Lok Sabha Question No. 4124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Reduction in Stamp Duty
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4124

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## REDUCTION IN STAMP DUTY

No. 4124

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA :

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO :

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR :

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH :

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  written  to  the  State
- Chief  Ministers  to  reduce  stamp  duty  on  registration  of houses for poor;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with the aims and objectives
- thereto;
- (c) the  response  of  the  State  Governments  thereto,  State/UTwise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  provided  assistance  to  States for  modernization  and  digitization  of  land  records,  if  so,  the details thereof along with the status thereto, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote housing sector in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN

POVERTY ALLEVIATION (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c):   Housing for All by 2022 is one of the important agendas before  the  Government  and  there  is  a  need  to  build  an enabling environment for catalyzing the market for Affordable Housing through various measures.

Cont…

In  order  to  facilitate  supply  of  affordable  houses  to  the targeted segments of the society as well as to increase the  stock  of  affordable  houses  in  the  country,  all  the Chief  Ministers  of  States/UTs  have  been  requested  in May,  2016  to  consider  rationalization  of  stamp  duty  or waiver of the same for affordable housing projects.

In  addition,  the  Department  of  Revenue,  Ministry  of Finance has written letters to Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs with a request to consider lowering of stamp duty for mortgage registration to 1% for the first tranche of  housing  loans  and  also  to  exempt  affordable  housing projects from payment of stamp duty.

- (d): The  Department of Land Resources is implementing the scheme Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) under which the States and UTs are provided financial assistance for implementation of various  components  under  the  Scheme.  The  present status  of  physical  and  financial  progress  made  in  the Scheme  as  reported  by  the  States/UTs  concerned  is Annexed.
- (e): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects, therefore it is the  responsibility  of  States/UTs  to  ensure  housing  to  all citizens. In order to supplement the efforts of States/UTs and  promote  the  housing  sector  in  the  country,  this Ministry  has  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana (PMAY) (Urban) with the components - Slum rehabilitation of  Slum  Dwellers;  Promotion  of  Affordable  Housing  for weaker sections through Credit Linked Subsidy; Affordable Housing in Partnership with public & private sectors; and Subsidy  for  beneficiary-led  individual  house  construction or enhancement.

Apart  from  this,  some  of  the  policy/legislative  initiatives taken by the Ministry to augment the housing stock in the country are as under:

-  The Ministry has started the process to update/revise
- the National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy (NUHHP), 2007.

Cont….

-  A 'Template for Preparation of State Housing Policy for Urban Areas' has been released in June, 2016 to assist States in formulating housing policies to address the current requirements of the sector.
-  This  Ministry  is  in  the  process  of  finalisation  of  the National  Urban  Rental  Housing  Policy  in  order  to create  a  vibrant,  sustainable  and  inclusive  rental housing market in India.
-  Approval  procedures  for  housing  and  construction projects  have  been  simplified  and  streamlined  in consultation with other line Ministries. PMAY(Urban) Guidelines also mandate certain steps in this direction, such as setting up of online single window for  construction  permits  and  concept  of  deemed building  permission  and  layout  approval  in  certain circumstances.
-  In  order  to  bring  accountability  and  transparency  in the  sector  for  improving  governance,  for  protecting consumer interest, and speedy mechanism for adjudication of disputes, this Ministry has piloted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016;  specified  sections  of  which  have  come  into effect from 01 st  May, 2016.
-  In  order  to  provide  a  framework  for  regulation  of tenancy  for  commercial  and  residential  properties, this  Ministry  has  drafted  a  Model  Tenancy  Act  and shared the same with States/UTs.

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