Housing Schemes

Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment: From Application to Sale Deed

TNHB allots flats and plots by online lottery or FCFS. Winners are listed the day after the draw, pay 10% upfront and get the…

Affordable Housing in India: Official Definitions and Limits

For GST, affordable housing means up to 60 sq m in metros or 90 sq m elsewhere and up to ₹45 lakh, taxed at 1%; RBI sets separate…

RERA-Registered Agents: What Registration Means for a Buyer

Agents selling flats in RERA-registered projects must register with the state authority, quote the number in every sale and avoid…

RERA Carpet Area: What It Includes and How Builders Must Price

RERA carpet area is the usable floor area inside a flat's external walls, including internal partition walls but not balconies,…

Karnataka Housing Board Sites: How Allotment and Payment Work

Karnataka Housing Board allots sites and houses by e-lottery. Apply online with a registration fee and deposit, check the…

RERA Appellate Tribunal: When and How to Appeal an Order

Appeal a RERA order to your state's Appellate Tribunal within 60 days; a builder must first deposit the amount awarded to the…

Housing Board Flats: How State Boards Allot Homes

Housing boards sell flats by income group: you register with a deposit, winners are picked by lottery, and title passes after…

Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Schemes: Eligibility and Status

Karnataka's Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation runs Basava, Ambedkar Nivas and other schemes that pay poor families in stages to…

Abua Awas Yojana: Jharkhand’s Three-Room House Scheme Explained

Abua Awas Yojana gives poor rural Jharkhand families ₹2 lakh for a three-room pucca house, with the gram sabha choosing…

RERA Complaint: How to File, Fees and What Happens Next

File a RERA complaint online with your state authority under Section 31. The fee is ₹1,000 in most states we checked and ₹5,000…

PMAY-G Instalments and FTO: How the Money Reaches You

PMAY-G money reaches you in at least 3 instalments, each paid by a digitally signed fund transfer order (FTO) after a geo-tagged…

Indiramma Housing Scheme: Eligibility, Selection and Instalments

Indiramma Indlu gives poor Telangana families with a house site ₹5 lakh, fully as subsidy, paid in four construction stages.

Haryana Affordable Housing Policy: Draw, Price Cap and Payment Plan

Haryana's Affordable Housing Policy 2013 caps flat prices at ₹5,575 per sq ft of carpet area in Gurugram from April 2026; flats…

Banglar Awas Yojana in 2026: Paschim Banga Awas, PMAY-G and Status

West Bengal's state-funded Banglar Bari housing scheme was renamed Paschim Banga Awas in August 2026. PMAY-G is restarting in the…

Indira Awas Yojana: How Old IAY Records Moved to PMAY-G

Indira Awas Yojana was restructured into PMAY-G from 1 April 2016. Old IAY sanctions for 2010-11 to 2015-16 are still on…