On August 3, Moneycontrol reported Omkara Asset Reconstruction Pvt Ltd and National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) emerged as frontrunners to acquire these loan accounts.
As many as 123 projects have been sanctioned, including final approval to 33 projects, with an investment of Rs 12,079 crore that would target to provide relief to 81,308 homeowners
This takes the total number of proposals approved for the Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects (SWAMIH I) to 101 and the total investments to over Rs 10,000 crore
Investments in 18 projects have been given final clearance and disbursement is at various stages across 7 residential projects; Builders and buyers welcome the move
While some real estate experts said SBICAP’s decision to reduce IRR to 12 percent is a positive move, others said many issues such as lenders not willing to give a no objection certificate (NoC) still remain.
The two deals are expected to unlock a capital of Rs 3,000 crore and provide relief to 1,800 homebuyers, benefiting over 8,500 people, a top official of SBI Capital Markets told Moneycontrol.
Homebuyers have proposed that the principal repayment of a housing loan be separated from the overall limit of Rs 1.5 lakh under Section 80C
Fund not attempting to raise more money from domestic financial institutions but looking at foreign funds to come forward, sources
States and Union Territories such as Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim do not yet have an Authority.
Real estate projects facing litigation in higher courts will not be covered under the bailout plan.
As per ICRA estimates, around Rs 35,000-45,000 crore would be required to fund the completion of the revised quantum of 4.58 lakh eligible dwelling units.
Experts feel the fund seeks to address key issues of project funding, completion and delivery but adequacy of the fund, as well as the establishment of funding sources are issues that may pose challenges in its implementation
For delayed and stalled projects this will be a major problem, given that most of such projects are under NCLT and NPA, and will not get the benefit of this stress fund
The unfinished projects should not have become NPA and should not have been pending in NCLT
In case a stressed asset fund is constituted, experts feel developers should not be given a bailout package
Minister of state for finance, Jayant Sinha in an interview to CNBC-TV18, said the government has not only adhered to the fiscal deficit target, it has also increased public investment in a significant manner