All ATM withdrawals not chargeable, SBI clarifies after furore in Kerala

the charge of Rs 25 is
applicable only for withdrawals from SBI Buddy through ATMs.
Amid a public outcry in Kerala over a State
Bank of India (SBI) announcement levying charges on ATM cash
withdrawals from June 1, the largest public lender on Thursday clarified that the
charge of Rs 25 is applicable only for withdrawals from SBI Buddy through ATMs.
"Rs 25 per transaction charge is applicable only for
mobile wallet app SBI Buddy using ATM. This is applicable only for State Bank
Buddy customers," the bank said here in a statement.
The clarification comes after the SBI in a notification
indicated that all ATM withdrawals will be charged a fee of Rs 25, which was
later replaced with the corrected notification.
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The bank said that the number of free withdrawals from ATMs remained
unchanged.
Jan-Dhan account holders with the SBI can avail of four free
withdrawals in a month from ATMs.
Normal savings bank accounts holders will continue to get
eight free ATM transactions (five from SBI ATMs plus three from other bank
ATMs) in metros and 10 free transactions in non-metros (five from SBI ATMs plus
five from other bank ATMs).(READ
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