New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- ICICI Bank vs SBI vs HDFC Bank Minimum Balance: ICICI Bank has been under fire from the general public after hiking its minimum balance for savings accounts. The ICICI Bank minimum balance for savings accounts has been hiked by five times for customers in urban areas.

Here is a comparison between minimum balance requirements of ICICI Bank vs State Bank of India vs HDFC Bank and how much penalty you have to pay if you fail.

1. ICICI Bank minimum balance: ICICI Bank minimum balance was hiked to Rs.50,000 per month in savings accounts for urban and metro region branches. This is a 5x increase from its previous minimum balance level of Rs.10,000.

For semi-urban category, ICICI Bank minimum balance requirement is Rs.25...