In summary, added axis and amex cards, both were showing as verification pending. Was able to make a payment to Axis after 2 hours of registration and amex after 24 hours. Both payment amounts were of Rs. 100. Will update on how long the amount took to reflect in the respective card accounts...
Lol, that is still an asset for the Bank, smart loan/homesaver basically means that the loan outstanding is reduced for the time that you have parked funds there so you pay less interest. It is still a loan on the Banks books.
They mean to say liability for the Bank, any deposits that we make with the bank are classified as liabilities for them. Loans, on the other hand, are considered assets for the Bank so a home loan will not be considered under the category mentioned above.
No, it has to be maintained at a family level. So if you dad is maintaining the requisite balance, you need not maintain anything. They may ask you to fund the account for 1 lac or so within 10 days of opening, but this amount can be funded and then transferred out.