other optional services can attract normal charges.
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Punjab National Bank

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Reviewed
September 9, 2026
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Bank of Baroda bob LITE Savings Account

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://bankofbaroda.bank.in/accounts/saving-accounts/bob-lite-savings-account
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://bankofbaroda.bank.in/accounts/saving-accounts/online-savings-account-using-video-kyc
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://bankofbaroda.bank.in/digital-products/cards/debit-cards

PNB Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 2 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.pnbindia.in/downloadprocess.aspx?fid=G4qhDVJKj47I0ivj22IWwg%3D%3D
  2. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.pnbindia.in/Non-Credit-Related-Service-Charges.html