Real Estate Market Potential in Guwahati

Real Estate Market Potential in Guwahati

The gateway of entire North East India, Guwahati is a prior destination for infrastructure development in the Northeast of India. As per the ‘Realty Summit organised by “Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association” (AREIDA) where a number of  builders, experts and investors from various places of India and abroad had attended, Guwahati is going to be the very good market place for Realtors. They can expect tremendous growth in the region for this sector. When we talk about the requirement of residential and commercial complexes, it is not far behind the rest cities of the country . Guwahati is in the track of fast socio-economic growth with the decline in insurgency activities in the region.

Assam’s capital city Guwahati is undoubtedly going to have the fast growing Real Estate market just like any other cities in India. It is due to the less-availability of lands and also due to huge number of people from other places searching for house rents and flats, even trying to build their own houses seeing the recent developments of city in last few years.

Facilities in Guwahati

Moreover, because of being listed as one of the 100 smart cities in India, Guwahati is going to have all the facilities just like any other metro cities. Additionally, a lot of prestigious institutions like IIM, IIT, GMC, AIIMS (Ongoing) that are getting instituted in Guwahati will increase the demand for real estate in Guwahati. Beautiful landscapes, temples, national parks etc. also contribute to the same.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced some of the best packages for the development of the North Eastern region during his visit back in 2015. He said developing the North East is his Government’s first priority. He also said, “India will develop only if the North East develops” which is clear from the following announcements he has made to bring the vision to reality.

Announcement for Economic Corridor:

North East India going to have a 3,246 km road length connecting Myanmar and rest all other Southeast Asian countries. It will give a huge positive impact on the development of the entire North East region.

Announcement of laying new railway lines:

There are number of tourist hot spots in North East. The region will have economic growth if more number of tourists pay visit to this region. To have the railway lines connectivity to these places, Prime Minister has announced Rs. 28.000 crore for laying new railway lines.

Announcement for Food Processing units:

The announcement to set up food processing units will bring a big change in the way farmers used to cultivate and grow crops in this region. Farmers who have stopped growing crops due to low MSP of agricultural produce in market and also due to lack of market demands, will now get encouraged to grow their crops. For the horticulture sector itself, Prime Minister Modi has announced a fund of Rs.16,840 crore. Government is going to set up 6 new agriculture colleges to promote organic farming for the purpose of making the region as organic capital.

Airport hangars at Guwahati airport:

Modi Government is all set to expand the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati. As construction of airport hangar is on the list to meet the increased demands of air traffic in the region which is growing fast.

The Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan:

This will give better service to the citizens with increased reliability in the internet connectivity. Govt has the plan of Rs 5,336.18 crore expenditure in the region where the optical fiber networks will be provided.

Better Power System Improvement Project:

This project will strengthen the Intra-State Transmission and Distribution System. For this, Modi Government has the total estimation cost Rs 5,111 crore. 

With the implementation of all the above announcements, North East youths are likely to get huge number of job openings. As Entire region is going to get the revolution in everything. Lot many houses and flats are likely to come up with increased demands of the buyers on account of increased opportunities in the region.

APUN GHAR: A golden opportunity to buy your dream house.

APUN GHAR: A golden opportunity to buy your dream house.

Apun Ghar

Apun Ghar is a interest subvention scheme by the State Government of Assam. The aim is to provide housing loan to the regular State Government employees through the State Bank of India (SBI). Apun Ghar is a Home Loan Scheme to provide home loans at a lower interest rates for the state government employees. As per data released by the Government, about 4.5 Lakh Government employees will benefit under the home loan scheme.

In order to avail benefits of this home loan scheme, the applicant must be above 21 years. He or she must be employed in any of the state government departments for a minimum of 5 years and above.

It is important to note that the benefits of Apun Ghar Scheme will be available to only those State Government employees who will apply for a housing loan within 2 years from the date of issuance of the Government notification.

Difference between SBI Loan Rate and Apun Ghar Loan Rate

SBI has decided to extend the home loan to the State Government employees at an interest rate of 8.50% for women and 8.55% for men. Assam Government will provide 3.5% subvention of interest provided the employee applies for the subvention. Once the subvention application is approved, the effective interest rate of home loan will be 5.00% for women and 5.05% for men.

The EMI of the Apun Ghar Home Loan will be charged to the employee by SBI at 8.5% and 8.55% respectively, and the State Government will credit the subsidy of 3.5% into the salary account of the State Government employees.

The interest rate for a normal home loan from SBI is around 9% for an ordinary citizen of the country.

Other Benefits of Apun Ghar Home Loan Scheme

Loan Amount: Under this Apun Ghar Home Loan Scheme, the eligible employees would be able to get the maximum loan amount of Rs. 15 Lakhs.

Loan Tenure: Apun Ghar home loan scheme will provide home loan for a period of 20 years. For pensionable service holders, the loan has to be repaid by the age of 70 years. For non-pensionable service holders, the loan has to be repaid by the age of 60 years.

No Processing Fee: Unlike the other home loans offered by the state banks of India, Apun Ghar home loan will have no processing fee for the State Government employees.

Floating Interest Rate: The State Government employees will enjoy a floating rate of interest so that they can take the benefit of a reduced market lending rate.

Purpose of Loan: The loan will be sanctioned for the following purposes – 1) Construction of a house on an existing plot of land either in the name of the State Government employee or the spouse; 2) Purchase of land and construction of house on it; 3) Purchase of flats or readymade buildings within the state of Assam. It will not be given for purchase of land or house from close relatives.

Mortgage: There is no need for mortgaging the property or land of the State Government employee up to a Apun Ghar loan amount of Rs. 10 lakhs. For loans above 10 lakhs, SBI will release the Title Deeds and issue a ‘No Due’ certificate to the borrower with a copy to the Finance Department of the Govt. of Assam.

Loan Transfer: State Government employees will be able to transfer their existing home loans with SBI or any other bank into this Apun Ghar Subsidy Scheme to avail the interest discount.

Loan Application: The loan applicants are required to visit the nearest District Drawing and Disbursing Office with the complete set of documents as per the check list and application form provided by the SBI.
Apun ghar - Assam State Government Initiative

Joint Application: Close relatives can come together to avail the home loan jointly, provided they are both employees of the State Government of Assam. The combined loan amount should be within the prescribed loan amount limit.

When was it announced?

The Apun Ghar housing loan scheme of Assam government was announced by the Assam government in the month of March 2017. The scheme will kickstart in the Financial Year 2017 – 2018.

Apun Ghar is clearly an initiative taken under the vision of the  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide housing for all by the year of 2022.