EMIs of housing loans could be extended, says banker

September 2, 2011

Mangalore, September 3: “People who cannot repay the home loan within the time frame may have their repayment time extended,” said Bank Chairman and Managing Director H S Upendra Kamath.

Owing to the inflationary trends, the banks have been forced to increase the interest rates. This has resulted in the increased Every Month Installment (EMI) amount. Those who fail to pay the increased amount will have their EMI numbers increased, Mr. Kamath said.

He was delivering a lecture on “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and General Banking issues” at KCCI hall here on Friday.

Banks have been advised to take care of the customers, be it Small Medium Enterprises (SME) or home loan borrowers, he said. He however added that the restructuring of loan repayment can take place only if the bank finds the SMEs promising.

Dismissing the general perception that bankers will be happy with the hike in interest rates, Mr. Kamath sympathized with small and medium enterprises that “don't have the capacity to bear the hike or pass it on to the consumers”.

“Even salaried classes who have taken home loans may face this economic stress,” he observed.

KCCI president Latha R. Kini, vice-president Mohammed Ameen, other office-bearers including Ganesh Bhat, Rammohan Pai Maroli and Sudhir Ghate were present.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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