Singh also promised that the government will ensure that all households benefit from bank services in the next two years.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day, Singh said, "To provide housing for our poor brothers and sisters residing in urban areas of our country we will soon launch the Rajiv Housing Loan Scheme.
"Under this scheme, people belonging to the economically weaker sections would be given relief on interest for housing loans of less than Rs five lakh," Singh said.
Ten years ago, he said, only three out of every ten households in villages were benefiting from banking services but today more than half of the rural households get the benefit of bank accounts. "It will be our endeavour to ensure that all households benefit from bank accounts in the next two years," he said.
He also said the government want to create a system in which money from government schemes --pension for old people, scholarship for students and wages for labourers -- can be credited directly into people
