PMAY & CLSS Home Loan Subsidy: What Happens When You Transfer Your Loan?
Hundreds of thousands of Indian families purchased their first home under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), receiving an upfront interest subsidy of up to ₹2.67 Lakhs credited directly toward reducing their loan principal.
A frequent and urgent concern among PMAY beneficiaries is: "If I transfer my home loan to another bank to get a lower interest rate, will the government take back my PMAY subsidy?"
The Official PMAY Rule on Balance Transfers
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Guidelines: Once an upfront PMAY interest subsidy has been approved and credited to your loan account by the Central Nodal Agency (HUDCO or NHB), the subsidy is not clawed back or revoked upon a balance transfer, provided the original eligibility conditions (first permanent home, ownership criteria) were authentically met.
However, you cannot claim a second or additional PMAY subsidy from your new lender. The balance transfer is executed strictly on the remaining net principal balance outstanding after the original subsidy reduction.
Key Protocols to Follow During Transfer
- Ensure your existing lender's foreclosure statement explicitly reflects the PMAY subsidy credit and confirms that the subsidy claim was finalized.
- Ensure the new lender records your loan account under regular external benchmark lending terms without attempting to re-register under PMAY portals.
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