Finance ministry
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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, “The loan agreement for World Bank (IBRD) assistance of USD 175 million for second [...] Continue Reading »
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) [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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, [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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, [...] Continue Reading »
