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Defence Salary Account (Power Salute)

Defence Salary Account is created to cater to the specific needs of defence personnel. It comes with a free Power Salute Debit Card that has the annual and joining fee waived for primary / joint account holders. It also provides a Personal Accident Insurance Cover of up to ₹30 lakhs.

Features & Benefits

Earn 2.50% interest on daily balances, quarterly

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Enjoy zero opening deposit and monthly balance requirement

Zero minimum opening deposit and Nil Average monthly balance requirement*

Free, unlimited chequebook and DD/Pos

Unlimited free payable-at-par Chequebooks Unlimited free Demand Drafts/Pay Orders, at Axis Bank locations

Bank at your convenience

Free SMS alerts, access to 16000+ Axis Bank ATMs, 5500+ Axis Bank branches as well as internet and mobile banking services

Avail of free monthly e-statements

SMS – GREEN to 5676782 to register for monthly e-statements

Carry out free NEFT/RTGS transaction

Free, unlimited online NEFT/RTGS transaction

Bank easy with a Power Salute Debit Card at nil issuance and annual charge

  • Free Power Salute Debit Card for primary/joint account holder with nil issuance and annual charges
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Protection for self, family and assets*

  • Personal Accident Death Cover: In the unfortunate event of loss of life in a mishap, the customer's beneficiaries will receive the benefit of Accident Insurance of ₹30 lakhs.
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Family Banking Program

Enrol up to 3 family members and extend select benefits of your account to your family. You can also:

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Eligibility for Defence Salary Account

Axis Bank's Defence Salary Account is meant for the brave soldiers of our country. It caters to their individual needs and also provides special offers based on their rank in the Defence Forces. Here's the eligibility criteria for the Defence Salary Account.

Ensure your eligibility

Rank wise Graded Salary offering is available for Defence Force Personnel. Kindly contact your relationship manager to know more. Account variant will vary as per grade of Defence Force Personnel.

When you apply for Defence Salary Account certain documents for Defence Salary Account need to be submitted with Axis Bank. The documents required are bare minimum to avoid any hassle in the application process for opening the account. Here are the documents that you will require.

Documentation for Defence Salary Account

The below documents are required for Primary, Joint Applicant and/or Joint Applicants. The below documents are most preferred, but for a full list of permissible Address and ID proof documents click here for a full list of permissible Address and ID proof documents**.

Two latest passport size photographs

Documents Acceptable as Proof of Identity & Address (For Domestic Individual Savings Accounts) - Openings of Accounts/Address Change/Periodic Updation of KYC(Re-KYC)

Type of DocumentID ProofAddress Proof
Proof of Possession of Aadhaar numberYesYes
PassportYesYes
Driving LicenceYesYes
Voters ID Card(Issued by Election Commission of India)YesYes
Job Card by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the state GovernmentYesYes
Letter issued by National Population Registry confirming details of Name, Address YesYes
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Fees and charges

Certain fees and charges may be applicable for the Defence Salary Account. These fees and charges are listed below so you know what you are paying for.

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Defence Salary Account which is easy on your pocket

The Defence Salary Account from Axis Bank is intended for our nation's valiant soldiers. The purpose of this account is to address the unique requirements of military personnel.

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Checksum Validation for Salary Upload File

  • To verify that the content in the salary upload file is authentic
  • To confirm that the file has neither been altered by an unauthorised third party, nor been damaged during the transfer process across the internet
  • To act as a signature of the file
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Terms & conditions

Savings account under salary scheme is a special account offered to customers with regular direct salary credits coming into this account. In case the monthly salary is not credited into the account for more than 3 consecutive months, the special features offered under the said account stands withdrawn and the account shall be treated as a normal savings account under our standard charge structure. Monthly Average Balance (MAB) is required to be maintained and all charges shall be levied and applied as applicable to normal savings accounts. Moreover the Know Your Customer must be complied with as applicable to a normal savings bank account and documents are to be submitted, failing which there would be a credit freeze marked on the said account. The features of normal savings bank account and charge structure are available on the bank's website – www.axisbank.com. You may please contact your nearest Axis Bank branch for further details.

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