The last date to avail the PMAY CLSS scheme was March 31, 2020 but now it is extended up to March 31, 2021. The other category of LIG/EWS, however, has its last date of March 31, 2022. Who is eligible for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)?
Note:- You can now check your PMAY application status online. Refer the post “How to check PMAY Scheme status online easily?” for more details.
Schemes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
Currently, there are three schemes under which you can apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). They are as below.
- EWS (Economically Weaker Sections)/LIG (Low Income Group)
- CLSS (MIG-I)
- CLSS (MIG-II)
Who is eligible for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2020?
Now let us discuss the eligibility of the applicant for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) under each such scheme separately.
# Eligibility of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) under EWS/LIG Scheme
- You/your family/household should not own a pucca house in any parts of the country either in his name or any of his family member’s name
- One adult female membership is mandatory in the property ownership.
- The property should be co-owned by a female member of the family. However, this condition will not be made mandatory in cases of construction of house on an existing plot or extension/renovation of existing Kuccha/Semi-pucca house.
- Location of the property should fall under all statutory towns as per 2011 census and their adjacent planning area (updated by the government from time to time).
- Here, family means husband, wife, unmarried sons and/or unmarried daughters.
- Whoever applying under EWS scheme must have an annual income up to Rs.3 lakhs.
- Whoever applying under EWS scheme must have an annual income between Rs.3 lakhs to Rs.6 lakhs.
- The scheme will be for the period of 17th June 2015 to 31st March 2022.
- The carpet area of the house under these Schemes should up to 30 sq. mts. for EWS beneficiaries and upto 60 sq. mts. for LIG beneficiaries.
- Meaning of Carpet Area-The net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the external walls, but includes the area covered by internal partition walls of the apartment.
- This scheme is available for housing loans availed for acquisition/construction of house and repair/extension of Kucha/Semi Pucca house.
- The maximum term of the loan is 20 years.
- The maximum age limit is 70 years of age, at the end of the repayment period.
- In the event of default in repayment of the loan by the borrower/beneficiary to the Bank and the loan becoming Non Performing Assets(NPA), the Bank will proceed for recovery of dues through such measures as considered appropriate, including foreclosure of the property. In all such cases, the amount of the recoveries will be charged to the subsidy amount on a proportionate basis(in proportion to the loan outstanding and subsidy disbursed).
# Eligibility of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) under CLSS (MIG-I) Scheme
- You must not own a pucca house either in his/her name or in the name of any member of his/her family in any part of India.
- You must not have availed any central/state assistance under any housing scheme from Government of India ever.
- Adult female membership ownership in property is desirable.
- Location of the property should fall under all statutory towns as per 2011 census and or adjacent planning area (updated by government time to time).
- The credit linked subsidy @ 4% will be available for loan amount up to Rs.9 lakhs in case of MIG-I. However, the Banks can sanction Home Loans more than Rs.9 lakhs but the subsidy will be restricted to Rs. 9 lakhs only.
- Loan tenure is 20 years. However, Banks can sanction loans for a maximum tenor of 30 years but the loan has to be repaid before the borrower attains the age of 70 years.
- You are eligible to apply for MIG-I if your annual income is from Rs 6,00,001 to Rs. 12 lakhs.
- Here, family means husband, wife, unmarried sons and/or unmarried daughters.
- An adult earning member (irrespective of marital status) can be treated as a separate household and can avail subsidy independently.
- In case of married couple, either of the spouses or both together in joint ownership will be eligible for a single house subject to income eligibility of the household under the scheme.
- The carpet area of house under this Scheme should be up to 120 sq. mts. (1292 sq ft) for MIG-I beneficiaries.
- Meaning of Carpet Area-The net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the external walls, but includes the area covered by internal partition walls of the apartment.
- Special loan offers of banks like SBI MaxGain will not be eligible for this scheme.
- All loans accounts under the Scheme will be linked to Aadhaar.
- Applicable in case of Repair and Renovation.
- Total deduction from Gross income, including proposed EMI on Home Loan, not to exceed 50% of the Gross Income. Net take home pay should not be less than 50% of the Gross Income of the applicant/s for loan limit up to Rs.10 Lacs. For a loan over Rs.10 Lacs, total deduction from Income, including EMI on proposed home loan not to exceed 60% of the Gross Income of the applicant.
- In the event of default in repayment of the loan by the borrower/beneficiary to the Bank and the loan becoming Non Performing Assets(NPA), the Bank will proceed for recovery of dues through such measures as considered appropriate, including foreclosure of the property. In all such cases, the amount of the recoveries will be charged to the subsidy amount on a proportionate basis(in proportion to the loan outstanding and subsidy disbursed).
# Eligibility of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) under CLSS (MIG-II) Scheme
- You must not own a pucca house either in his/her name or in the name of any member of his/her family in any part of India.
- You must not have availed any central/state assistance under any housing scheme from the Government of India ever.
- Adult female membership ownership in the property is desirable.
- The location of the property should fall under all statutory towns as per the 2011 census and or adjacent planning area (updated by government time to time).
- The credit linked subsidy @3% for Rs 12 lacs in case of MIG-II. However, the Banks can sanction Home Loans more than Rs.12 lakhs but the subsidy will be restricted to Rs.12 lakhs only.
- The loan tenure is 20 years. However, Banks can sanction loans for a maximum tenor of 30 years but the loan has to be repaid before the borrower attains the age of 70 years.
- You are eligible to apply for MIG-II if your annual income is from Rs 12,00,001 to Rs. 18 lakhs.
- Here, family means husband, wife, unmarried sons, and/or unmarried daughters.
- An adult earning member (irrespective of marital status) can be treated as a separate household and can avail subsidy independently.
- In the case of a married couple, either of the spouses or both together in joint ownership will be eligible for a single house subject to income eligibility of the household under the scheme.
- The carpet area of the house under this Scheme up to 150 sq. mts. (1614 sq ft)for MIG-II beneficiaries.
- Meaning of Carpet Area-The net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the external walls, but includes the area covered by internal partition walls of the apartment.
- Special loan offers of banks like SBI MaxGain will not be eligible for this scheme.
- All loan accounts under the Scheme will be linked to Aadhaar.
- Applicable in case of Repair and Renovation.
- Total deduction from Gross income, including proposed EMI on Home Loan, not to exceed 50% of the Gross Income. Net take-home pay should not be less than 50% of the Gross Income of the applicant/s for loan limit up to Rs.10 Lacs. For a loan over Rs.10 Lacs, total deduction from Income, including EMI on proposed home loan not to exceed 60% of the Gross Income of the applicant.
- In the event of default in repayment of the loan by the borrower/beneficiary to the Bank and the loan becoming Non-Performing Assets(NPA), the Bank will proceed for recovery of dues through such measures as considered appropriate, including foreclosure of the property. In all such cases, the amount of the recoveries will be charged to the subsidy amount on a proportionate basis(in proportion to the loan outstanding and subsidy disbursed).

GST rate for homes purchased under the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)
Effective from 25th January 2018, if you purchased the property under the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), then the applicable GST rate will be 12%. The effective rate of 8% after deducting one-third of the amount charged for the house towards the cost of land.
What is Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)?
If you purchased the property under the schemes like:-
- Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
- Lower Income Group (LIG)
- Middle Income Group-1 (MlG-1) or Middle Income Group-2 (MlG-2) under the Housing for All (Urban) Mission/Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY Urban).
Refer the complete post on GST for Property at “GST rate on real estate or under construction property purchase“. I hope this post will clear the doubts about who is eligible for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) or eligibility conditions for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Conclusion:-By extending the PMAY dates for up to 31st March 2021 under CLSS scheme, Government is actually trying to boost the real estate sector. Hope you all utilize this benefit.
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If the salary is above 18LPA with no Pucca house , is the individual still eligible for PMAY?
Dear Ronit,
NO.
Dear Sir
I was taken home loan in March 19 can i apply for PMAY subcidy or not
Dear Kantibhai,
Yes.
Hello Sir
our family income (me and my wife) is 500000rs. and we have no any house, we live on rent.
But, my mother, father, and brother have their own house. They said that you have share 1/3 of that property. If I want to buy that property from my parents and brother by taking a loan under PMAY. My concern is that I was eligible for taking a loan under a subsidy scheme because that property is in the village and not in the Municipal area. If i eligible for the loan upto how much amout. Thanks
Dear Pradeep,
Whether other conditions are meeting?
Hi sir, regrading to pmay scheme i m buying plot with constructed house on it but my plot is collector NA plot under town planning. But the area is under gram panchayat , can I apply for the may scheme under urban.
Dear Birla,
If you already own the pucca house, then you can’t.
Hii sir I not belong to any of rich family,and the annual family income is around 2-3 lakhs.please guide me about sceam and starting and last date and other things thankyou
Dear Dinesh,
If you already not owning the property, then why you need a starting date? Regarding the last date and feature, refer the above post.
Hi Sir,
We are Double income family , My CTC 13.5 LPA & my spouse CTC 10.5 LPA.
other criteria of PMAY is matching. in any way Can we avail PMAY concession if aplied individually or together.
Thanks in Advance.
Dear Nirankar,
If you apply individually, then yes.
I am salaried individual in MIG-1. My spouse is house-wife. Can we get the benefits of PMAY?
Dear Uttam,
Yes, if other eligibility criteria matching.
Dear Sir,
I’m unmarried and earning 15k per month but I do not have a salary proof as I get my salary cash-in-hand. We live in Varanasi on rent. We have a 350 square feet plot in my mother’s name in Varanasi itself.
My native place is in Bihar where we have a kaccha makan. Our aadhar card also belongs to my native place only. None of our family members has any pakka makan in their name.
Please advice am I eligible for PMAY subsidy in Varanasi on my mother’s plot?
Dear Arpit,
Before checking the eligibility of PMAY, check the eligibility for the loan with bank. Because they need income proof to give you loan.
Dear Sir,
I m an NRI with 17 lakhs salary. Satisfying all eligibility criteria. Am I eligible for pmay?
Dear Thaigu,
NRIs are eligible for PMAY if their income is below Rs.18 lakh and their immediate family members not owning the property. Check those factors at first.
Hi sir i m am a single divorsed 56 yr male staying with 78 yr mother. My yrly incme is 8 L agricul incme.. Recently purchsd 9 cnts of land . Can i cnstrct hse wit pmay scheme with subsidy. Pls revert bck
Dear Krishna,
Check the eligibility properly.
Dear sir ,
I recently purchased a house with me and my wife as co-owners .
My income annually is 480000.
Loan amount is 3000000.
My question is sir since my loan is for 25 years will i be able to get subsidy.
If yes than what is reduction in emi i can expect sir?
Thanks in advance for reply sir
Dear Sagar,
Sadly NO.
why no?
Dear Anil,
Read the post properly.
The loan tenure is 20 years. However, Banks can sanction loans for a maximum tenor of 30 years but the loan has to be repaid before the borrower attains the age of 70 years.
Dear Basavrajji,
Are we eligible for PMAY scheme ? My husband is working and gets a 35 lakh PA package
Hi,
I have a plot registered in my name. Me and my wife have jointly gone for a loan now for an apartment. Our incomes put together will be 16.5 lakhs. Property value 50L. Loan tenure 30 years however we both aged below 30. Still our pmay application is pending for almost 4 months in third stage without getting approved. What could be the reason behind it as I feel we have ticket all the required boxes.
Dear Saftar,
Hard for me to predict. Approach the bank.
I have been built a home at Vatluru near to ELURU CITY, Andhra Pradesh and taken SBI home loan of Rupees 28lakhs in 2019. I have been submitted the PMAY forms to Bank also Online. My Income group is 6-18 Lakhs. But Bank authority deniled due my area not covering in the city area. Kindly clarify whether Iam eligible or not. My pincode is 534007
Dear Mamllapali,
It is hard for me to do a survey of your property and define it. Better you interact with your banker.
Respected Sir,
I need your help to understand, apply and obtain loan for Women Enterprenuer under Pradhan Mantri Dhan Laxmi Yojana.
Have always experienced that your advices are best and always beneficial to us. So please help.
Thanks & Regards,
Neela
Dear Neela,
Thanks but I am not an expert in that domain.
Thanks for the immediate reply – but would be really glad – if you could atleast help me with the link for online application – since Women and Children Empowerment site – does not carry the same.
Or atleast if you could help me with some Govt. official cadres – whom I can approach in Bangalore – so that I understand this and apply for the same.
Dear Neela,
My expertise is personal finance. I hardly know these departments.
Still there is no clarity on , if some one has fulfilled all the condition but not applied for subsidy and transfer the loan and than apply for subsidy it he eligible?
Dear Sanjay,
The transfer of loan will not change your all eligibility mentioned above. Hence, as per me, you are still eligible.