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		<title>Increase In NPAS On Home Loans</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/increase-in-npas-on-home-loans-77687</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gross NPAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non Performing Assets or NPAs are on the increase of over Rs.1000 crore over the 6 months duration of the calendar 2014. The default payment by the home loan customers are on the rise. Around Rs.6200 crores is said to be the total of the various banks lending such loans to the customers. Details According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REIT Listings to be Conducted with Greater Transparency</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/reit-listings-to-be-conducted-with-greater-transparency-77163</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/reit-listings-to-be-conducted-with-greater-transparency-77163#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure Investment Trust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SEBI Executive Director]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports received from a senior executive of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) revealed that a greater deal of transparency will be ushered in by the Real Estate Investment Trusts with the objective of attracting more global funds. Several norms for the listing of business trust structures, REITs and Infrastructure Investment Trust were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centre readying simplified norms to facilitate NRI investments in India</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/centre-readying-simplified-norms-to-facilitate-nri-investments-in-india-74800</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/centre-readying-simplified-norms-to-facilitate-nri-investments-in-india-74800#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance minister Arun Jaitley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance ministry official]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Resident Indians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-resident Indians (NRI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRI investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently tasked a high-level panel led by Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram to sketch out a new framework to facilitate Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to make investments in the country. The Centre’s efforts in having a new framework outlined for NRI investments in India is an apparent indication of the fact that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newly-formed highway committee to hold its first meeting on Sept 13</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/newly-formed-highway-committee-to-hold-its-first-meeting-on-sept-13-74563</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/newly-formed-highway-committee-to-hold-its-first-meeting-on-sept-13-74563#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 04:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Build-Operate-Transfer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCEA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[highway committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCA norms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[model concession agreement (MCA)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toll collection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The newly-constituted highway committee under Roads Secretary Vijay Chibber will hold its first meeting on September 13. The committee comprises representatives from the Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry. Set up in accordance with the directions of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the new committee has been formed to give the Roads Ministry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEZ revival policies to be drafted soon: DIPP</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/sez-revival-policies-to-be-drafted-soon-dipp-73569</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/sez-revival-policies-to-be-drafted-soon-dipp-73569#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minimum Alternate Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Narendra Modi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEZ developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special economic zones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=73569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government is working towards restoring the concessions provided to special economic zones (SEZs). In the past few years the SEZs had lost their sheen due to various factors. The issue of minimum alternate tax (MAT) and dividend distribution tax (DDT) has been taken up with the finance ministry. Since these taxes were levied on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Ministry mulling a package of tax and non-tax issues to revive SEZs</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-mulling-a-package-of-tax-and-non-tax-issues-to-revive-sezs-72287</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-mulling-a-package-of-tax-and-non-tax-issues-to-revive-sezs-72287#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-tax incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEZ policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special economic zones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=72287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A senior Finance Ministry official has revealed that the government is mulling a proposal to revive Special Economic Zones (SEZs); and, towards that end, has efforts underway to come up with a package of tax and non-tax incentives. The official also disclosed that a final view of the package for reviving SEZs will likely be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart cities might be financed by the Municipal bonds</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/smart-cities-might-be-financed-by-the-municipal-bonds-71369</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/smart-cities-might-be-financed-by-the-municipal-bonds-71369#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 smart cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National University of Singapore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-private partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban development ministry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government wants to give a thrust to the nascent municipal bonds market. It has identified it as one of the ways to raise finances for infrastructure, including creation of 100 smart cities proposed in the FY15 budget. A government official mentioned that the government has options like PPP (Public- Private Partnership), infrastructure bonds, etc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Dept to Tax Unsold Property</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/i-t-dept-to-tax-unsold-property-70982</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/i-t-dept-to-tax-unsold-property-70982#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cf.wordplay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATS Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liases Foras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property research firm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revenue department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock-in-trade policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=70982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Times are a changin’ if home prices become cheaper because of a proposal made by the revenue department that is still under consideration. The proposal demands that builders pay tax on their unsold inventory as this comes under stock-in-trade policy that is subject to taxation under ‘income from house property’, regardless if they are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real estate deals by foreigners will be tracked by the state governments: Finance Ministry</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/real-estate-deals-by-foreigners-will-be-tracked-by-the-state-governments-finance-ministry-70762</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/real-estate-deals-by-foreigners-will-be-tracked-by-the-state-governments-finance-ministry-70762#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extra vigilant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FEMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=70762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The matter of registration of immovable property purchased by foreign nationals seems to be under the radar of the finance ministry now. The Finance Ministry has advised the State Government authorities to be ‘extra vigilant’ on this matter. The State Government authorities need to satisfy themselves about the eligibility of foreign nationals under the Foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key moves in implementing budget plans to be taken by 10th of August</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/key-moves-in-implementing-budget-plans-to-be-taken-by-10th-of-august-70292</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/key-moves-in-implementing-budget-plans-to-be-taken-by-10th-of-august-70292#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ajit Seth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=70292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The present government in their first budget may not have had made a big splash as that had been expected but the administration plans that move at the fast speed is ensuring that its proposals are actually being implemented over the next few weeks and that the prime minister is able to celebrate this in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBI disagree with the plan to give Sarfaesi powers to HFCs</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-disagree-with-the-plan-to-give-sarfaesi-powers-to-hfcs-58423</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-disagree-with-the-plan-to-give-sarfaesi-powers-to-hfcs-58423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial institutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarfaesi Act-powers to housing finance companies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=58423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) disagrees with finance ministry’s plan to give Sarfaesi Act-powers automatically to all housing finance companies (HFCs) registered with the National Housing Bank (NHB). An official says that the ‘stringent’ Sarfaesi powers should not be given to institutions without proper due diligence of their management, track-record, borrower profile and default [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High home loan NPAs in public sector banks under lens</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/high-home-loan-npas-in-public-sector-banks-under-lens-58165</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/high-home-loan-npas-in-public-sector-banks-under-lens-58165#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[asset quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks under lens for High home loan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[finance ministry over high home loan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To grow their secured credit portfolio, Banks usually believe housing loans the best bet. Whereas that is frequently the case, some public sector banks have reported higher level of non-performing assets (NPAs) in their housing loan book. At six public sector banks, the finance ministry has showed concern over high home loan NPAs counting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emaar, Etisalat issues likely to figure in India-UAE high-level meet next week</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/emaar-etisalat-issues-likely-to-figure-in-india-uae-high-level-meet-next-week-55534</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/emaar-etisalat-issues-likely-to-figure-in-india-uae-high-level-meet-next-week-55534#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns faced by its state-owned enterprises, including real estate major Emaar and telecom giant Etisalat in India, UAE is expected to take up the matter at the high level investment body meeting next week. A Commerce Department official told Business Line that, Anand Sharma ,Union Commerce and Industry Minister in his meeting with the the Managing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realty companies with foreign investment may buy farm land in India</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/realty-companies-with-foreign-investment-may-buy-farm-land-in-india-55050</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/realty-companies-with-foreign-investment-may-buy-farm-land-in-india-55050#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The urban development ministry is proposing for an important change in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for construction sector, which will permit foreign investors to purchase farm land in India. There has been a proposal to relax the FDI rules for construction and housing by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). It has suggested that a company owned and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank to loan USD 175-mn for Gujarat road project</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/world-bank-to-loan-usd-175-mn-for-gujarat-road-project-54399</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank and the government of India signed a loan pact on Wednesday as per which USD 175 million will be provided by the multi-lateral lending institution to fund a second highways project in the state of Gujarat. As per a Finance Ministry release, &#8220;The loan agreement for World Bank (IBRD) assistance of USD 175 million for second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing sector seeks to tap long-term funds</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-sector-seeks-to-tap-long-term-funds-54218</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-sector-seeks-to-tap-long-term-funds-54218#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finance Ministry is mulling an option of allowing the long-term funds from such funding institutions to help housing finance companies (HFCs) overcome the asset liability mis-matches. These funds can be channelized to the housing sector either by allowing them to lend to HFCs, or permitting them to invest in Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realtors seek tax breaks for home buyers, builders to beat sluggish demand</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/realtors-seek-tax-breaks-for-home-buyers-builders-to-beat-sluggish-demand-54205</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The real estate developers have sought tax breaks from the Government for home buyers and builders to boost up boost sales as well as speed up new launches. They are voicing their opinions on seeking both industry and infrastructure status for themselves and an enhancement in the tax break given to home buyers on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBI likely to support realty firms, brokers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-likely-to-support-realty-firms-brokers-46838</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-likely-to-support-realty-firms-brokers-46838#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has softened norms to allow realty firms and brokers to apply for banking licenses. The RBI final guidelines are likely to be announced by February end. According to sources, these guidelines seem to strand reservations for realty firms and brokers. RBI had released draft guidelines in August 2011, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable housing sector to get infrastructure status</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/affordable-housing-sector-to-get-infrastructure-status-46485</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/affordable-housing-sector-to-get-infrastructure-status-46485#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget session]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure status for housing sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate regulatory bill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is to consider giving infrastructure status to the housing sector in order to provide affordable housing to the financially weaker section. A senior official from Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) said, the proposal has already been taken up with the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India, and is expecting a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAG blames Delhi airport Metro link operator</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/cag-blames-delhi-airport-metro-link-operator-46538</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/cag-blames-delhi-airport-metro-link-operator-46538#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Metro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) alleged that the Delhi airport Metro link operator is involved in various misdeeds related to the project, flouting government norms and making huge financial benefits. In a draft report, CAG has mentioned that the Delhi Airport Metro Express Line (DAMPEL) has been puzzled with concessions to DAMPEL, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Ministry frets about NHAI not using bond funds</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-frets-about-nhai-not-using-bond-funds-43037</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-frets-about-nhai-not-using-bond-funds-43037#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praveen.p</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New-Delhi- The inability of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to completely use the revenue generated through the tax-free bonds in the previous fiscal has created a lot of tension at the finance ministry as they have expressed their concern. Due to the project awards being stuck, the agencies on the highways are compelled to keep Rs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stalled real estate projects soon to pick up speed</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/stalled-real-estate-projects-soon-to-pick-up-speed-35709</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/stalled-real-estate-projects-soon-to-pick-up-speed-35709#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangalore- Good news to builders and developers whose projects have been kept on hold due to liquidity crisis. The finance ministry has planned to initiate a measure which is expected to improve the realty sector. Banks will be allowed to permit funds to stalled projects, which would revive the growth in economy. As per RBI&#8216;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax evaders should pay right tax by Dec 15: Finance ministry</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/tax-evaders-should-pay-right-tax-by-dec-15-finance-ministry-35682</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/tax-evaders-should-pay-right-tax-by-dec-15-finance-ministry-35682#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delhi- The government has strictly warned all taxpayers to disclose their true income and those who fails would be receiving notices from the Income Tax Department. Since the tax collected was very less in April-November, it asked taxpayers to file correct returns by December 15, when the third instalment of advance tax is due. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public sector banks cheered by home loan takers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/public-sector-banks-cheered-by-home-loan-takers-32692</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/public-sector-banks-cheered-by-home-loan-takers-32692#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praveen.p</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alarmingly increasing NPA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi-Recent reports suggest  that the public sector banks were quite benefited by the home loan takers as the lower interest rates have resulted in regular monthly payment causing very less defaulters. The outstandings in the first 6 months were almost 96% of 2011-12 and more in 2010-11. Also, the non-performing assets (NPAs) have declined in all home loan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real estate incentives have to go beyond fiscal incentives: Observers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/real-estate-incentives-have-to-go-beyond-fiscal-incentives-observers-29845</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/real-estate-incentives-have-to-go-beyond-fiscal-incentives-observers-29845#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union finance minister P Chidambaram has stated that the ministry may soon announce a set of measures to boost the country&#8217;s real estate sector. As the realty sector is being hit by the high cost of finance and low availability of housing stock, incentives seem to be in the horizon. The finance ministry is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt to boost real estate sector</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/govt-to-boost-real-estate-sector-29516</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/govt-to-boost-real-estate-sector-29516#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[D K Mittal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lending norms]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real estate in India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is all set to bring in a package to boost real estate activity by easing lending and provisioning norms for banks. The finance ministry is set to work out a strategy to boost the sector as developers expressed their inability to cut prices to increase demand. The ministry has been in talks with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CREDAI asked to conduct survey on of unsold houses</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/credai-asked-to-conduct-survey-on-of-unsold-houses-29297</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/credai-asked-to-conduct-survey-on-of-unsold-houses-29297#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floor space index(FSI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing stock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price rationalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unsold housing stock]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Union secretary for financial services D K Mittal has reportedly asked the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai) to conduct a survey of unsold housing stock across the country. The initiative was taken at a meeting which was attended by representatives of both banking industry and developers. The step comes in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finance ministry to meet up with bank executives</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-to-meet-up-with-bank-executives-29254</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/finance-ministry-to-meet-up-with-bank-executives-29254#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank lending to real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporation Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D K Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=29254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The finance ministry is to meet chief executives of leading banks to discuss credit flow to the real estate and housing sectors. D K Mittal, secretary of financial services, will chair the meeting of bankers, which will record stock of credit flow to the sensitive sectors. A committee of bankers had been set up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home loans to become cheaper</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/home-loans-to-become-cheaper-28228</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/home-loans-to-become-cheaper-28228#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basis points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Bank of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cut in interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equated monthly installment (EMIs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high rate of inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lower interest rates on home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Home loans are to become cheaper in near future. While some banks have already slashed their interest rates while others are planning to do the same. The finance ministry has already asked bankers to reduce equated monthly installment (EMIs) on home loans. State-owned Central Bank of India has decided to reduce home loans by 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign remittances do not come under service tax ambit: PM</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/foreign-remittances-do-not-come-under-service-tax-ambit-pm-24021</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/foreign-remittances-do-not-come-under-service-tax-ambit-pm-24021#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kochi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy of the state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign remittances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kerala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[levy of tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money transfers to India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[status quo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The money transfers to India by NRIs will not come under the realm of service tax as said by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Kerala chief minister, Oommen Chandy, said that the Prime Minister has dismissed all the reports related to levy of tax on the money of Indians working abroad. The Prime Minister asked for [...]]]></description>
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