Bank Loans in India


Due to the unequal distribution of wealth, India has arrived at a situation where the affluent class gets richer and richer and the underprivileged becomes poorer. To bridge this financial gap and to satisfy their day to day requirements, Bank plays a vital role by offering various loans to the finance seekers. Hence every borrower should have prior knowledge on the various Bank Loans in India, which are eligible for meeting their financial objectives.

Types of Bank Loans Offered by Banks in India



The various Loans offered by Banks in India are mentioned as under:

Personal Loans

Personal Bank Loans are the credits which a bank offers to its customer to meet his instant personal requirements ranging from home renovation to purchasing of new laptop, a getaway with family or for reimbursing the credit card liabilities, for buying a new car or for child's education, etc. Personal loan simplifies the cash flow of the customer besides handling its immediate needs.

Personal Loans

Eligibility
For salaried Individuals
For Self-Employed Individuals
Minimum and Maximum Age
21 years and 58 years respectively
25 years and 65 years respectively
Maximum Annual Income
Rs. 1,20,000
Rs. 1,50,000
Minimum years in service/ business
1 year
3 years
Loan Amount
Rs 50,000 to
Rs 15,00,000

Rs. 50,000 to
Rs. 15,00,000
Loan Tenure
1 years to 7 years
1 years to 7 years
Interest Rates
12-24%.
12-24%.
Mode of Repayment
Post-dated cheques or Standing orders to debit from personal A/c
Post-dated cheques or Standing orders to debit from personal A/c


Home Loans

To buy a dream home is the dream of every person. Home Loan has helped in changing every Indian's dream into reality. However, the every increasing property rates and escalating rates of interest sometimes act as an obstacle. Therefore, before opting for a home loan it is advisable to check every prospect of the product.

Home Loans

Eligibility
For salaried Individuals
For Self-Employed Individuals
Minimum and Maximum Age
21 years and 65 years respectively
21 years and 70 years respectively
Maximum Annual Income
Rs. 1,00,000
Rs. 1,50,000
Minimum years in service/ business
1 year
3 years
Loan Amount
Rs 2,00,000 to
Rs 2,00,00,000

Rs 2,00,000 to
Rs 2,00,00,000
Loan Tenure
5 years to 20 years
5 years to 20 years
Interest Rates
9-16%
9-16%

Tax Benefits on Home Loans: Any person who opts for home loan is entitled for tax benefits under Income Tax Act, 1961 on principal and the interest amount in the form of deductions from the chargeable earnings.


Bank Loans against Property


Property Loan or Loan against property is a kind of loan which is allowed by the bank on the condition of keeping the customer's current assets as a security with them. These loans are very useful when other resources of financing get exhausted.

It is significant to recognize that a loan against property is not similar to mortgage. While loan against property is obtained from the bank by allocating customer's current assets as a security against the credit, a mortgage is an instrument for purchasing an asset. On the basis of the current market situations, the paid up cost of the asset and other aspects, the cost of the credit against asset can range anywhere from 40% to 60% of the asset costs.

Loans against Property

Eligibility
For salaried Individuals
For Self-Employed Individuals
Minimum and Maximum Age
21 years and 60 years respectively
21 years and 65 years respectively
Maximum Annual Income
Rs. 1,20,000
Rs. 1,50,000
Minimum years in service/ business
1 year
3 years
Loan Amount
Rs 2,00,000 to
Rs 1,50,00,000

Rs 2,00,000 to
Rs 1,50,00,000
Loan Tenure
1 years to 15 years
1 years to 15 years
Loan to cost ratio
60% of residential cost
50% of commercial cost
60% of residential cost
50% of commercial cost
Tax Rebate
NIL
NIL


Business Loans


Before starting a business, the entrepreneur should be mentally and financially prepared to encounter the fiscal setbacks during the process. To bail the companies out from the fiscal crunch, several banks in India offers business Loans both for meeting urgent official growth and expenses. Other details of Business Loans offered by Banks in India are:





Car Loans


Every individual want to own a car. Hence, the need for car loans emerges at some point or the other. While selecting a car loan it is always wise to scrutinize the various options accessible in the market besides analyzing its fiscal suitability.


Car Loans

Eligibility
For salaried Individuals
For Self-Employed Individuals
Minimum and Maximum Age
21 years and 60 years respectively
21 years and 65 years respectively
Maximum Annual Income
Rs. 1,00,000
Rs. 60,000
Loan Amount
Rs. 1,00,000 (new) and Rs. 50,000 (old) to
Rs. 20,00,000

Rs. 1,00,000 (new) and Rs. 50,000 (old) to
Rs. 20,00,000
Loan Tenure
1 years to 7 years
1 years to 7 years
Loan to cost ratio
85-90% of car cost
85-90% of car cost


Education Loans


Education Loans offered by various banks in India provide much required assistance to fund your child's education when all other resources of finance get exhausted. Education Loans are offered by almost every Indian bank thus providing ample opportunity to students to undergo higher education both in India and abroad.


Education Loans

Eligibility
For Students
Minimum and Maximum Age
16 years and 26 years respectively
Expenses covered
course and examination fee, refundable deposits, procurement of books, travel expenses
Loan Amount for studies in India
Upto Rs 10,00,000
Loan Amount for studies abroad
Upto Rs 20,00,000
Repayment Period
5-7 years

Aviation Industry in India

Overview of Airlines industry in India


The aviation industry in India is one of those sectors that saw a constant pace of growth among the other industries in the world over the past many years. The open sky policy of the government has helped a lot of overseas players entering the aviation market in India. From then, it has only been growing in terms of players and the number of aircrafts. At present, private airlines account for around 75% portion of the domestic aviation market.
The 9th largest aviation market in the world is India. Taking the help of the statistics from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, approximately 29.8 million passengers traveled to/from India in 2008, showing a surge of 30% from 2007. The prediction stated that international passengers will touch 50 million by 2015. More opportunities in the aviation industry in India are likely to make way for about 69 foreign airlines from 49 countries.

Growth of Indian Aviation industry

The Indian Civil Aviation market grew at a CAGR of 18%, being valued round US$ 5.6 billion in 2008. Further statistics revealed that the air traffic in August 2009 was a double digit figure. The domestic airliners flew 3.67 million passengers in August 2009, as against 2.92 million in the corresponding period of 2007, up by 26%. The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has estimated that the domestic traffic will go up by 25% to 30% till 2010 along with a surge in the international traffic by 15%. There would be more than 100 million passengers by 2010. Then again by 2020, Indian airports will in all probability handle over 100 million passengers every year. The investment plans to the tune of US$ 9 billion has been made by the Aviation Ministry for modernizing the existing airports by 2010.


In terms of domestic passengers' volume, US have always been the leader with followers in the league like China, Japan and India. The number of domestic flights went up by 69% from 2005 to 2008, with the domestic aviation sector growing at 9-10%.


Market share of key players in the Indian aviation sector

Name of the players
Market Share
Kingfisher Airlines and Kingfisher Red (previously Air Deccan)
28%
Jet Airways and Jet Lite (previously Air Sahara)
25%
Air India and Indian (previously Indian Airlines)
16%
IndiGo
14%
SpiceJet
12%
GoAir
3%
Paramount Airways
2%
MDLR Airlines
0.004%


Future of Airlines industry in India

The challenges of the Indian aviation industry are cited below:

  • Passenger traffic is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 15% in the coming few years.
  • The Ministry of Civil Aviation would handle around 280 million passengers by 2020.
  • US$ 110 billion investment is envisaged till 2020 with US$ 80 billion solely for new aircraft and US$ 30 billion for developing the airport infrastructure.