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HDFC Millennia Credit Card: Fees, Rewards & Benefits

Online Shopping card

Vyaya Team · Aug 2026
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Value Score
9.0 / 10
Annual Fee
₹1,000
Best For
Online shopping regular, Mid-tier value seeker
Network
Visa
Expert Verdict

A popular mid-tier cashback card paying 5% on ten major online platforms with ₹1-value CashPoints and 8 lounge visits for a ₹1,000 fee. The 1,000-point monthly cap and exclusion of utilities/rent keep it firmly an online-shopping specialist.

Millennia credit card by HDFC Bank - Visa network
REWARD SUMMARY
1% Base Rewards
Online Shopping card
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The Bottom Line

The Millennia is built for online shopping regular and mid-tier value seeker. With a ₹1,000 annual fee that is waived on ₹1,00,000 yearly spend, it offers 5% rewards on amazon, bookmyshow, cult.fit, flipkart, myntra, sony liv, swiggy, tata cliq, uber, zomato (online) and 1,000 bonus points. It makes the most sense if your spending matches online shopping regular and mid-tier value seeker.

It earns a base reward rate of 1% and stacks best when your spending lines up with Online shopping regular, Mid-tier value seeker. The renewal fee gets easier to justify once you can hit ₹1,00,000 in yearly spend.

What we like
+CashPoints are worth a full ₹1 each, with 5X (5 points per ₹100, i.e. 5% cashback) on 10 popular online platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato, Myntra and Uber.
+8 complimentary domestic lounge visits per year via Visa/Mastercard.
+Moderate ₹1,000 fee with renewal waived on ₹1 Lakh annual spend, accessible at the ₹4.2 Lakh income bar.
+Quarterly ₹1,000 gift voucher on ₹1 Lakh spend in a calendar quarter, plus up to 20% off via Swiggy Dineout.
+Fuel surcharge waiver (1% on ₹400–₹5,000, capped at ₹250/cycle).
What we don't
The 5X online accelerator is capped at just 1,000 CashPoints/month, capping the rich rate at ₹20,000 of online spend.
Base earning is only 1 point per ₹100 (1%) once the cap is hit.
No rewards on utilities, education, insurance, government, rent (1% fee) or EMI – many recurring spends are excluded.
High 3.5% forex markup limits international value.

Who Should Get This Card

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Best fit for

Ideal
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Online shopping regular

Anyone who spends up to ₹20,000/month across Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy and the other 8 partners can max the 5% cashback within the 1,000-point cap.

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Mid-tier value seeker

Earners around ₹4.2 Lakhs wanting ₹1-value cashback plus 8 lounge visits at a reasonable ₹1,000 fee.

Probably not for

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Heavy online spender

The 1,000-point monthly cap means high online spenders quickly fall back to the 1% base rate.

Utility and rent payer

Recurring utilities, education, insurance and rent earn nothing, so bill-heavy users gain little.

Is It Worth It For You?

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Dining
05,000Max ₹50k
Est. Returns
Travel
010,000Max ₹1L
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Online & Shopping
08,000Max ₹80k
Est. Returns
Groceries
06,000Max ₹40k
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Annual rewards0
Welcome bonus (Year 1)+₹1,000
Annual fee-₹1,000
Net Value (Year 1)+0
Net Value (Year 2+)-1,000
Progress to fee waiver0%

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Reward Rates

Millennia offers 1% basic reward rate.

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Amazon, BookMyShow, Cult.fit, Flipkart, Myntra, Sony LIV, Swiggy, Tata CLiQ, Uber, Zomato (Online)
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Welcome Offer

1,000 CashPoints

1,000 CashPoints (=Rs.1,000 at redemption) credited on successful payment of the joining/membership fee -- there is no separate spend requirement to trigger this. No CashPoints are posted for renewal-fee payments.

Value: ₹1,000

Milestone Benefits

Spend ₹1,00,000Value: ₹1,000

Gift voucher worth Rs.1,000 (cardholder chooses from options such as BigBasket, BookMyShow, Pizza Hut, PVR, Uber via Gyftr) on achieving net spends (spend minus reversals) of Rs.1 lakh or more within a calendar quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec). Voucher SMS/email trigger within 30 working days; voucher selection window is 120 days from trigger.

Spend ₹1,00,000

Annual/renewal fee of Rs.1,000+GST is waived if net spend of Rs.1,00,000 or more is achieved in the preceding cardmembership year.

Fees & Charges

Joining fee₹1,000
Annual fee₹1,000
Fee waiverSpend > ₹1,00,000

Eligibility

  • Min Income: ₹6 Lakhs
  • Min ₹35,000/month salaried or ITR >₹6 lakh self-employed; annual fee ₹1,000 waived on ₹1 lakh annual spend.

Exclusions & Terms

Forex markup

  • Foreign currency markup

EMI

  • No CashPoints earned on any EMI transactions (even if preclosed), including Smart EMI / Dial-an-EMI.

CASH_ADVANCE

  • No CashPoints earned on cash advances/withdrawals, or on payment of outstanding balances, card fees or other charges.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the annual fee of the HDFC Millennia?+

The HDFC Millennia has an annual fee of ₹1,000, waived on annual spends of ₹100,000.

What rewards does the HDFC Millennia offer?+

It earns CashPoints, with accelerated earning on Online Shopping.

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₹1,000 annual fee. Apply on the HDFC Bank website.

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