Mahindra Finance Fixed Deposits

Send us below mentioned documents along with the Original FDR

1. 1Stick Rs.1 Revenue stamp on the back side of fixed deposit receipt and across Signed by all depositors.
2. 2Signature of all applicants on the renewal application form.
3. 3Self attested copy of PAN Card and address proof (all the applicants in case of joint application)
4. 4One cancelled cheque (for ECS).
5. 5Stick Passport size photograph of sole applicant on application form.

• ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS:

(i) Mahindra Finance Limited (hereinafter referred to as the 'Company') shall accept fixed deposit (“Deposit”) at its sole and absolute discretion and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

(ii) The applicant agrees and acknowledges that the applicant (a) is 18 (eighteen) years of age; (b) is of sound mind; (c) can understand, read and write in English language, (d) has read, understood and agrees to be bound by these terms. Where the applicant is a minor, the Company may accept the Application provided the Application is signed by the natural guardians of the minor on behalf of the minor and upon submission of such documents as may be required by the Company.

(iii) The Company does not accept deposits from Non Resident Indians and foreign nationals.

(iv)The Company shall accept Deposits subject to the minimum amount of deposit prescribed by the Company from time to time. In the event amount received by the Company for opening Deposit is less than the minimum amount prescribed in this regard, the Company reserves the right to reject the application for opening Deposit. No interest shall be payable by the Company in relation to such deposits.

(v) Deposits shall not be accepted in cash.

(vi)The applicant agrees to submit all documents and information as may be required by the Company in relation to the Deposit, in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Company.

(vii) The Company reserves the right to accept or reject any application received for opening or placing the Deposit (“Application”) without assigning any reason whatsoever. The amount in relation to such rejected Application will not earn any interest and the said amount will be refunded as is within 11 (eleven) business days including in case of failure on applicant's part to submit documents in relation to the Application, as required by the Company.

• JOINT DEPOSITS:

(i) Application may be made in joint names subject to a maximum of three applicants. The Deposit will be opened in joint names subject to the condition that all the applicants (a) sign the Application in their individual capacities (b) submit documents as specified by the Company and (c) meet the eligibility criteria specified by the Company.

(ii) All communications in relation to the Deposit will be addressed in the name of the first applicant appearing in the Application.

(iii) All the payments in relation to the Deposit placed in joint names including interest and maturity proceeds, will be made in the name of the first applicant in the Application including for the purpose of deduction of tax at source and any discharge given by such first applicant in respect to any payments made by the Company will be binding on the other joint depositor(s).

• FIXED DEPOSIT RECEIPTS

(i) Fixed Deposit Receipts (“FDR”) will be sent to the depositor(s) through speed post within a period of three weeks from the date of Deposit.

(ii) FDR is not transferable. The Company will not accept or recognise any lien or assignment on the deposit and/or interest thereon.

(iii) In the event of loss or destruction or mutilation of a FDR/interest warrant, the Company may, at its sole discretion, issue a duplicate receipt/warrant, on such terms and conditions including indemnification as deemed fit by the Company. All expenses, if any, incurred in this connection will be borne by the depositor(s).

• INTEREST:

(i) Individual applicants falling under specific categories as mentioned below will be eligible for the following special interest rates:

(a) Senior citizens (i.e. persons more than 60 years of age, subject to provision of proof of age): Additional interest at the rate of 0.35% p.a. will be provided on Deposit amount of up to Rs. 5 (five) crore;

(b) Existing deposit or loan customers (individual or non-individuals): Additional interest to the existing customer at the rate of 0.25% p.a. will be provided on Deposit amount of up to Rs. 5 (five) crore. It is clarified that said additional benefit of 0.25% is applicable on deposit made after gap of 2 months from the date of creation of existing deposit. For example, if the first deposit is created on 1st Jan XXXX, to avail additional benefit of 0.25%, the latest FD need to be created on or after 1st March XXXX; or

(c) Employees of Mahindra Group: Additional interest at the rate of 0.25% p.a. on Deposit amount of upto Rs. 5 (five) crore. The applicant will be eligible for only one of the above mentioned special category benefits per deposit transaction, except in the following circumstances where additional interest may be provided over and above the special category benefit:

(a) Individual Applicants applying for renewal of Deposit: Additional interest at the rate of 0.25% p.a. will be provided on Deposit amount of up to Rs. 5 (five) crores; and

(b) Bulk Deposits of more than Rs. 5 (five) crores: The rate of interest applicable for bulk deposits for an amount exceeding Rs. 5 (five) crores may vary from the published rate card and the same shall be decided by the Company, at its sole and absolute discretion, on a case to case basis.

(ii) Interest payable on a Deposit will be calculated from the date of receipt of the funds by the Company in relation to the Deposit.

The dates for interest payments are as follows:

(a) In case of non-cumulative Deposits:

• Monthly interest payments: Last date of month
• Quarterly interest payments: 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December
• Half yearly interest payments: 31st March and 30th September
• Annual interest payments: 31st March

(b) In case of Cumulative Deposits: Date of maturity of the Deposit

(c) Interest for part period (i.e. other than complete month/quarter/half year/year) under Non-Cumulative Deposit Schemes will be calculated from the date of Deposit till the last day of the immediate next interest payment date. If a Deposit is made within a period of 30 (thirty) days prior to any of the interest payment dates, the interest for the part period will be paid on the next interest payment date.

(iii) Once the applicant selects the Deposit scheme specified in the Application at the time of opening the Deposit i.e. the scheme, tenor and interest pay out frequency, the applicant will not have the option to subsequently revise the Deposit scheme. In the event the scheme is not indicated in the Application received by the Company, the Deposit will suo moto be opened under cumulative deposit scheme for a period of 60 (sixty) months. In case the applicant opts for non-cumulative deposit option but the interest pay out frequency is not indicated in the Application, the Deposit will be treated as placed under the annual interest pay out frequency scheme.

(iv)The interest will be paid through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)/ Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) only. In case of any rejection of such instruction for NEFT / RTGS due to any reason, the Company will dispatch interest warrant, in favour of the first applicant in the Application, within 10 (ten) days of the receipt of intimation by the Company from its bank about such rejection.

• NOMINATION:

(I) Nomination facility is available to the depositors. For availing the nomination facility, the applicant will be required to submit a duly filled 'Form DA 1' prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India. The aforesaid form is available at Company's branches & Company's website at www.sanriya.in. Nomination made by the depositor/applicant through the said form and in the manner prescribed by the Company, shall be binding on all the joint depositor(s).

(ii) Upon request of the depositor(s), the Company will arrange to send forms for cancellation of nomination (Form DA 2) and variation of nomination (Form DA 3)

• PAYMENT AND RENEWAL OF DEPOSIT:

(I) Payments on account of interest and redemption of the Deposit, will be made in the bank account mentioned in the application or such other bank account intimated by the deposit holder(s) (jointly, if applicable), in writing, to the Company from time to time or by way of warrant in favour of the first applicant appearing in the Application.

(ii) The Company will make repayment of Deposit on the date of maturity of such Deposit unless it receives any request for renewal within the prescribed period before the date of maturity. The payment will be made through NEFT/RTGS only, to the bank account of the depositor mentioned in the Application. In case of any rejection of such instruction for NEFT/RTGS for any reason, the Company will dispatch maturity repayment warrant, in favour of the first applicant appearing in the Application, within 10 (ten) days of the receipt of intimation by the Company from its bank about such rejection.

(iii) In the event of death of the sole depositor and/or all the joint depositors, all payment(s) in relation to the Deposit including interest thereon will be made to the nominee appointed by the depositor(s) on production of proof of identity and on execution of such other documents as may be required by the Company in this regard. In the event there is no nomination by the sole depositor, the Deposit amount including interest thereon will be transferred to the legal heirs or legal representatives of the deceased depositor(s), as the case may be, upon submission of Succession Certificate/Letter of Administration/Probate of the Will to the satisfaction of the Company. In the case of joint depositors, the nominee's right to receive the amount of deposit including interest shall arise only after the death of all the depositors. The nominee, in the event of death of the depositor(s) would receive such amounts in trust for the legal heirs.

(iv) Request for renewing the Deposit (or a portion thereof) can be made either by visiting the Website or www.sanriya.in at least 15business day before the maturity date of Deposit OR physically at least 21 business day before maturity date of Deposit by visiting the nearest Company branch or by sending a written request through the independent financial distributors or national distributors empanelled with the Company, to enable the Company to repay and/or renew the Deposit (or a portion thereof) as the case may be on the due date. No requests for renewal of Deposit shall be accepted post the above mentioned period. Request for renewal should be accompanied by the Deposit application form duly filled in and signed by all the Deposit holders. Renewal of Deposits will be subject to the rate of interest and other terms & conditions prevailing on the date of renewal. FDR of the existing deposit may not be required at the time of renewal of deposits as it stands null & void post its maturity date.

• PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL:

(i) Deposits may be withdrawn prior to the date of maturity subject to the regulations of the Reserve Bank of India in this regard.

Please note that premature withdrawal of Deposit is subject to the following conditions:

(a) Up to 3 (three) months from date of Deposit: No withdrawal of the Deposit is permitted However, in the event of death of a depositor, the Company may repay the Deposit prematurely (irrespective of the lock in period) to the surviving depositor (which in the case of joint holders will be the first in the sequence of applicants in the Application) or to the nominee/ legal heir(s) of the deceased depositor, upon the request of surviving depositor/s/nominee/legal heir, as the case may be, and only subject to submission of proof of death and other requisite documents to the satisfaction of the Company.

(b) After 3 (three) months but before 6 (six) months from the date of the Deposit: No interest will be paid. (c) After 6 (six) months but before the date of maturity of the Deposit: Interest will be paid at a rate which is 2% lower than the rate specified for the period during which the scheme has run. In case no rate is specified for the Deposit period, interest rate payable will be 3% lower than the lowest rate being offered by the Company. (d) Income tax wherever applicable and deducted at source and remitted to the applicable tax authority by the Company on behalf of the depositor, before premature withdrawal of Deposit(s), shall not be refunded in any circumstance whatsoever.

• LOAN AGAINST DEPOSIT:

'Loan against the deposit' facility may be provided to depositors against the Deposit(s) placed with the Company, subject to fulfillment by depositor(s) of the eligibility criteria and other conditions, as may be prescribed by the Company in this regard A depositor becomes eligible for availing the facility only post the expiry of 3 months' period from the Deposit being on books of the Company. The interest rate on such loans shall be 2% higher than the rate of interest provided on the depositor's Deposit. Please note that the loan to deposit value for such loan facility cannot exceed 75%.

• OTHER TERMS

(I) Income-tax, wherever applicable, will be deducted at source on the Deposit in accordance with Section 194-A of the Income tax Act, 1961 except where appropriate Certificate/form as prescribed under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (refer to Form 15G/H enclosed with the application form) is furnished to Company's registered office at least 2 (two) months prior to the due date of payment of interest. At present tax is deductible if the aggregate amount of interest paid or payable during the financial year exceeds Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only). It is the sole responsibility of the depositor to provide the Company with a fresh Form 15G/H for every assessment year. Non-submission of relevant form or submission of incomplete/incorrect form may result in tax deduction and BFL will not be responsible for the same. Customers can also fill Form 15 G/H through Experia. However, if the aggregate amount of interest paid or payable during the financial year exceeds Rs.2, 50,000 (Rupees two lacs fifty thousand only) for non-senior citizens, Rs.3,00,000 (Rupees three lacs only) for senior citizens and Rs.5,00,000 for super senior citizens (aged 80 years and above), then form 15 G/H will not be valid and tax will be deductible.

(ii) In the event of cheque bounce, the cheque will be sent back to applicant's address mentioned on the Application within 15 (fifteen) days. For all RTO cheque cases, the cheque will be held by the Company until the validity of the instrument, post which it will be destroyed without further notice to the applicant.

(iii) In the event of death of any of the joint depositors, any modification in the names of the deposit holders appearing on the FDR and/or change in the bank account where interest and/or maturity proceeds are to be credited, shall be effected only upon submission of a notarized copy of the death certificate in the name of the deceased depositor along with appropriate instruction, to the Company, issued jointly by all the surviving deposit holder(s), in writing, to carry out such modifications.

(iv) The Company will send all communications to the deposit holder(s) in electronic form from time to time at the email ID mentioned in the Application. In case of failure in transmission of such communication, the Company will send physical copy of such communication within 10 (ten) days of such failure of transmission.

(v) Any change in the address, email ID, bank account etc., mentioned in the Application shall be effected by the Company only on the basis on written instruction signed by all the concerned deposit holder(s).

(vi) The Company reserves the right to alter, amend or delete any or all the conditions stipulated above or to vary them in special cases or to accept Deposits only for such periods as it may decide from time to time and to repay the Deposits prematurely before the date of maturity.

(vii) The accompanying advertisement inviting fixed deposits forms part of the Application.

(viii) Disputes, if any, arising in connection with the Deposit, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts at Pune.

(ix) By submitting this Application, I/we hereby expressly consent and authorize BFL/ its representatives/its agents/ its business partners/its group companies/its affiliates to send me any communication regarding products/services offered by them using various communication channels, such as, telephone, calls/SMS/bitly/bots/emails/post etc, irrespective of rejection of my/our Application.

• HOW TO APPLY

(i) Depositor(s) are requested to go through the terms and conditions as mentioned above. These terms and conditions form part of the Application.

(ii) The attached application form should be duly filled and signed by the applicant(s).

(iii) The amount should be deposited only by a CTS compliant account payee cheque drawn in favour of 'MMFSL-Fixed Deposit' clearly stating the deposit amount along with the application number on the rear side of the cheque.

(iv) Application form along with the cheque and required documents may be submitted with any of Company's branch.

(v) Customers who wish to renew Deposits online can do so through the Website or www.sanriya.in

(vi) Introduction of all the applicants is compulsory. Such introduction may be by any one of the following methods:

(a) The applicant can also obtain introduction from any other fixed deposit holder with MMFSL. The said existing depositor will be required to disclose his/her name and fixed deposit receipt number and provide his/her signature, as per specimen signature in MMFSL records;

(b) The applicant can also introduce himself/herself by producing original of any one of the documents (which contains the photograph of the applicant) mentioned in the list of Mandatory and Officially Valid Documents provided in the Application and a recent coloured photograph to MMFSL for verification. The aforesaid coloured photograph and a copy of such document produced is required to be attached with the Application.

• IMPORTANT INFORMATION

(I) In the event of non-repayment of the Deposit or part thereof as per the terms and conditions of such Deposit, the depositor may approach National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench at: 6th Floor, Fountain Telecom, Building 1, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001.

(ii) In case of any deficiency by the Company in servicing its Deposit, the depositor may approach the District Level Consumer Redressal Forum, the State Level Consumer Redressal Forum or the National Consumer Redressal Forum for relief.

Profits & Dividend

The amount deposited with Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services LTD .represent amount transferred from NRO account .Further this amount does not represent inward remittance from overseas to NRO account or transfer of fund from NRE/FCNR(B) account to NRO account.

The depositor has to furnish his NRO bank account no as both the principal and the interest shall be credited to the depositor s NRO bank a/c only

Tax will be deducted at the rates prescribed by the income tax law in force from time to time from the interest amount irrespective of the quantum of interest

TDS with respect to NRI deposits

• The limit of Rs 5000/-on interest for the purpose of tax is not applicable.
• Declaration u/s 197 in Form 15G/H for non -deduction of tax will not be applicable .However a lower deduction certificate obtained from the income tax department,can be furnished for claiming nil or lower rate of tax.
• Tax rate will be 30.9% as per the provision of section 195 of the Income Tax Act,1961
• If Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) exists with the country of which the investor is a resident then the applicable tax rate will be lower of DTAA rate or income tax rate. However, to claim the benefit of the DTAA rate, the Tax Residency Certificate will have to be furnished .In the event of non- furnishing of the Tax Residency Certificate the higher tax rate as per the income tax act will apply .Further to claim the lower rate as per the DTAA Indian PAN will also be required otherwise the tax rate will be 30.9% as per the Income Tax Act.

FD investment amount carrying interest @ 2% per annum (at half yearly rest) above the FD interest rate on cumulative basis.