Wednesday 9 August 2017

How is send money to Nepal from India - Practical Tips - II

This blog on How is send money to Nepal from India presents more up to date information after verification. The information relates to the period from July, 2017 and it is the latest and the freshest information. So, if you are trying to find the ways to send money from India to Nepal, you MUST read this blog.

There is some historical background in my previous blogpost about how to send money to Nepal from India. YOu can read my previous post HERE: http://nepalesestories.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-is-send-money-to-nepal-from-india.htmlhttp://nepalesestories.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-is-send-money-to-nepal-from-india.html

Now, let us look at the three most important, reliable, up-to-date ways about how to transfer money from India to Nepal.

1. The first way to send money from India to Nepal is by using the facility of Punjab National Bank (PNB)

For this, you need to visit any PNB branch in India and request it to transfer money to bank Account in Nepal. The bank account in Nepal should be maintained with Everest Bank Limited ("EBL").

So, what you need to transfer money from India to Nepal?

1.1. You should be a bank account holder in Punjab National Bank (PNB). It is better to visit your home branch. That means please visit the branch where you have maintained your account. Things will be much easier if you go to the branch with which you have banking relationship. (Note: I have read (Reserve Bank of India) RBI Rules somewhere and sometimes ago that any Nepalese person can transfer money to Nepal from India within a limit of INR 50,000/- at a time even if he or she doesn't have a bank account in India. However, from the practical point of view, it is advisable to have a bank account with Punjab National Bank (PNB) in India and with Everest Bank Limited ("EBL") in Nepal.)

1.2. While going to bank, it is better to carry your Nepalese Citizenship Card (Nepali Nagarikata), Nepali Possport, Your Indian PAN Card, your bank passbook from Punjab National Bank (PNB), the bank account details of the person receiving money in Nepal, the complete details including recipient's Nepali Nagarikata Ko Photocopy or at least Nagarikata Number - conact address, phone no. and email address of the recipient in Nepal.

1.3. After demonitisation, Punjab National Bank (PNB) can ask anything from you. So, please carry with you all the details as mentioned above in Point 1.2 if you are thinking to send money from India to Nepal.

1.4. Once you request the PNB branch, they should be able to transfer the money. Generally, it takes 5 working days to reach money from India to Nepal. So, it is advisable to go to PNB Bank on Monday at 10.00 or at 11.00 in the morning.

Generally, there should not be any problem and the money should reach Nepal without any hassel but sometimes, you never know! can be delay of few days. So, its's a good idea to ask IUN Number from Punjab National Bank (PNB). IUN Number is a 16 digit number generated by Punjab National Bank (PNB) when it does your transaction. If you have IUN Number, you can be sure that money reaches to your recipient's Account in Nepal. But, there can still be some problem, in this case, you should contact Branch Office of Everest bank Limited in New Delhi with IUN Number. 

The address of Branch Office of Everest bank Limited in New delhi is:


EVEREST BANK LIMITEDRepresentative Office911, 9th Floor, Antriksh BhawanK G Marg, New Delhi – 110 001Phone: 0091-11-23710327Fax 0091-11-23710326Email: eblrepdelhi@gmail.com

1.5. And Finally the fees. I am not sure of exact cost of transfer but I can safely say that it's very cheap. To give an idea, When I sent around 421,000/- INR from India to Nepal, the fees was around 1,800 INR. That is INR 427 for every INR 100,000/-. I do not think you can complain about it.

2. The second way to send money from India to Nepal is by using the facility of State Bank of India (SBI)

For this, you need to visit any SBI branch in India and request it to transfer money to a bank Account in Nepal. The bank account in Nepal can be from any Nepalese bank. It should have a SWIFT Code. For example, I had sent money from State Bank of India (SBI) to my mother's Account in Nepal maintained with NIC Asia Bank.

So, what do you need to do to transfer money from India to Nepal?

2.1. You should be a bank account holder in State Bank of India (SBI). It is better to visit your home branch. That means please visit the branch where you have maintained your account. Things will be much easier if you go to the branch with which you have banking relationship.

2.2. While going to bank, it is better to carry your Nepalese Citizenship Card (Nepali Nagarikata), Nepali Possport, Your Indian PAN Card, your bank passbook from State Bank of India (SBI), the bank account details of the person receiving money in Nepal, the complete details including recipient's Nepali Nagarikata Ko Photocopy or at least Nagarikata Number - conact address, phone no. and email address of the recipient in Nepal.

2.3. After demonitisation, State Bank of India (SBI) can ask anything from you. So, please carry with you all the details as mentioned above in Point 1.2 if you are thinking to send money from India to Nepal.

2.4. Once you request the State Bank of India (SBI) branch, they should be able to transfer the money. Generally, it takes 5 working days to reach money from India to Nepal. So, it is advisable to go to State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday at 10.00 or at 11.00 in the morning.

Generally, there should not be any problem and the money should reach Nepal without any hassel but sometimes, you never know! can be delay of few days. The State Bank of India ensures that either the money will reach Nepal (to the recipient's bank account) or it will return back to your account in State Bank of India (SBI) Account.

2.5. And Finally the fees. When you transfer money from India to Nepal, the money transfer from State Bank of India (SBI) to Nepalese Bank is the CHEAPEST way to transfer money. Under Nepal Remittance scheme, State Bank of India (SBI) transfers maximum 100,000 INR at a time if you are a bank account holder with State Bank of India (SBI). (Last time, I asked the bank to transfer INR 117,000 from my SBI Account to my mom's Account in Nepal in NIC Asia Bank and they did not make any issue though they mentioned me that officially, the limit is only INR 100,000/- at a time. However, they transfereed 117,000/- without any hassle that time.)

For every 100,000 INR transfer from India to Nepal, the fees is only INR 34/-. Yes, you read it right. It will cost only Indian Rupees Thirty Four (INR 34) if you transfer INR 100,000/- money from India to Nepal. In this INR 34/-, the bank told me INR 17/- is the service fee of State Bank of India (SBI) and another INR 17/- will be given to Nepalese bank where you send the money.

So, you have to deposit INR 100,034/- with State Bank of India (SBI) and the recipient in Nepal will receive INR 100,000/- i.e. 160,000/- in Nepali Rupees.

3. The third way way to send money from India to Nepal is by using the facility of Prabhu Money Transfer (PMT)

This is another simplest, safest and the quickest way to transfer money from India to Nepal and I am not advertising or promoting the services of Prabhu Money Transfer. The Chief Editor has used this service and it was absolutely great.

First, a little background:

For the money transfer between India and Nepal, more importantly to send money from India to Nepal, INDO-NEPAL REMITTANCE has been started by Prabhu Money Transfer (PMT) in association with Muthoot Finance. Muthoot Finance or Muthoot Finance Limited (MF/MFL) is basically involved in provision of loan against your gold jwelleries and you can find their office in every big and small cities in India.

Recently, MF/MFL launched Indo-Nepal Remittance arrangement with Nepalese Remittance Company “Prabhu Money Transfer” associated with Prabhu Bank. Muthoot Finance has 4300+ locations all over India, all the branches of Muthoot Finance are able to send money to Nepal. Prabhu Money has 20000 locations all over Nepal as per the website of Muthoot Finance Limited (MF/MFL).


How to SEND MONEY TO YOUR DEAR ONES IN NEPAL IN FEW MINUTES by using Indo-Nepal Remittance facility started by MF/MFL?

So, what do you need to do to transfer money from India to Nepal?

3.1. You should visit the Muthoot Finance Limited (MFL) branch at any place in India. It is a private financing and leasing company and you need not be its customer in the past.

3.2. While going to MFL, you should carry your Nepalese Citizenship Card (Nepali Nagarikata), Nepali Possport, Your Indian PAN Card, your local address proof in India (for example, bank pass book of Public Sector Bank in India which shows your address, or rent agreement with your landlord in India, or current month's electricity bill which will not be in your name but it's ok), the bank account details of the person receiving money in Nepal, the complete details including recipient's Nepali Nagarikata Ko Photocopy or at least Nagarikata Number - conact address, phone no. and email address of the recipient in Nepal.

3.3. The transfer from MFL works like a transfer of money by Western Union. You will have two options. A) Either send money to the recipient's bank account (which can take upto 3 days) - I have not used this facility. So, I can't comment more. or B) send money to a person who will collect it in person. In this scenario B, the recipient should go to any agent (for example bank), and show the recipient's ID Card (Like Nagarikata Ko Praman Patra), and tell the PIN Number which is 16 digit Number from Muthoot Finance Limited. So, when you send money, you will receive a paper from Muthoot Finance Limited which contains PIN Number which you should send by message/SMS/ by WhatsApp to the recipient. - I have used this facility for more than six times and money has reached Nepal without any problems.

3.4. Once you request the Muthoot Finance Limited, they should be able to transfer the money. Generally, it takes 3 working days to reach money from India to Nepal if you want the money directly deposited to Recipient's bank account. If you follow Method B explained above, the money reaches Nepal the moment you get PIN No. I think the last time to transfer money is 5.00 PM and any money transferred after that will reach the next day. So, it's advisable to go early in the morning around 9.30 or 10.00.

3.5. And Finally the fees. When you transfer money from India to Nepal, the money transfer from Muthoot Finance Limited under Indo - Nepal Remittance scheme is not that expensive.

Please note few things before we talk about fees.
A) You can transfer only 50,000/- INR at a time by using Muthoot Finance Limited and Prabhu Money Transfer's Indo - Nepal Remittance Facility. This 50,000/- INR is inclusive of Service fee which is 200/-INR. So, if you give 50,000/-INR (Nepali Rupees 80,000/-) to MFL, they will deduct their service fee of INR 200/- (Nepali Rupees 320/-) and you will receive 79,680/- Nepali Rupees in Nepal.

I have heard that for any money transfer of below INR 30,000/-, the service fees will be INR 150/- but I can not verify this as I have always sent exactly INR 50,000/- each time.

If you want to transfer INR 100,000/- in a day, then, MFL will make two transactions of INR 50,000/ each and INR 200/- will be deducted from each transaction. So, you can send maximum 100,000/- in a day by making two transactions and on INR 100,000/-, INR 400/- will be deducted as a service fee. So, you will get in Nepal, Nepali Rupees of: 79,680/- + 79,680/- = Nepali Rupees 159,360/-.

If you have to transfer more money, then, you have to come another day again.

On the webpage of Muthoot Finance, you can find more information about Indo - Nepal Remittance (how to send money from India to Nepal, how to send money to Nepal from India)

http://www.muthootfinance.com/services/money-transfer/indo-nepal-money-transfer


You can read some news about this service when Indo - Nepal Remittance (how to send money from India to Nepal, how to send money to Nepal from India) was launched in December, 2015:

Indo - Nepal Remittance (how to send money from India to Nepal, how to send money to Nepal from India)

http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-business/muthoot-finance-launches-money-transfer-service-to-nepal-115121500496_1.html

Above three methods are the most trusted and the tested methods by our Team. The CHIEF EDITOR (CE) has used all the services and can confidently say that all three are the best and effective way to send money from India to Nepal.

The CHIEF EDITOR (CE) has NOT used the following service and DOES NOT know how it works but seems Prabhu Money Transfer (PMT) has also partnered with ItzCash, India for Money Transfer from India, for remittance to Nepal. However, we do not have much information about it. You can read more on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/itzcash-partners-with-prabhu-money-transfer-india-for-remittance-to-nepal/articleshow/58401296.cms

If you have any questions on Indo - Nepal Remittance, Nepal remittance, How to send money from India to Nepal or how to send money to Nepal from India, please ask us. We will give you the best solution.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks...very use full post..

Unknown said...

Thanks a lot. Got this blog's link in Quora.I would really appreciate if you could share info about sending money from Nepal to India. As there are many info shared in the internet but not all seems trustworthy.

Unknown said...

Nowadays, Nepali Citizen can also send money from India to Nepal with help of Central Bank Of India (a Commercial Bank of India). There is no need of any account in Central Bank Of India. Cash Transfer is also possible.

Narendra Prasad Pokharel
Nepal Bank Limited
Head Office, Central Finance Department
Remittance Cell
Kathmandu NEPAL

Unknown said...

Thank you sir...

Unknown said...

Thanku sir

Unknown said...

Sir please notify me the best method to sent Rs. 10 lakhs at a time. Is this possible to sent more than Rs 1 lakhs transfer from India to Nepal through SBI Bank as I have account in SBI Bank

Unknown said...

Are you sure that Indian Citizens( without any Nepali ID cards) will be able to receive the NPR amount through the (muthoot- prabhu) transfer??

Manju Raut #SpecialEducator#selfmade👩‍💼👩‍💻👩‍🍳🙋🙆 said...

The post needs to be updated with the current changes... Because recently in the month of august.i wanted to remmitance the amount of Rs.50000 from India to Nepal by sbi Nepal express channel.they charged me rs.150/- as there commission and told me you can only transfer rs. 50000/- at a time.

Kindly if you have any written notice from SBI kindly share it.

Unknown said...

Ya the transfer should b transparent.if anyone sends money from Nepal to India ...or the money sensed to India to Nepal should b like mutual cooperation between these two countries. Actually they are brother n sister as Nepal n India.so there should b d best way and fully faithable way to send or to receive money..there are patients..children's in schools.....or to build a house....to arrange a marriage ....at we should all cooperate from our side to get prvto receive money from India to Nepal or Nepal to India.

Unknown said...

What are the options for sending bulk money...meaning, more than INR 100,000. Let say i have to send INR 500,000. If the limit is only of INR 100,000 per day then does it mean that i have do the transaction for 5 working days??? If theres any other way to a send bigger chunk of money from India to Nepal then please suggest dear friend, would be grateful. Thanks

Unknown said...

can we send money from india to nepal without having any bank accounts like ime in nepal?

sunil said...

Dear sir, can we transfer the amount from sbi to nepal sbi with the help of internet banking by self?

yiyasha said...

you need to take your cheque book with you for the transaction.

Simran grg said...

how to send money from nepal to india?

Unknown said...

No you cannot... but through bank only

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Pradeep said...

I have transfered money from India to Nepal using Muthoot Finance Limited a number of times.It is a very simple process. The first time i transfered money it took about 30 minutes(as the branch was busy). They take your PAN card and any other address proof ID and register you. They transfer money to Prabhu Money Transfer or IME as per your requirement. You can transfer INR 1,00,000 per day. I paid cash and they give you a receipt which shows the Beneficiary Name and has a PIN Number.You can take a photo of the receipt and Whatsapp the same to the Receiver in Nepal. The Receiver has to show the PIN and his ID and can collect the amount immediately in Nepal currency. Rs 200 is deducted for each Rs 50,000 transaction. The second time i transfered money it took only 5 minutes as i was already registered with Muthoot. If the receiver is an Indian Voter ID or Indian Passport is accepted as proof of ID.

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