Aiming to boost the affordable housing demand, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to extend the date of availing an additional Rs 1.5 lakh tax deduction on home loan interest by one more year till March 2021.The additional deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh over and above Rs 2 lakh was introduced in the last year’s budget. This was allowed for those buying homes for the first time and of up to Rs 45 lakh and made applicable for home loans sanctioned till March this year.The finance minister also announced that builders will get tax holiday on affordable housing projects approved till March 2021.
