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Festival Loan

Don’t miss out on the fun and frolic of festivals. If money is the problem, make us your option. Opt for BoB Festival Loan to shop for clothes, gifts, sweets, and groceries. Bring back the cheer and celebrate in style.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Any individual(s) having PF or Gratuity.

GUARANTOR REQUIREMENT

General condition for guarantor applicable to all the eligible employee

  • Shall be Bhutanese Nationals and regular employee and shall stand liable for the loan till the liquidation of the loan.
  • Shall not stand as guarantor for more than three active loans (salary-based).
  • A spouse can stand as a guarantor for his/her spouse. However, if the applicant is a private or contract employee then the spouse should be a regular employee of Govt/DHI Owned companies. 
  • The guarantor should be in the service for 3 years or more.
Sl. NoEligible BorrowerGuarantor requirement
1Regular employees1. e-PEMSA guarantor is not required.
2. Non-e-PEMS (EMI remitted from the office)  A guarantor is not required if the applicant is in service for more than 3 years including the probation period.The guarantor is required if the applicant is less than 3 years in service. The guarantor should be equal or higher grade from the same office/Ministry. For senior officials and executive officials who cannot provide guarantors of the same grade from the same organization/ministry shall provide guarantors of one or two grades lower from the same organization/ministry.
2Contract employeesAll the borrowers are required to provideTPG of the same or higher grade from the same agency or equivalent position from the Civil Service/DHI owned Companies/SOEs.For senior officials and executive officials who cannot provide guarantors of the same grade from the same organization/ministry shall provide guarantors of one or two grades lower from the same organization/ministry.
3Private employee  All the borrowers are required to provide an employer guarantee or TPG from a civil service/DHI-owned Companies/SOEs. However, the private company should be in operation for more than 5 years.

QUANTUM

Maximum of Nu. 100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand only).

INTEREST RATE

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TENURE

Maximum five (5) years.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

  • Application form duly filled by the applicant and signed on all the pages (full signature) – For walk-in customers only.
  • Copy of valid Citizenship Identity (CID) of both the applicant and guarantor (if applicable).
  • One recent passport-size photo of the applicant.
  • The latest original pay slip of the applicant and guarantor (if applicable) duly filled, signed, and sealed by the salary disbursing officer & recommendations.
  • Copy of appointment order or promotion order of the applicant and guarantor (if applicable).
  • Recommendation letter duly signed and sealed by Head of Department, salary disbursing officer, and the applicant

Downloads / Links

Download Festival Loan Form Download Recommendation Letter (Non-ePEMS & Non-DK) Download Recommendation Letter (ePEMS & DK)