
The Maruti Suzuki AutoCard Programme Terms and Conditions are to be read and understood in conjunction with the Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions. In case of conflict between any of these Terms and Conditions and the Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions, the Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Eligibility & Enrolment
Card Usage/Points Earning
Point Redemptions
General Rules and Regulations
In these Terms and Conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
The present Terms and Conditions are to be read in conjunction with, and not in derogation of, the Cardmember Agreement and nothing contained herein shall prejudice or affect the Terms and Conditions of the Cardmember Agreement.
Unless otherwise specified, the words and expressions used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Cardmember Agreement.
Encashment and Free look period
The Loan shall be deemed to be availed of by the Cardmember only on the date of encashment of the Bank Demand Draft (DD).
The DD is valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance. The billing of Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) shall commence only post encashment of the DD.
In the event of non-encashment within the said 30 days, the DD shall be canceled and no charges shall be levied towards this transaction.
In the event, the DD is issued against another bank (hereinafter referred to as a "DAO"), the Loan shall be considered to be availed of, from the date of draft issuance.
The DAO is valid for a period of 180 days.
In the event the DAO is not encashed within the said 180 days, it shall be canceled and charges levied from the date of issuance till expiry of said 180 days shall be reversed. Such reversal shall be reflected in your Credit Card statement.
Billing and repayment
For Loan On Phone, the first EMI shall be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card, that falls post the date of encashment of the DD (except for DAOs, as specified herein).
For Loan On Phone Top-Ups shall be deemed to be availed from the date of issuance of the fresh DD. The first EMI shall always be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card, that falls after the date of issuance of the Bank Demand Draft. Transaction fee (as specified herein) shall be levied on the incremental amount disbursed.
For DAO's, the first EMI shall be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card, that falls after the date of issuance of the Bank Demand Draft.
All billing of EMIs in the subsequent months shall be on the billing date of the Credit Card for that month.
The EMI amount shall be included as a part of the minimum amount due appearing in the Cardmember's monthly Credit Card Statement. Charges as communicated in the Most Important Terms and Conditions and Cardmember Agreement shall be applicable/levied on the minimum amount due.
For Loan On Phone availed against the Credit Line, the Credit Limit on the Cardmember's Credit Card shall be blocked to the extent of the Loan amount. The Credit Limit shall be released as and when the EMI is billed and paid for, in subsequent months. For Loans availed above the Credit Line, the EMI shall be treated as a normal purchase/spend on the Cardmember's Credit Card and as per the terms specified in the Cardmember Agreement.
Interest Calculation Methodology on EMI products
Interest rates as communicated at the time of availing of the product(s) shall be levied/applicable. The applicable rates shall also be mentioned on the Bank Demand Draft advice slip.
The interest component for the first installment shall be computed from the issuance/encashment date to the first billing date for the Credit Card. For all subsequent installments, the interest shall be computed on monthly rests and the installment shall be debited to the Credit Card on the date of each monthly bill.
As a result of the computation above, it is possible that the first EMI may be for an amount lesser than the standard EMI amount communicated to you, depending on the date of encashment.
Service Charges on Card balances
If the amount paid towards dues on the Credit Card is less than the Total Amount Due, Service Charges shall be levied on such outstandings (including but not limited to the EMI as above), as per the interest rate applicable and communicated in the Most Important Terms and Conditions (MITC) and Cardmember Agreement. This rate is subject to change with prior notice. The applicable interest rate shall be mentioned on the monthly Statement.
Other Charges
A one-time transaction fee shall be charged for every Loan/Dial/Click-an-EMI product facility. This amount shall be billed to the monthly Card Statement.
Prepayment process and related charges
The Loan/Dial/Click-an-EMI products can be pre-closed by calling 24-Hour CitiPhone.
Any payment made into the Credit Card Account over and above the EMI shall not be deemed to be payment towards the amount availed under LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI and shall not be deemed as closure of the said facility.
Any preclosure of LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI shall attract Prepayment charges at the rate of 3% on the outstanding principal amount. Citibank reserves the right to revise the prepayment charges at its discretion, with prior notice and such revised charges shall be binding on the Cardmember.
Once the LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI is preclosed, for any reason, all outstandings including but not limited to the principal outstanding, preclosure charge and the interest for the actual number of days till closure i.e. from the last billing date till the date of closure shall be debited to the Credit Card.
Preclosure due to non-payment
In the event of non-payment of the minimum amount due for three successive months, the LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI shall be pre-closed and the principal outstanding, the interest for the days till closure and the preclosure charges shall be debited to the Credit Card Account and appear in the subsequent monthly statement. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
Preclosure due to Card closure
In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all EMI(s) being charged the loan outstanding and any applicable charges, as on the date of closure of the Credit Card shall be debited to the Credit Card Account as a consolidated amount. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
Additional Terms and Conditions for Dial-An-EMI (DAE)
A Cardmember may opt to convert any purchase of Rs. 2,500 or above into Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs), before the payment due date.
Final approval of such conversion shall be at the sole discretion of Citibank India and is subject to the performance on the Credit Card.
In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all installments being charged, the amount outstanding (against the DAE) shall be debited to the Credit Card Account as a consolidated amount. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
The applicable interest rate ranges from 18% to 26%. The EMI shall be computed on a monthly reducing balance.
A one-time fee of 2.5% on the Loan amount or Rs. 200 (whichever is higher) is applicable as processing charges.
A maximum of ten concurrent transactions are permitted to be converted into Click/Dial-an-EMI, on each Primary Credit Card, at any point of time.
The Credit Limit on the Credit Card shall be blocked to the extent of the full transaction amount. The Credit Limit will be released as and when the EMI is billed and paid for in subsequent months.
Reward Points earned, if any, as per features applicable to the Credit Card for the purchase sought to be converted into
Dial/Click-an-EMI will be reversed on conversion and shall be credited back in proportion to the EMIs billed, each month.
Other Terms and Conditions
Service Tax, as notified by the Government of India, is applicable on all fees, interest and other charges and is subject to change as per relevant regulations of the Government of India.
Nothing contained herein should be construed as an obligation on Citibank to offer the above-mentioned products.
Citibank reserves the right at anytime, with previous notice, to add, alter, modify, change or vary all or any of these Terms and Conditions or to replace wholly. Citibank reserves the right to modify all interest from time to time, at its sole discretion with prior notice.
In these Terms and Conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
The present Terms and Conditions are to be read in conjunction with, and not in derogation of, the detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions and nothing contained herein shall prejudice or affect the Terms and Conditions of the detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions.
Unless otherwise specified, the words and expressions used herein shall have the same meaning as in the detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions.
Encashment and Free Look Period
The Loan shall be deemed to have been availed of by the Cardmember only on the date of encashment of the Citibank Demand Draft (DD).
The DD is valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance. The billing of Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) shall commence only post encashment of the DD.
In the event of non-encashment within the said 30 days, the DD shall be cancelled and no charges shall be levied towards this transaction.
In the event, the DD is issued against another bank (hereinafter referred to as a "DAO"), the Loan shall be considered to have been availed of, from the date of issuance of the said DAO.
DAO is valid for a period of 180 days.
In the event the DAO is not encashed within the said 180 days, it shall be cancelled and charges levied from the date of issuance till expiry of said 180 days shall be reversed. Such reversal shall be reflected in your Credit Card statement.
Billing and Repayment
For Loan On Phone, the first EMI shall be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card, that falls post the date of encashment of the DD (except for DAOs, as specified herein).
Loan On Phone Top-Ups shall be deemed to be availed from the date of issuance of the fresh DD. The first EMI shall always be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card that falls after the date of issuance of the DD. Interest rate as communicated at the time of availing of the Loan On Phone Top-up shall be levied/applicable on the entire Loan amount including the old Loan principle outstanding resulting in the re-pricing of the old Loan principle outstanding also at the new Interest rate of the Loan On Phone Top-up but Transaction fee (as specified herein) shall be levied only on the incremental amount disbursed. The old Loan will get pre-closed and the new Loan On Phone Top-up will be booked for the entire loan amount at the new interest rate for the new tenure. When the old Loan is pre-closed the interest for the actual number of days till closure i.e., from the last billing date till the date of closure shall be debited to the Credit Card.
For DAO's, the first EMI shall be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card, that falls after the date of issuance of the DD.
All billing of EMIs in the subsequent months shall be on the billing date of the Credit Card for that month.
The EMI amount shall be included as a part of the minimum amount due appearing in the Cardmember's monthly Credit Card Statement. Charges as communicated in the Most Important Terms and Conditions and detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions shall be applicable/levied on the minimum amount due.
For Loan On Phones availed against the Credit Line the Credit Limit on the Cardmember's Credit Card shall be blocked to the extent of the Loan amount. The Credit Limit shall be released as and when the EMI is billed and paid for, in subsequent months. For Loans availed above the Credit Line, the EMI shall be treated as a normal purchase/spend on the Cardmember's Credit Card and as per the terms specified in the detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions.
Interest Calculation Methodology on EMI Products
Interest rates as communicated at the time of availing of the product(s) shall be levied/applicable. The applicable rates shall also be mentioned on the DD advice slip.
For Top-ups, the old loan shall be closed and the new interest rate, as communicated at the time of availing the offer and as mentioned on the DD advice slip, shall be applicable to the consolidated Loan amount.
The interest component for the first installment shall be computed from the issuance/encashment date to the first billing date for the Credit Card. For all subsequent installments, the interest shall be computed on monthly rests and the installment shall be debited to the Credit Card on the date of each monthly bill.
As a result of the computation above, it is possible that the first EMI may be for an amount lesser than the standard EMI amount communicated to you, depending on the date of encashment.
Service Charges on Card Balances
If the amount paid towards dues on the Credit Card is less than the Total Amount Due, Service Charges shall be levied on such outstandings (including but not limited to the EMI as above), as per the interest rate applicable and communicated in the Most Important Terms and Conditions (MITC) and detailed Citibank Cardmember Terms and Conditions. This rate is subject to change with prior notice. The applicable interest rate shall be mentioned on the monthly Statement.
Other Charges
A one-time transaction fee shall be charged for every Loan/Dial/Click-an-EMI product facility. This amount shall be billed to the monthly Card Statement.
Pre-payment Process and Related Charges
The Loan/Dial/Click-an-EMI products can be pre-closed by calling 24-Hour CitiPhone. Any payment made into the Credit Card account over and above the EMI shall not be deemed to be payment towards the amount availed under LOP/Balance Transfer/ Dial/Click-an-EMI and shall not be deemed as closure of the said facility.
Any preclosure of LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI shall attract prepayment charges at the rate of 3% on the outstanding principal amount. Citibank reserves the right to revise the prepayment charges at its discretion, with prior notice and such revised charges shall be binding on the Cardmember.
Once the LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI is pre-closed, for any reason, all outstandings including but not limited to the principal outstanding, pre-closure charge and the interest for the actual number of days till closure i.e., from the last billing date till the date of closure shall be debited to the Credit Card.
Pre-closure due to Non-payment
In the event of non-payment of the Minimum Amount Due for three successive months, the LOP/Balance Transfer/Dial/Click-an-EMI shall be pre-closed and the principal outstanding, the interest for the days till closure and the pre-closure charges shall be debited to the Credit Card account and appear in the subsequent monthly statement. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
Pre-closure due to Card Closure
In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all EMI(s) being charged the Loan outstanding and any applicable charges, as on the date of closure of the Credit Card shall be debited to the Credit Card account as a consolidated amount. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
Additional Terms and Conditions for Dial-an-EMI (DAE)
A Cardmember may opt to convert any purchase of Rs. 2,500 or above EMIs, before the payment due date.
Final approval of such conversion shall be at the sole discretion of Citibank and is subject to the performance on the Credit Card.
In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all installments being charged, the amount outstanding (against the DAE) shall be debited to the Credit Card account as a consolidated amount. Citibank shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated outstanding amounts.
The applicable interest rate ranges from 18% to 26%. The EMI shall be computed on a monthly reducing balance.
A one-time fee of 2.5% on the Loan amount or Rs. 200 (whichever is higher) is applicable as processing charges.
A maximum of ten concurrent transactions are permitted to be converted into Click/Dial-an-EMI, on each Primary Credit Card, at any point of time.
The Credit Limit on the Credit Card shall be blocked to the extent of the full transaction amount. The Credit Limit will be released as and when the EMI is billed and paid for in subsequent months.
Other Terms and Conditions
EMI payments shall not earn any Reward Points.
Note that Loans availed under Credit Card cannot be used for business purposes and for speculative or trading purposes such as shares and short term investments like KVP, PPF, NSC, Mutual Funds, Fixed Deposits, RBI Bond, ULIP etc.
Service Tax, as notified by the Government of India, is applicable on all fees, interest and other charges and is subject to change as per relevant regulations of the Government of India.
Nothing contained herein should be construed as an obligation on Citibank to offer the above-mentioned products.
Citibank reserves the right at anytime, with previous notice, to add, alter, modify, change or vary all or any of these Terms and Conditions or to replace wholly. Citibank reserves the right to modify all interest from time to time, at its sole discretion with prior notice.
By accepting and activating the Card, it is deemed that you have authorised the debit of your Suvidha Account towards minimum amount due and Terms and Conditions thereof. Citibank shall have a particular lien on all credit balances in your Citibank Account. Citibank shall be entitled to adjust and appropriate all such credit balances towards settling of the balance outstanding from time to time in your Credit Card Account and for this purpose is authorised to effect a debit in to your Suvidha Salary Account after this notice to you. In case you desire to close your Citibank Account, Citibank may at its discretion close the Card Account, unless you provide to Citibank, adequate alternate security to secure the balance outstanding from time to time in your Card Account. In case you cease to remain in employment of your current employer/company, Citibank may, at it's option, close the Card Account and exercise it's right under the first clause above. You also understand that you need to ensure that your said Account needs to be funded with the appropriate amount to enable the bank to carry out the Standing Instruction. You agree to keep the bank fully indemnified and held harmless at all times, from and against all claims, expenses, losses, damages, costs (including reasonable attorney's fees), actions, suits and proceedings arising due to non-execution or delays in execution of your Standing Instruction either on account of
non-availability of sufficient funds in your Account or due to delays in the mail/courier service or for any other reason beyond the control of the bank.
I hereby consent to be contacted for marketing offers from all/any of the companies/associates/subsidiaries/affiliates thereof under Citigroup, or any third parties. I hereby authorise any exchange, disclosure, sharing of my information with companies/associates/subsidiaries/affiliates thereof under Citigroup and third parties. I understand that I will continue to receive account statements, important advices, service and operational alerts and communications critical to my Credit Card.
I do not wish to be contacted for any marketing offers from any/all of the companies/associates/subsidiaries/affiliates thereof under Citigroup. I understand that I will continue to receive account statements, important advices, service and operational alerts and other communication including but not limited to communication/contact relating to any outstandings/due or other aspects critical to my Credit Card.
I hereby apply for the Issue of a Citibank Card to me and declare that the information included in this application is true and correct and that I am a Resident Indian/Foreign National working in India and that I am eligible to apply for an internationally valid card. I accept that Citibank is entitled in its absolute discretion to accept or reject this application. I hereby understand and agree that it is my responsibility to obtain, read and understand the terms and conditions related to the Citibank Card and those applicable to Mobile Banking Services. If this application is accepted, I hereby undertake to be bound by the terms and conditions as may be in force from time to time and use of the Citibank Card shall be deemed to be unconditional and irrevocable acceptance of the terms and conditions. I further authorize Citibank and/or its associates/subsidiaries/affiliates to verify any information or otherwise at my office/residence and/or contact me and/or my family members and/or my Employer/Banker/Credit Bureau/CIBIL/RBI and/or any third party as they deem necessary and/or to do any such acts as they deem necessary.
I understand that acceptance of the application is subject to Citibank, on enquiry, not receiving any adverse report relating to my creditworthiness from any bank or financial entity, which has provided to me or my family members a credit facility. I agree to be charged my Card fee as applicable per the offer, in my first statement. In case I have applied for an Additional Card* (available for Resident Indian parent, parent-in-law, spouse, brother, sister or child over 18 years of age at a special rate), I will be billed separately for such an Additional Card in the normal monthly statement. The facility of an Additional Card being a special facility at a concessional fee/rate, continuation of the membership of the additional Cardmember will be dependant on the continuation of my membership. I understand and undertake that the usage of the Citibank Card shall be strictly in accordance with all applicable laws (including without limitation, any governmental acts, orders, decrees, guidelines, rules and regulations including fiscal exchange control regulations) and in the event of any failure to do so, I will be liable for any action/prosecution or penalty as prescribed. I further understand and agree to the levy of all additional statutory levies, charges, taxes, Service Tax, as applicable, on all fees, interest and other charges as per the Government of India regulations and agree to pay the same.
* While Citibank will endeavour to issue the Card as per the applicant’s Indicated choice, Citibank reserves the right to Issue either the MasterCard or VISA franchise.
