Loan on Postal Life Insurance Policy A to Z Guide

If you’re looking to unlock the potential of your PLI or RPLI policy, consider exploring the option of obtaining a loan against the PLI Policy.  A loan on your PLI or RPLI policy can be a strategic way to address urgent financial needs, whether it’s for education, home improvement, or any unforeseen expenses. Here we explore a details guide loan on PLI policy and the PLI loan Calculator

To better understand the specifics, you can use a PLI loan calculator, a handy tool that allows you to estimate the PLI loan amount you can avail of based on the current value of your PLI policy and the terms of the loan. PLI Loan calculator helps you make informed decisions, ensuring that you borrow within your comfortable repayment capacity. 

Should you avail loan on Postal Life Insurance Policy?

If you are considering a loan from pli, it is a good option to take a loan on the PLI/RPLI policy for a shorter period. The interest rate on the PLI loan is 10% compounding half yearly. 

 Considering the rate of return on your PLI policy between 7 % to 7.5% it’s only an additional 2.5% cost of a loan on the policy, which seems much cheaper than any available mode in the market. 

You can make repayment of your loan at any time. You can take a maximum loan amount up to 90% of the surrender value of your policy after 3 years.

 Here we will discuss in detail PLI loan eligibility, amount, PLI loan online calculation and PLI Loan repayment, documents required, and final settlement of loan amount.

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PLI loan eligibility

Loans can be approved using PLI policies as security, excluding Anticipated Endowment Assurance, and Children policies.

Furthermore, loans can also be considered with a Whole Life policy as security, provided that the policy has been active for a minimum of four years and has no outstanding obligations.

When it comes to PLI and RPLI policies, the maximum loan amount permissible is 90% of the policy’s surrender value. However, this is subject to the stipulation that the loan amount must not fall below Rs. 1000/-.

In addition, loans can be extended using an Endowment Assurance (EA) policy, including Joint Life Assurance (Yugal Suraksha), if the policy has been in effect for at least three years.

The following policies of PLI and RPLI are eligible for the loan after a specific time period and some policies are not eligible for a loan:-

Rpli loan eligibility:-

All RPLI policies except Gram priya, Money back and Children’s policy  are eligible for loan 

How much loan can i get on pli policy:- 

The following are the Policy type ( PLI and RPLI)  specific conditions for a loan amount available as a percentage of Surrender Value:

Policy
Name

Policy
Type

Currency
of Policy

Percentage
of surrender value admissible

Whole Life Assurance (WLA)

Suraksha

and

Gram Suraksha

More than 4 years to 7 years

60%

More than 7 years to 12 years

80%

More than 12 years

90%

i)    Endowment
Assurance(EA)

ii)   Convertible Whole Life
Assurance(CWLA)

iii)Joint Life Assurance

iv)Santosh

v)  Gram Santosh

vi)Suvidha

vii)          Gram
Suvidha

viii)        Yugal
Suraksha

More than 3 years to 5 years

60%

More than 5 years to 10 years

80%

More than 10 years

90%

PLI loan amount calculator online 

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PLI Loan Calculator :- 

 a)    Before applying for the loan against your policy, request the nearest Post Office postmaster to provide the loan quote generated through the system.

b)     This loan quote shows the loan amount admissible in your policy.

PLI Loan Calculator Online

c)   If you have already registered with the customer portal of PLI, you can check the loan amount admissible in your policy online as under:-

Step- 1- Login to PLI Customer Portal:- https://pli.indiapost.gov.in

PLI loan calculator

Step-2- Then Click Tools and Utilities and Loan Quote. 

Step-3 Here it will show all your PLI Policy eligible for a loan if you are using the same customer id for login in the portal. Select the policy you want to avail loan facility.

Step-4 – Here it will show the loan admissible amount on your policy and loan repayment term. Here you have to select semi-annual mode as interest compounded half yearly. If you take a loan on 5th January then you have to pay interest up to 30th June. If you paid interest or principal on 20-January or 15 April, all payments will be counted on 1st July i.e after the beginning of the next half-yearly. 

Step-5 Here system will plan accordingly your next payment schedule. For example, if the selected 60 months payment schedule. This will be planned as under:- 

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What  Documents required for Loan on PLI  Policy :-

The documents required to submit along with the loan application form are:

a.     PLI Policy Bond in an original.

a.     PLI Premium receipt book (in case of cash policy)

b.     PLI Loan repayment receipt book (in case of a second or subsequent loan)

c.    PLI Disbursing officer’s certificate for last six months for deduction of premium (in case of pay recovery policy)

d.     Loan Application Form with assignment letter:-

        i) PLI Loan Application in PDF

Also Check:-  Download PLI Forms

PLI Loan Process:- Loan Application and Verification:- 

 The following will be processed for loan on PLI Policy:-

i)      Application for a loan in the prescribed form available at any Post Office or downloaded online shall be made to the  Postmaster/ Manager of Central Processing Centre (GPO/ Head Office) along with the policy document, premium receipt book (in case of cash policy), and loan repayment receipt book (in case of second or subsequent loan) and disbursing officer’s certificate for last six months for deduction of PLI  premium if the case is of pay recovery policy).

 ii)     The loan application form duly filled in and signed by the insurant, along with the policy document and other documents as mentioned above shall be handed over, against a receipt, to the Postmaster of any Post Office. The Postmaster of the PLI Branch immediately forwards all the Policy Documents  the Postmaster of their Central Processing Centre- HO

iii)    The Postmaster/ Manager of Central Processing Centre (GPO/ Head Office) shall, on receipt of the application will  then check the eligibility and admissibility of the loan based on the following criteria:

a.    The documents submitted are verified.

b.   The policy should be free from encumbrances or assignments.

c. Calculate using the Loan quote function the maximum loan amount admissible.

 iv)      After processing the loan and final approval, a copy of the sanction along with a loan bond with the relevant entries filled in shall be forwarded to the Postmaster with instructions to pay the amount to the Loan applicant after executing the PLI loan bond LI-34, which shall be returned by the Postmaster and kept with the policy and the application for a loan in safe custody with the Postmaster/ Manager of Central Processing Centre (GPO/Head Office). Normally loan is sanctioned by the CPC within a week. Ask CPC to call you to collect the cheque or credit to your bank account directly. 

v)     The half-yearly interest due date will also be noted in the loan repayment book carefully by the Postmaster during the payment to the loan.

vi)    The amount of loan sanctioned should be in complete multiples of  Rs.100/-

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PLI Loan Calculations and Rate of Interest on PLI Loan.

 a)       Policy loan is calculated as a percentage of surrender value.

b)    Maximum loan amount applicable shall be 90% of surrender value provided the policy age has exceeded 12 years.

c)     The Loan interest rate is 10% pa, subject to change in the future.  Interest is compounding half-yearly.

d)    Example: Loan Interest Calculation and Repayment –

       Loan Interest Rate: 10 %

        Loan Amount: Rs. 10000

 The Amount of Interest Rs.500/- for 1st half-yearly.  ( once in six months ).  If the loan payment date is 5th Jan then 1st interest can be paid between 6th Jan to 30th June and 2nd half-yearly interest will be paid between 1st July to 31st Dec. Principle amount fully or partially amount can be paid any time. Hence you have to pay the principal amount once 6 months, however, you can pay the monthly amount but it will not affect the interest to be charged.

 e)  Interest on the loan will be charged from the actual date of payment to the insurant.

 

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