The 'Infrastructure' status to the affordable housing segment seems adequate to spur investments by the private sector with favourable outcomes as it opens up a plethora of avenues for the benefit of affordable housing.
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Infra status won’t drop prices, but will increase housing supply
With infrastructure, we expect the affordable housing segment to develop a new degree of velocity because the cost of capital is going to reduce and lenders are going to be motivated to invest money in this sector. Likewise, the tax status for development is beneficial with the infrastructure status.
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Infrastructure tag will create liquidity in the sector
The affordable housing sector is looking and feeling upbeat! The sector has been finally granted infrastructure status, in addition to interest rate subsidies through the PMAY scheme, the income-tax breaks have been extended effectively till 2024 and finally the government has moved the idea of providing regulatory and construction approvals within 60 days.
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Housing not ‘Infra Dig’ any more
Industry sectors like housing, cement, et al have been clamouring to be allowed into the hallowed precincts of infrastructure for quite some time. Apart from the recognition of contributing to nation building, to be admitted as a member of the so called "Infrastructure Club" also offers the lure of easier financing norms.
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What GST holds
All states will implement GST by July 2017. The Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax has been approved by the President of India post its approval in Parliament (Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016 and Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016) and ratification by more than 50 per cent of state legislatures.
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India Ratings stays negative on infra
India Ratings and Research agency has maintained a negative outlook on the infrastructure sector for FY-18, with varied outlooks on individual sectors.
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India Ratings maintains negative outlook on infra sector
India Ratings and Research agency has maintained a negative outlook on the infrastructure sector for FY-18, with varied outlooks on individual sectors.
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IVRCL Q3 net loss narrows to Rs 249 crore
Infrastructure major IVRCL has reported narrowing of its net loss to Rs 249.27 crore for the third quarter ended December 2016. The company had registered a net loss of Rs 345.47 crore in the same period a year ago.
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Viability Gap Funding to support infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,750 crore
Viability Gap Funding, which has been provided a budgetary support of Rs 550 crore, will support projects worth Rs 2,750 crore towards infrastructure building in 2017-18. VGF was Rs 1,000 for the current fiscal.
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Punj Lloyd Q3 net loss down to Rs 232 crore
Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd's net loss has narrowed to Rs 231.81 crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2016.