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Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) offers FD interest rates of 3.75-7.80% p.a. to senior citizens and of 3.25-7.30% p.a. to other depositors on tenures ranging from 7 days to 10 years. KGB offers tax saver FD for 5 years at 6.50% p.a. for general citizens and 7.00% p.a. for senior citizens. The bank also offers two fixed deposit products for NRIs – NRO fixed deposits and NRE fixed deposits.
Kerala Gramin Bank Fixed Deposit Rates Highlights – 2025
| Highest slab rate | 7.30% p.a. (444 days) |
| For 1 year | 6.25% p.a. |
| For 2 years | 6.75% p.a. |
| For 3 years | 6.75% p.a. |
| For 4 years | 7.10% p.a. |
| For 5 years | 6.50% p.a. |
| Tax-Saving FD | 6.50% p.a. |
The interest rates are updated as of 26 August 2025
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KGB Bank Fixed Deposit Rates on Domestic/NRO Deposits of less than Rs 1 crore w.e.f. 21 April 2025
| Tenure (Days/Years) | Interest Rates (% p.a.) | |
| Regular Rates | Senior Citizens Rates | |
| 7 – 14 days | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| 15 – 45 days | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| 46 – 90 days | 5.50 | 6.00 |
| 91 – 179 days | 5.50 | 6.00 |
| 180 – 269 days | 6.00 | 6.50 |
| 270 days – less than 1 year | 6.00 | 6.50 |
| 1 year | 6.25 | 6.75 |
| Above 1 year to 443 days | 7.00 | 7.50 |
| 444 days | 7.30 | 7.80 |
| 445 days to 15 months | 7.00 | 7.50 |
| Above 15 months to 554 days | 6.75 | 7.25 |
| 555 days | 7.05 | 7.55 |
| 556 days to 665 days | 6.75 | 7.25 |
| 667 days to 3 years | 6.75 | 7.25 |
| Above 3 years to less than 5 years | 7.10 | 7.60 |
| 5 years to 10 years | 6.50 | 7.00 |
| 666 days (exclusively for women) | 7.10 | 7.60 |
Interest rates updated as on 3 June 2025.
KGB FD Rates on NRE deposits of less than Rs 1 crore w.e.f. 21 April 2025
| Tenure (Days/Years) | Interest Rates (% p.a.) |
| 1 year | 6.25 |
| Above 1 year to 443 days | 7.00 |
| 444 days only | 7.30 |
| 445 days to 15 months | 7.00 |
| Above 15 months to 554 days | 6.75 |
| 555 days | 7.05 |
| 556 days to 665 days | 6.75 |
| 666 days (exclusively for women) | 7.10 |
| 667 days to 3 years | 6.75 |
| Above 3 years to less than 5 years | 7.10 |
| 5 years to 10 years | 6.50 |
Types of Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) FD Schemes
Regular Fixed Deposits
- Minimum deposit amount- Rs 1,000
- Tenure – 7 days to 10 years
- Depositors can opt for either a monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly interest pay-out option
- Depositor can avail auto-renewal and nomination facilities on their fixed deposits
KVD – Cumulative Deposit (Re-investment plan)
- Minimum deposit amount – Rs 1,000
- Tenure – 1 year to 10 years (in multiples of 3 months)
- This scheme allows reinvestment of the interest component to the deposit amount. This helps in deriving the power of compounding.
- Nomination and auto-renewal facilities are available
Senior Citizen Fixed Deposits
- Minimum deposit amount- Rs 1,000
- Tenure – 7 days to 10 years
- Additional 0.50% p.a. interest rate is offered to senior citizen FD accountholders
- Interest pay out option on regular fixed deposits – monthly, quarterly and half-yearly
- In case of KVD (cumulative) deposits, interest is paid at the time of maturity on quarterly compounding basis
- Depositors can also avail nomination and auto-renewal facilities
Gramin Tax Saver (GTS) Deposits
- Under Tax Saver FD scheme, deposits are eligible for a tax deduction of up to Rs 1.5 lakh under Section 80C in each financial year
- Tenure – 5 years
- Depositor can avail nomination facility
- Auto renewal facility is not available
NRE Fixed Deposits
- Minimum deposit amount- Rs 1,000
- Tenure – 1 year to 10 years
- Depositor can opt for either opt for monthly, quarterly or half-yearly interest pay-out option
- Both, nomination and auto renewal facility is available to depositor
NRO Fixed Deposits
- Minimum deposit amount- Rs 1,000
- Tenure – 1 year to 10 years
- Interest pay out option – Monthly, quarterly and half-yearly
- Depositors can auto-renew their fixed deposits
- Nomination facility is also available to accountholders
Loan Against Fixed Deposits
- Loan against FD facility is available on cumulative deposits, regular FDs and senior citizen FDs and NRE deposits.
- Interest rate is charged @ 2% above the fixed deposit rate
- The loan limit will be on the basis of the residual maturity duration of their FDs
- Depositors cannot avail loan against fixed deposits on Tax saver FDs.
Premature Withdrawal on Fixed Deposits
- Premature withdrawal of FD is allowed on regular FDs, cumulative deposits, senior citizen deposits and NRE deposits except Gramin Tax Saver Deposit scheme
- Penal rate is 1% on the applicable interest rate for the corresponding tenure for which the deposit remained with the bank.