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HBA for CG employees at affordable rate of interest

House Building Advance for Central Government employees at affordable rate of interest

A vital announcement on House Building Advance for Central Government employees: Recently the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that the interest rate on House Building Advance will be lowered due to linked with the 10 Year G Sec Yields.

Check also: 7th CPC House Building Advance

The current interest rate for House Building Advance is at 8.5%. And the recovery of principal first in the first 15 years and the interest will be deducted thereafter in the next 5 years with simple interest calculation method.

The 10 Year G Sec Yield is less than 7 percent as on September 2019. So, expected the rate of interest on HBA may be reduced below 7 percent on Housing Building Advance for Central Government Employees. This will help to build a new house who wish to initiate to construct their own house.

The Central Government revised the rules on loan eligibility, Cost ceiling, Advance, Repayment method and Rate of interest as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission in 2017.

The key highlights of the recommendations of 7th CPC on HBA as follows…

HBA can avail only one time in the entire service.

For House or Flat

34 months basic pay is the maximum amount of HBA and the ceiling of HBA is Rs.25 lakh. Cost of the house or flat or repaying capacity (whichever is the least)

Construction for expansion

34 months basic pay is the maximum amount of HBA and the ceiling of HBA is Rs.10 lakh. Cost of expansion or repaying capacity (whichever is the least)

Repaying Capacity

40% of basic pay for retiring after 20 years

40% to 65% of basic pay for retiring after 10 years

Up to 50% of basic pay for retiring within 10 years

(DCR Gratuity may also be adjusted in the above two cases respectively 65% and 75%)

Methodology of Recovery

7th Pay Commission recommended on the interest rate on HBA

The interest on Housing Building Advance shall be reviewed every three years
The methodology of recovery of Housing Building Advance shall continue as per the existing pattern
Recovery of principal first in the first fifteen years in not more than 180 monthly installments
And the interest thereafter in the next five years in not more than 60 monthly installments.
The advance carries simple interest from the date of payment of the first installment.