Normal EMI ₹34,713/month, bina prepayment ke total interest ₹43.31 lakh. Prepayment se kitna bachega:
Prepayment vs SIP: imaandaar hisab
Sawaal aata hai — prepay karein ya invest? Dekhein: home loan @9% par prepayment ka matlab hai guaranteed 9% return (tax-free, kyunki interest bachta hai). SIP me 12% expected return hai par guaranteed nahi aur market risk hai. Rule of thumb: agar aap risk nahi lena chahte to prepay karein; agar lambe samay tak invest kar sakte hain aur volatility jhel sakte hain to SIP soch sakte hain. Dono me split karna bhi samajhdari hai — jaise 50% prepay, 50% SIP.
RBI ke niyam: prepayment charges
Floating rate home loans par RBI ne prepayment/foreclosure charges ban kar rakhe hain — bank aapse penalty nahi le sakta. Lekin fixed rate loans par 2–5% charge lag sakta hai. Prepay karne se pehle apne loan agreement me ye clause zaroor check karein.
Prepay karne ka sabse sahi time
Loan ke pehle 5–7 saalon me prepayment ka sabse zyada fayda hota hai, kyunki shuruaati EMIs me interest ka hissa sabse zyada hota hai. 15वें saal me ₹2 lakh prepay karne se utna fayda nahi jitna pehle saal me ₹2 lakh se. Bonus, increment ya maturity amount mile — turant prepay karein, "baad me" mat sochein.