Reserve Bank : Banks told to give 1 per cent interest sop for housing loans up to Rs. 15 lakh

The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) on recently asked banks to provide 1 per cent interest subsidy for housing loans up to Rs. 15 lakh.

RBI said in a notification, ''The interest subvention scheme has been liberalised with effect from 2011-12 by extending it to home loans up to Rs. 15 lakh where the cost of the house does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh"

The scheme has since been extended by central government & will remain in force up to March 31, 2013, RBI said.

A budgetary provision of Rs. 400 crore has been made under the scheme for the year 2012-13 by the central government, it said.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh approved the scheme in July, 2012.

The limit of subsidy for an individual borrower would be Rs. 14,912 for a loan of Rs. 15 lakh, and Rs. 9,925 for a loan of Rs. 10 lakh. The extended scheme will benefit all home loans availed in the current financial year (2012 - 13).

The NHB (National Housing Bank) is the sole nodal agency for implementation of the scheme for banks, regional rural banks and HFC's (housing finance companies).
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