FAQs on PMAY

A beneficiary family not owning a house in any part of the India is eligible for this subsidy subject to income criteria as defined for the family.

The beneficiary family will comprise husband, wife and unmarried children. (An adult earning member irrespective of marital status can be treated as a separate household in MIG category)

Please refer scheme detail as above.

No.

Woman ownership or co-ownership is mandatory for EWS and LIG. However, this condition is not mandatory for self construction/extension or MIG categories.

After the loan is disbursed, the required details are sent by LENDER BANK/NBFC to NHB for validation of data and other checks. NHB after necessary due diligence approve the subsidy to eligible borrowers.

1. After the loan is disbursed, the LENDER BANK/NBFC will claim subsidy for eligible borrowers from National Housing Bank (NHB).
2. NHB after due diligence would approve & credit the subsidy amount to LENDER BANK/NBFC for all eligible borrowers.
3. The subsidy will be calculated on the NPV (Net Present Value) method at a discount rate of 9%.
4. On receipt of subsidy amount from NHB , same is credited to respective home loan account of the borrower and EMI is reduced proportionately.

In such cases, the subsidy is to be recovered and refunded to the Central Government.

No, but the subsidy will be limited to the loan amount defined against each category and additional amount will be at non- subsidized rate of interest.

In case a borrower who has taken a housing loan and availed of interest subsidy under this scheme but later on switches to another lending institution for balance transfer, such beneficiary will not be eligible to claim the benefit of this scheme again.

You can apply for housing loan under CLSS at any LENDER BANK/NBFC branches.

No, there are no additional documents except a self declaration of not owning a pucca house in the format as available in LENDER BANK/NBFC offices.

Yes.