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Canara Bank Visa Classic Credit Card
Canara Bank's genuinely fee-free entry-level Visa card, with a flat 2 points/₹100 reward rate, modest fuel surcharge waiver, and basic purchase/baggage protection — a low-income-threshold option for first-time cardholders.
Annual fee
₹0
Joining fee
₹0
Reward type
points
Base reward rate
0.5%
Card network
Visa
Card tier
Entry
Who this card fits
Best suited to applicants who clear the standard eligibility bar. It's a lifetime-free card with no fee to track.
Rewards & benefits
- Rewards rate: 0.5% base rate
- Domestic lounge access: Not offered on this entry-tier card
- International lounge access: Not offered on this entry-tier card
- Golf: Not offered
- Insurance benefits: Fraudulent charge cover up to ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self) and ₹2 lakh (spouse); other accident cover ₹2 lakh (self) and ₹1 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each.
Benefits by category
- 🛡️ Insurance
Fraudulent charge cover ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self)/₹2 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each
- ⛽ Fuel
1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of purchases in the month
- 🌍 Forex / international spend
3% forex markup on international transactions
Eligibility
- Minimum monthly income: ₹16,667
- Employment: salaried, self-employed
- Age: 21–65
Fees & charges
- Rewards redemption fee: No fee to redeem reward points via Canara RewardZ
- Foreign currency markup: 3%
- Interest rate: 30% p.a.
- Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge (minimum ₹10) refunded up to ₹100 per billing month, on fuel transactions of ₹400 or more, if the card has at least ₹2,500 of purchases that month.
- Cash advance charges: 3% of the amount withdrawn (₹30 per ₹1,000), subject to a minimum of ₹150, plus 2.5% a month interest from the withdrawal date; cash limit is 50% of the credit limit or ₹50,000, whichever is lower.
Benefits
- 1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of purchases in the month
- Fraudulent charge cover ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self)/₹2 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each
- Up to 50 days interest-free credit period; EMI conversion via the Canara ai1 app
Pros
- + No joining or annual fee ever
- + Low minimum-income eligibility (₹2 lakh/year)
- + Reward points valid for 3 years
Cons
- − No lounge access
- − No category-specific reward bonuses
- − ₹100/month inactivity fee if annual spend falls below ₹12,000