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HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card

Updated 3 Jul 2026Source-linked

The HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card is a mid credit card from HDFC Bank, with a joining fee of ₹1,000 + GST.

It earns up to 5% on online partner merchants spends in the form of cashback.

Welcome benefit: 1,000 CashPoints.

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HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card
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  • Joining Fee₹1,000
  • Annual Fee₹1,000
  • Best Suited ForCashback
  • Reward TypeCashback
Rewards Rate
  • 5% on online partner merchants (cap 1000 cashback inr / monthly)
  • Base 1.00% on other spends
Welcome Benefits
  • 1,000 CashPoints
Data verified 3 Jul 2026 see our methodology
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Rewards and Benefits

Rewards Rate
5% on online partner merchants (cap 1000 cashback inr / monthly)
Base 1.00% on other spends.
Reward Redemption
Redeem at ₹1 per unit.
Welcome Benefits
1,000 CashPoints
Milestone Rewards
  • ₹1,00,000 / quarterly: Millennia Milestone Voucher: cardholder's choice of a ₹1,000 brand gift voucher OR one complimentary airport lounge access voucher (DreamFolks lounge program discontinued 01 Dec 2023).
Domestic Lounge Access
N/A
International Lounge Access
N/A
Travel
N/A
Movie & Dining
N/A
Golf
N/A
Insurance Benefits
N/A
Other Benefits
N/A

See the math — accelerations & caps

What you'd realistically keep — caps applied, channel premiums cut when you don't route through them, realized redemption value.

No accelerated categories apply to the spend you entered — everything earns the base rate.

Base-rate spend

Non-accelerated spend, summarized at this card's base rate.

  • Online shopping₹15,000 · 1.0% = ₹150/mo

    Online shopping — earns base; accelerated rate needs booking via amazon, bookmyshow, cult-fit, flipkart, myntra, sony-liv, swiggy, tata-cliq, uber, zomato

  • Groceries₹8,000 · 1.0% = ₹80/mo
  • Dining & food delivery₹8,000 · 1.0% = ₹80/mo

    Dining & food delivery — earns base; accelerated rate needs booking via amazon, bookmyshow, cult-fit, flipkart, myntra, sony-liv, swiggy, tata-cliq, uber, zomato

  • Fuel₹4,000 · 0.0% = ₹0/mo
  • Travel & hotels₹10,000 · 1.0% = ₹100/mo
  • Utilities & bills₹5,000 · 0.0% = ₹0/mo
Est.net rewards for this spend, realistic
₹4,920/yr

₹4,920 rewards − ₹0 annual fee. Estimate for the spend you entered.

Fees & Charges

Spend-Based Waiver
₹1,00,000 in the preceding year
Rewards Redemption Fee
N/A
Foreign Currency Markup
3.50%
Interest Rates
3.75% per month (45.0% annualised)
Fuel Surcharge Waiver
1.0% waiver on transactions between ₹400 and ₹5,000, capped at ₹250 per statement.
Cash Advance Charges
2.5% or ₹500 (whichever is higher)

Product Details

  • mid card issued by HDFC Bank.
  • Joining / annual fee of ₹1,000 + GST, waived on annual spends of ₹1,00,000.
  • Available on the Visa network.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Annual fee waivable on ₹1,00,000 spend.
  • Milestone-based bonus rewards on annual / quarterly spend thresholds.
  • Accelerated earn worth ≈5.0% on online partner merchants.
Cons
  • Standard forex markup of 3.50% — suboptimal for international spend.
  • No rewards on fuel spends.
  • No complimentary airport lounge access.
Pros & cons are heuristically derived from the card's fees, rewards and benefits. Not editorial opinion.

₹1,000 welcome benefit

  • 1,000 CashPoints
    Joining fee paid
    Window: 90 days from issuance.

Accelerated rewards

  • 5% on online partner merchants (cap 1000 cashback inr / monthly)
    Merchants: amazon, bookmyshow, cult.fit, flipkart, myntra, sony-liv, swiggy, tata-cliq + 2 more
    5% cashback (as CashPoints) at 10 partner merchants. Uber earns 5% only on travel/commute MCC 4121.

Exclusions

The following spend categories earn no rewards on this card:

  • fuel
  • wallet loads
  • rent
  • insurance premiums
  • government
  • emi
  • utilities

Milestone benefits

  • ₹1,00,000 / quarterly: Millennia Milestone Voucher: cardholder's choice of a ₹1,000 brand gift voucher OR one complimentary airport lounge access voucher (DreamFolks lounge program discontinued 01 Dec 2023). (≈ ₹1,000 value)

Fuel surcharge waiver

1.0% waiver on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹5,000, capped at ₹250 per statement.

Sources

Last verified 3 Jul 2026. Verify with the issuer before applying.

Eligibility

Age
21–60
Credit score
750+
Income (salaried)
₹4,20,000 p.a.
Income (self-employed)
₹6,00,000 p.a.
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