In order to promote home ownership, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has proposed an additional deduction of up to Rs 1 lakh on interest if a person buys his first house with a loan of up to Rs 25 lakh from a bank.

Home prices may have been on an upward spiral for many years, but the cost of owning a house in India remains near the most affordable level in over three decades, shows data compiled by mortgage giant HDFC Ltd.

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With the lukewarm response to the call of the village groups asking all Goans to unite against the Regional Plan, it is becoming increasingly certain that the government led by chief minister Digambar Kamat is in no mood to “scrap” the regional plan.