Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Benefits | PMAY Scheme Features

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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) falls under the Government’s mission - “Housing for All by 2022” for urban housing. It makes home loans affordable for the urban poor by providing subsidy on the Interest Rate of a home loan during repayment by way of EMI.

PMAY Is Loaded With Features And Benefits As Broadly Outlined Below

The interest subsidy rate provided by the scheme is up to 6.5 % on housing loan to all beneficiaries taking loans with a tenure of up to 20 years
Interest rate subsidy, however, varies basis income slabs
- Up to 6 lakh per annum - Credit-linked subsidy of 6.5 per cent will be available for loan amounts up to Rs 6 lakh
- Up to 12 lakh per annum - People earning up to Rs 12 lakh per annum will get 4 per cent interest subsidy on a loan amount of Rs 9 lakh
- Up to 18 lakh per annum - People earning up to Rs 18 lakh per annum income category will get a 3 per cent subsidy on a loan amount of Rs 12 lakh
- Any additional loan beyond the subsidised loan amount will be at a nonsubsidised rate
Under the PMAY scheme, differently able and senior citizens can get the preference of having a house on the ground floor
Houses will be constructed using sustainable and eco-friendly technologies

The PMAY benefits can be availed if you wish to acquire a new house from the developer or the builder and also for buying a house on resale. You may even take a loan for the construction of a house. Moreover, it is interesting to know that PMAY also applies for upgrading a ‘kutcha’ house to a ‘pucca’ house under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) component.

The Preferential And Key Beneficiaries Under Pmay Are

Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the society
PMAY is applicable to borrowers belonging to the:
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS - with a maximum annual family income of Rs. 3,00,00)
- Low Income Group - (LIG - with maximum annual family income of Rs. 6,00,000) and
- Middle Income Groups (MIG - I & II - with a maximum annual family income of Rs. 18,00,000)

Provisions have also been made for widows, transgender, senior members and differently able individuals.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana takes a giant stride to help fulfill your dream of owning a home. It energizes your enthusiasm to approach a bank or a private housing finance company for a home loan given the fact that EMIs can turn out to be more affordable.

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Features and Benefits of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

PMAY Is Loaded With Features And Benefits As Broadly Outlined Below

The Preferential And Key Beneficiaries Under Pmay Are

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