TERMS FOR LOAN AND SUBSIDY REIMBURSEMSENT:

The subsidy will be 5% p.a on interest charged on the admissible loan amount for an LIG for construction or acquisition of a new house or for carrying out addition (of a room /kitchen/toilet/bathroom) to the existing building. The subsidy will be passed on as follows:

1. The scheduled commercial Banks and housing finance companies (collectively called primary lending institutions or PLIs) will sign a MOU with any of the central nodal agencies (namely HUDCO and NHB) based on the agreed target number of beneficiaries that the bank or HFI would be servicing.
2. The PLIs will sanction loans after due diligence and disbursement of loan would be as per the requirements of the borrower.
3. The beneficiaries will be charged an interest net of the fixed subsidy of 5% (500 basis points) from the prevailing rate of interest of the PLIs. The PLIs will deduct the interest subsidy mount from the equated monthly installment (EMI) of the borrower and debit the net EMI.
4. After sanctioning and disbursing the eligible loans, the PLI will claim reimbursement of subsidy from the CNAs (namely HUDCO and NHB) by submitting their claims in the prescribed format on a quarterly basis.
5. The Government of India will release the subsidy amount to the CNAs immediately but not later than 2 months based on demand for sanction of subsidy received from the CNAs.
6. The PLI will be required to ensure proper utilization of the funds and to submit utilization certificates, to their respective NCNA against the amount of the interest subsidy released to them.
7. The PLIs will flag all the loans covered under the scheme in their books of accounts for the purpose of inspection by the specified authority.
8. The central Nodal agencies (CNA) for the scheme will be the National Housing Bank (NHB) and Housing & urban Development corporation ltd. (HUDCO) The nodal agencies will not lend directly to the borrower but through banks or housing Finance companies (HFCs) who agree to be part of the scheme.
9. The annual interest subsidy will be given by the Government to the lenders through its nodal agencies as brought out above. It will be passed on by the lender to the borrower in the form of reduced EMI.
10. The agreed rate of interest would be fixed by the lending banks keeping in view the RBI guidelines issued from time to time.
11. Beneficiary borrowers may choose fixed or floating rates (the consequences clearly explained to the borrowers by PLIs). An additional 1% p.a maximum will be permitted to be charged by Banks/HFCs, if fixed rate loans are extended which will be subject to reset after a minimum period of 5 years.
12. Mortgage of dwelling unit may be accepted as primary security. However, there would be no collateral security/ third party guarantee for loans under RRY up to Rs.5 lakhs. No levy of prepayment charges would be permitted.
13. The scheme will currently close on March 31, 2017, the last year of the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17). A decision about continuation in the present form or the amended form will be taken on the basis thereof. However, the loans extended in the last year will also have repayment period up to 15 years and suitable budgetary provisions will be made thereafter.
14. The scheme will be monitored and concurrently evaluated independently at the end of the 12thplan i.e., in 2017.
15. The borrowers under the scheme must belong to the EWS or LIG, and must have a plot of land for the construction or have identified a purchasable house as part of a group housing/apartment scheme or an existing house where addition to the living space is intended to be made. Borrowers would be free to approach and negotiate a loan under the scheme directly with the lender. However, it is envisaged that such borrowers would be few. Most borrowers and lenders would require the intercession of state Governments /Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to identify borrowers with land, help them with preparation of papers and liaise for them with the lenders.
16. Banks will provide loans to these beneficiaries on priority.
17. In order to incentivize the designated staff of ULBs or NGOs a sum of Rs.100 per sanctioned application would be paid out of RRY funds.
18. Further a onetime lump sum amount of Rs.500 per sanctioned application would be paid to the Banks towards their expenditure in handling such loans.
19. The state shall link beneficiary identification in RRY to Aadhar (unique identification number) enrolment as a pre-condition wherever Aadhar cards have been issued.
20. The voluntary NGOs may also be involved by State governments/ULBs in building awareness about the scheme among the urban poor. The applications duly filled through NGOs may also be accepted by the Banks and HFCs.
21. In identifying beneficiaries, the ULB or the local agency identified by the state should as far as possible identify clusters in which land has been allotted and housing can be supported through this scheme (subject to beneficiaries being EWS/LIG segments) should be given to the following
beneficiaries:
Women,
Scheduled caste,
Scheduled tribe,
Minorities and
Persons with disabilities.

22. Applicants to form cooperative group housing societies or organizations like Employees welfare housing, Labour Housing , etc. should be given preference and wherever possible construction of houses by such cooperatives by way of 1+3 storied buildings should be promoted so that cost of land is shared among beneficiaries. However, this is not a mandatory requirement. Both individuals as well as Group Housing –borrowers are equally eligible under the scheme.
23. If the housing co-operative societies approach the bank for availing the benefits under the scheme the liability for the loan can be joint and /or several.
24. The borrowers selected by state/ ULBs /banks should as far as possible be in the ration of 50:50 respectively for EWS and LIG categories.
25. The loan application can be made directly or through the ULB or the voluntary NGOs who will ensure that it is complete with the necessary certification.
26. The documentation will be as per the procedural requirement of the lender. However, the lenders shall prescribe simpler forms (in local languages) and relaxed norms keeping in view the risk guarantee provided by credit Risk Guarantee Fund scheme to enable better access for the borrowers.
27. The lenders will sanction the loan as per their own risk assessment and procedural requirements.
28. In case of beneficiaries availing loan for construction of houses, release of loan will be linked to the pace of construction, which ideally is to be completed in 2 years. The lending Bank will monitor the progress of construction. This is equally applicable when the beneficiary proposes to buy the house from a private builder/ developer as a part of a group or apartment complex.

SELF EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES – WELFARE FINANCE CORPORATIONS NEW GUIDELINES

1. 6.00 lakh beneficiaries are to be covered amounting to a subsidy of around 1900 crores.

2. The Government has issued G.O.Ms.No. 101, dated.31.12.2013 announcing the new policy guidelines for economic support schemes.

3. SUSIDY POLICY: CATEGORY – SUBSIDY PATTERN

i. SC,ST:60% of unit cost limited to a maximum of 1.00 lakh
ii. BC, Minority, Disabled welfare: 50% of unit cost limited to a maximum of 1.00 lakh
iii. BC Federations – 25000 per member society
iv. SERP/ MEPMA – Existing funding pattern

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : AGE

1. SC & ST – 21-45 years
2. BC, Minority, Handicapped – 21-40 years
3. Vulnerable groups – 21-45 years

5. Selection of beneficiaries to be at the mandal level in view of the shortage of time – need for cooperation from all banks at the mandal level to participate in the selection process.

6. A district level monitoring and implementation committee chaired by the District Collector and the lead development manager shall monitor the progress of the scheme.

7. All application shall be registered through online beneficiary monitoring system (OBMS)

8. Subsidy for the schemes will be released through the online system to the concerned banks after the loan accounts are opened as was done for earlier years.