SBI Cards & Payment Services Limited has stated that reward points will no longer be applicable for government-related transactions on several of its credit cards starting from July 15, 2024.

This policy change follows a similar adjustment made in June 2024 for a different set of credit cards.

The affected transactions will be identified under Merchant Category Codes (MCC) 9399 and 9311, which typically include various government-related services.

SBI Card has clarified that this move is based on a “best effort basis”.

List of affected SBI Credit Cards (Effective July 15, 2024):

• Air India SBI Platinum Card
• Air India SBI Signature Card
• Central SBI Select+ Card
• Chennai Metro SBI Card
• Club Vistara SBI Card
• Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME
• Delhi Metro SBI Card
• Etihad Guest SBI Card
• Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card
• Fabindia SBI Card
• Fabindia SBI Card SELECT
• IRCTC SBI Card
• IRCTC SBI Card Premier
• Mumbai Metro SBI Card
• Nature’s Basket SBI Card
• Nature’s Basket SBI Card ELITE
• OLA Money SBI Card
• Paytm SBI Card
• Paytm SBI Card SELECT
• Reliance SBI Card
• Reliance SBI Card PRIME
• Yatra SBI Card

This development extends the policy change that was previously applied in June 2024, impacting a broader range of SBI credit cards.

List of affected SBI Credit Cards (Effective June 2024):

• AURUM
• SBI Card ELITE
• SBI Card ELITE Advantage
• SBI Card Pulse
• SimplyCLICK SBI Card
• SimplyCLICK Advantage SBI Card
• SBI Card PRIME
• SBI Card PRIME Advantage
• SBI Card Platinum
• SBI Card PRIME Pro
• SBI Card Platinum Advantage
• Gold SBI Card
• Gold Classic SBI Card
• Gold Defense SBI Card
• Gold & More Employee SBI Card
• Gold & More Advantage SBI Card
• Gold & More SBI Card
• SimplySAVE SBI Card
• SimplySAVE Employee SBI Card
• SimplySAVE Advantage SBI Card
• Gold & More Titanium SBI Card
• SimplySAVE Pro SBI Card
• Krishak Unnati SBI Card
• SimplySAVE Merchant SBI Card
• SimplySAVE UPI SBI Card
• SIB SBI Platinum Card
• SIB SBI SimplySAVE Card
• KVB SBI Platinum Card
• KVB SBI Gold & More Card
• KVB SBI Signature Card
• Karnataka Bank SBI Platinum Card
• Karnataka Bank SBI SimplySAVE Card
• Karnataka Bank SBI Card PRIME
• Allahabad Bank SBI Card ELITE
• Allahabad Bank SBI Card PRIME
• Allahabad Bank SBI SimplySAVE Card
• City Union Bank SBI Card PRIME
• City Union Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card
• Central Bank SBI Card ELITE
• Central Bank SBI Card PRIME
• Central Bank SimplySAVE SBI card
• UCO Bank SBI Card PRIME
• UCO Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card
• UCO Bank SBI Card ELITE
• PSB SBI Card ELITE
• PSB SBI Card PRIME
• PSB SBI SimplySAVE

Customers holding any of these cards should be aware of these changes and plan their transactions accordingly to maximise their reward point benefits.