RBI/2010-11/481; RPCD.SME & NFS. BC. No. 62/06.11.01/2010-11
CLR Note: The scheme of 1% interest subvention on the housing loans now extends up to 15 lakh where the cost of house is up to 25 lakh from the existing 10 lakh and 20 lakh respectively.
April 21, 2011
The Chairman/Managing Director/
Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Dear Sir
Scheme of 1% interest subvention on housing loans upto Rs. 10 lakh – Guidelines
Please refer to our circulars RPCD.SME & NFS.BC.No.16/06.11.01/2010-11 dated August 9, 2010 and RPCD.SME & NFS.BC.No.52/06.11.01/2010-11 dated February 8, 2011 on the captioned subject.
2. In para 43 of the Union Budget Speech of 2011-12, it has been proposed to liberalise the existing scheme of interest subvention of 1 per cent on housing loans by extending it to housing loan upto Rs.15 lakh where the cost of the house does not exceed Rs.25 lakh from the present limit of Rs.10 lakh and Rs.20 lakh respectively.
3. You are therefore advised to issue necessary instructions to your Controlling Offices and Branch Offices to ensure that these guidelines are implemented immediately. The other terms and conditions of the housing subvention scheme remain unchanged.
4. Please acknowledge the receipt.
Yours faithfully
(C.D.Srinivasan)
Chief General Manager
