Apun Ghar is a new home loan scheme for Assam Government employees under which home loans will be provided to the state govt employees at subsidized interest rates. The Assam government has signed an MoU with the state bank of India to provide home loans at hugely subsidized interest rates to its employees.
Apun Ghar Home Loan Scheme – Introduction
Under the Apun Ghar scheme, the state government would provide housing loans at a subsidized rate of 5% for its women employees and 5.05% for men employees. The loan would be provided without and collateral security and processing fee. The main objective of Apun Ghar housing loan scheme is to provide housing to all state residents. Though, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is also running in all the towns and cities of the state under which loans at subsidized rates are provided.
Under the Apun Ghar scheme, the state government employees can avail a loan of up to Rs 15 Lakh for with an interest subsidy of 3.5%. The subsidy on interest rates would benefit state government employees in terms of lower interest rates and lower EMI’s.
Apun Ghar Home Loan – Interest Rates and Subsidy
| Particulars | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | Rs. 15 Lakh | Rs. 15 Lakh |
| Interest Subsidy | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Interest Rate after Subsidy | 5.05% | 5% |
| Maximum Loan Tenure | 20 Years | 20 Years |
| Effective EMI (for a loan of Rs. 15 Lakh for 20 Years) Before Subsidy | Rs. 13,017 | Rs. 13,017 |
| Effective EMI (for a loan of Rs. 15 Lakh for 20 Years) After Subsidy | Rs. 10,318 | Rs. 9,899 |
Eligibility for Apun Ghar Home Loan Scheme
Apun Ghar home loan scheme is however targeted to the government employees belonging to the lower income group of the society but applicable for all. The government employees are eligible for the Apun Ghar home loan scheme who has
- Minimum age of 21 years
- Residual service of five years
It would not benefits those state employees who have less than 5 years in their service retirement.
The employees who have already availed of education and the home loan from the SBI at normal rates would also be able to switch over to the subsidized loan scheme of the government after one year or so.
The SBI Loan Scheme to be rolled out in May 2017 and will help the low-income state employees and low-rank police personnel. The loan scheme would also help to generate various economic activities.
How to Apply for Apun Ghar Home Loan
Apun Ghar is a new home loan scheme launched by the government of Assam under which state govt. employees are being provided home loans at subsidized interest rates. The Assam Government has signed an MoU with State Bank of India for providing loans to its employees. The state government would provide an interest subsidy of 3.5% for the government employees for home loan of up to Rs. 15 lakh taken for 20 years of tenure.
After interest subvention, the effective rate at which home loan would be provided by the state bank of India would be 5.0% for women and 5.05% for men employees. The government would provide home loan under the Apun Ghar scheme with a repayment schedule to employees with pensionable service beyond the age of 70 years. The state government employees need not to visit the bank branch to apply for the Apun Ghar scheme, but they can simply submit the applications forms or submit their request to respective district drawing and disbursing officer.
Apun Ghar Assam Home Loan Scheme Application Form
The application forms would be submitted by the employees through their DDO’s (District Drawing and Disbursing Officer) as per the prescribed format of application form along with all the required documents. The application form for Apun Ghar scheme can be downloaded from the official website of Assam Government using the link below.
Download Apun Ghar Application Form through the link – https://finance.assam.gov.in/schemes/detail/apun-ghar
Direct Link for Home Loan Application – https://finance.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/APPLICATION%20FORM%20FOR%20HOME%20LOAN_2.pdf
Below is the snapshot of the application form.
All the arrangement have been made by government and SBI to ensure hassle-free loans to employees. To get benefits of home loans and education loan, the employee will not have to submit piles of documents which is the normal process to apply for bank loan. To apply for, the employees will simply have to submit applications to their respective Drawing and Disbursement Officers (DDOs). And further, the DDOs will forward the loan applications to the SBI for processing to disburse the loans. No processing fee will be charged from the applicant for the loan application.
Also Read – Aponar Apon Ghar Home Loan Subsidy Scheme
List of Documents Required for Apun Ghar Home Loan
Below is the complete list of documents required to avail home loan under Apun Ghar home loan scheme.
- 5 Copies of Passport size photograph.
- Any one of the following for identification: PAN card / Voter ID / Identity Card / etc.
- Any of the following documents for proof of residence: ELectricity Bill / Landline telephone bill / Passport / SBI account passbook with updated address.
- Form 16 of last 2 years.
- Latest salary slip with all deductions duly certified by DDO.
- Last 6 month statement of salary account.
- No dues salary from the bank if the salary is not credited in SBI account.
- Personal asset’s and liabilities statement in bank’s format.
- Documents evidencing the ownership of land/building to be purchased/constructed, such as Jamabandi copy.
The loan provided under the Apun Ghar scheme would be sanctioned in the name of the govt employee or his/her spouse’s name. There is no need to mortgage property for home loan up to Rs. 10 Lakh. No processing fee would be charged from state government employees for housing loan under the scheme.
More details about the Apun Ghar home loan scheme can be found on the official website of Assam Govt. at this link