CLSS covers middle income group beneficiaries seeking housing loans for acquisition/ construction of houses (including re-purchase) from banks, housing finance companies and other notified institutions.
House pricing in tier 2 and 3 cities is also increasing given the trend of remote work.
CLSS scheme has now been extended until March 31, 2022
Interest deduction up to Rs 3.5 lakh for affordable housing (priced upto Rs 45 lakh) as against Rs 2 lakh earlier will now be available until March 31, 2020.
The government has set a target of one crore houses in urban areas across the country over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022.
The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme for the Middle Income Group (CLSS for MIG) was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 31, 2016.
Consultation-cum-strategy meet on CLSS vertical of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with banks and housing finance companies held
The enhanced size structure may offer a wider choice to aspirational buyers waiting on the sidelines
Considering that value of houses in these cities are far lower than in the metros, large-sized units may witness some amount of demand from the home buyers belonging to the middle income group
Housing finance companies will need incremental funding of around Rs 4 lakh crore in financial year 2019
Experts had said all along that for the scheme to realise its potential, the limit set for the size of the apartments needs to be increased. This issue has now been addressed.
During the last three years from 2015 to 2018 over 45 lakh dwelling units have been approved for construction.
Bankers say they are reviewing data of their customers who are now eligible under the scheme and will be informing them shortly
Even as near-term outlook remains cloudy for housing finance companies, some stocks deserve a closer look.
Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat submit the maximum proposals under PMAY(U); UP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra need to do more
Uttar Pradesh gets the largest share in the pie (70,784) followed by Karnataka (56,281).
The Centre’s credit-linked interest subsidy scheme, for housing loans taken by people in the mid-income groups (MIGs), has been made effective from January 1, 2017, with EMIs to go down by over Rs 2,000 R
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Gagan Banga, VC & MD of Indiabulls Housing Finance said that the good thing about CLSS is that there is no cap on the value of the house.
In a fillip to middle income families in search of their dream home, the ministry of housing & urban development has set the ball rolling on the credit-linked subsidy scheme or CLSS for middle-class families. 70 lending institutions and housing finance companies have been asked to operationalise the scheme.
Know all that is required to avail home loan subsidy offered by the government.
This PwC alert is on the extension of the CLSS Scheme. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2011 (“CLSS”) upto 15th December 2011.