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Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account vs SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Compare Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account and SBI NRO Savings Bank Account using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

Savings account comparison

Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account vs SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 9, 2026
Punjab National BankPunjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

NRIs/PIOs/OCIs managing rent, pension, dividends, sale proceeds and other legitimate Indian rupee receipts through a public-sector bank.

Cost / pricing
The reviewed NRO product page does not publish one dedicated current savings-balance figure. PNB's current general savings tariff is separate, so the engine leaves the NRO-specific balance field refresh-gated rather than inferring a resident tariff.
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
3 bank sources
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State Bank of IndiaSBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Non-residents who receive Indian income and want SBI branch/digital access while accepting NRO tax/repatriation rules and verifying SBI's currently conflicting balance wording.

Cost / pricing
SBI's NRI service-charge PDF lists MAB shortfall charges for NRE/NRO savings, while SBI's general revised-service-charge page says savings MAB penalties were waived from March 2020; current NRO onboarding/KFS terms should control.
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
4 bank sources
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Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account vs SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare-banking/pnb-nro-savings-account-vs-sbi-nro-savings-account/

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Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

NRI / PIO / OCI eligibility
NRIs/PIOs/OCIs and other eligible persons resident outside India under PNB's NRO rules, including specified foreign-national cases subject to regulatory conditions.
Balance / relationship
No dedicated NRO savings MAB is stated on the reviewed NRO product page; verify the live NRI account schedule/application terms.

SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

NRI / PIO / OCI eligibility
NRI/PIO/OCI eligibility under SBI's current account-opening table; joint holding with another eligible non-resident and qualifying resident-relative arrangements are subject to the bank's rules.
Balance / relationship
YONO says NRE/NRO can be opened with zero balance; SBI's NRI service-charge PDF separately lists ₹3,000 MAB metro/urban, ₹2,000 semi-urban and ₹1,000 rural, and Personal Banking Branches can apply higher total relationship expectations. This disagreement is disclosed rather than normalized.
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Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

Account / service cost
The reviewed NRO product page does not publish one dedicated current savings-balance figure. PNB's current general savings tariff is separate, so the engine leaves the NRO-specific balance field refresh-gated rather than inferring a resident tariff.

SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Account / service cost
SBI's NRI service-charge PDF lists MAB shortfall charges for NRE/NRO savings, while SBI's general revised-service-charge page says savings MAB penalties were waived from March 2020; current NRO onboarding/KFS terms should control.
03What operating and relationship rules could change the fit?Check limits and the ongoing relationship conditions before choosing.

Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

Repatriation / card / operating limits
PNB describes the USD 1 million per-financial-year NRO remittance framework subject to applicable taxes/documentation. The debit-card FAQ wording on the current NRO page is internally inconsistent, so no card entitlement beyond verified generic context is asserted.
Residency / account-state rule
PNB standard NRO account state; resident accounts generally require redesignation to NRO after a change to non-resident status.

SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Repatriation / card / operating limits
NRO balances are only partly repatriable; SBI states up to USD 1 million equivalent per financial year for bona fide purposes subject to required documents. Domestic card/ATM limits depend on the issued card.
Residency / account-state rule
NRO is the non-resident rupee state used for Indian-source receipts and for redesignation of resident accounts when the holder becomes non-resident.
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Decision factorPunjab National Bank NRO Savings AccountSBI NRO Savings Bank Account
Account / service costThe reviewed NRO product page does not publish one dedicated current savings-balance figure. PNB's current general savings tariff is separate, so the engine leaves the NRO-specific balance field refresh-gated rather than inferring a resident tariff.SBI's NRI service-charge PDF lists MAB shortfall charges for NRE/NRO savings, while SBI's general revised-service-charge page says savings MAB penalties were waived from March 2020; current NRO onboarding/KFS terms should control.
Balance / relationshipNo dedicated NRO savings MAB is stated on the reviewed NRO product page; verify the live NRI account schedule/application terms.YONO says NRE/NRO can be opened with zero balance; SBI's NRI service-charge PDF separately lists ₹3,000 MAB metro/urban, ₹2,000 semi-urban and ₹1,000 rural, and Personal Banking Branches can apply higher total relationship expectations. This disagreement is disclosed rather than normalized.
NRE / NRO benefitsIndian and permitted foreign receipts in INR, joint-holder/nomination facilities, internet banking on request and eligible outward remittance of current income/other permitted balances under applicable NRO rules.Domestic debit card, internet banking, multi-city cheques and NRI Family Card access; designed to park India-based income and permits eligible outward remittance within the NRO regulatory framework.
Repatriation / card / operating limitsPNB describes the USD 1 million per-financial-year NRO remittance framework subject to applicable taxes/documentation. The debit-card FAQ wording on the current NRO page is internally inconsistent, so no card entitlement beyond verified generic context is asserted.NRO balances are only partly repatriable; SBI states up to USD 1 million equivalent per financial year for bona fide purposes subject to required documents. Domestic card/ATM limits depend on the issued card.
NRI / PIO / OCI eligibilityNRIs/PIOs/OCIs and other eligible persons resident outside India under PNB's NRO rules, including specified foreign-national cases subject to regulatory conditions.NRI/PIO/OCI eligibility under SBI's current account-opening table; joint holding with another eligible non-resident and qualifying resident-relative arrangements are subject to the bank's rules.
Residency / account-state rulePNB standard NRO account state; resident accounts generally require redesignation to NRO after a change to non-resident status.NRO is the non-resident rupee state used for Indian-source receipts and for redesignation of resident accounts when the holder becomes non-resident.
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Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

  • NRO interest is taxable under applicable Indian law.
  • The NRO page's debit-card answer refers to NRE account holders, so it is not used to create a named NRO card relationship.
  • Use the live NRI tariff for balance and service charges rather than assuming resident-account pricing.
State Bank of India

SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

  • NRO interest is subject to Indian tax/TDS rules; do not hard-code an old percentage when treaty and tax rules can change.
  • SBI's current first-party pages are inconsistent on ongoing MAB, so live KFS/application terms should control.
  • The bank says domestic debit card but does not identify one universal exact card variant on the reviewed NRO account page, so no named edge is inferred.
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Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

Reviewed
September 9, 2026
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Punjab National Bank NRO Savings Account

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.pnbindia.in/NRO-account.html
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.pnbindia.in/NRI-services.html?page=NRI-services.html
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.pnbindia.in/Fees-and-Services.html

SBI NRO Savings Bank Account

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 4 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://sbi.bank.in/web/nri/accounts/nro-account
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://sbi.bank.in/web/yono/nre-nro-account
  3. Fee / charge schedulehttps://sbi.bank.in/webapp/webfiles/uploads/nri/NRI_SERVICE%20CHARGES.pdf
  4. Fee / charge schedulehttps://sbi.bank.in/en/web/personal-banking/information-services/kyc-guidelines/revised-service-charges