Bengaluru, 21st April 2025: National Housing Bank (NHB) organized a meeting with MD & CEOs of Housing Finance Companies, Small Finance Banks and Regional Rural Banks on 17th April 2025 at Guwahati on the theme “Unlocking Potential: Housing Finance as a Catalyst for North-East Development”. The programme was graced by Shri Manoj Ayyappan, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Shri Kuldip Narayan, IAS, Joint Secretary (HFA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India who joined the meeting virtually, Smt. Sarika Pradhan, Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Sikkim and Shri Sanjay Shukla, Managing Director, National Housing Bank.
The event was attended by MD & CEOs of Housing Finance Companies, senior officials of Small Finance Banks and Chairman and senior officials of Regional Rural Banks from five states of the North-East viz. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. A detailed presentation was made on the State and Housing finance profile of North-East region. The speakers shared their views on how housing finance can be a growth catalyst for the development of North-East States. A presentation was made on PMAY 2.0 – Interest Subsidy Scheme for which NHB is a Central Nodal Agency. The sectoral, regulatory, supervisory and refinancing issues were also discussed in detail. During the meeting there was virtual inauguration of opening of a branch of PNB Housing Finance Limited and Aadhar Housing Finance Limited in Guwahati, Assam.
