
768 people get loan under housing scheme
The Hindu
Home loans were sanctioned to 768 beneficiaries of the APTIDCO housing scheme in the mega loan mela organised by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation in collaboration with the Bank of Baroda here on S
Home loans were sanctioned to 768 beneficiaries of the APTIDCO housing scheme in the mega loan mela organised by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation in collaboration with the Bank of Baroda here on Saturday.
Commissioner V. Prasanna Venkatesh, who visited the loan mela programme, handed over loan sanction documents to 17 beneficiaries. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Venkatesh said the government had provided land for free to several beneficiaries under the housing for all scheme and 5,400 beneficiaries who sought bigger plots were given an option to raise a loan.

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