Banks

Demand drafts must be drawn on any nationalized bank or foreign bank with a branch in Chennai.

The following is a list of some of the nationalized and foreign banks with a branch in Chennai from which the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai accepts Demand Drafts (current as of December 2004):

ABN AMRO Bank
American Express Bank
Andhra Bank
Allahabad Bank
Bank of America
Bank Of Baroda
Bharat Overseas Bank
Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Mauritius
Bank of Muscat
Bharat Overseas Bank
Bank of Tokyo & Mitsubishi
BNP Paribas
Central Bank
Canara Bank
Citibank
City Union Bank
Dena Bank
Duetsche Bank
HDFC Bank
Honkong Bank
ICICI Bank
IDBI Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
ING Vysya Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Karnataka Bank
Lakshmivilas Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab National Bank
Reserve Bank Of India
Standard Chartered Bank
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of India
State Bank of Indore
State Bank of Mysore
State Bank of Travancore
Syndicate Bank
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Tamilnadu state apex co-op Bank
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank
The Federal Bank
UCO Bank
UTI Bank
Vijaya Bank

The Consulate does accept demand drafts from the Global Trust Bank only with the seal of the Oriental Bank Of Commerce.