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UTs Can Now Access 50-Year Interest-Free Loans
Mint Chennai
|May 06, 2025
The inclusion aims to ensure uniform development and
Union territories will be allowed to borrow from the Centre's 50-year interest-free loan scheme for capital expenditure starting FY26, two people aware of the matter told Mint, as part of a broader capital investment thrust.
The inclusion of union territories aims to ensure uniform development and help finance infrastructure and social sector projects in regions that often face resource constraints, the people mentioned above said.
This story is from the May 06, 2025 edition of Mint Chennai.
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