<P> The Committee of Secretaries considered' the recommendation and set up the High Level Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan, the then Deputy Governor, RBI to examine the proposal and recommended the setting up of National Housing Bank as an autonomous housing finance institution . The recommendations of the High Level Group were accepted by the Government of India . </P> <P> The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, while presenting the Union Budget for 1987 - 88 on 28 February 1987 announced the decision to establish the National Housing Bank (NHB) as an apex level institution for housing finance . Following that, the National Housing Bank Bill (53 of 1987) providing the legislative framework for the establishment of NHB was passed by Parliament in the winter session of 1987 and with the assent of the Hon'ble President of India on 23 December 1987, became an Act of Parliament . </P> <P> The National Housing Policy, 1988 envisaged the setting up of NHB as the Apex level institution for housing . </P> <P> In pursuance of the above, NHB was set up on 9 July 1988 under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 . NHB is wholly owned by Reserve Bank of India, which contributed the entire paid - up capital . The general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs and business of NHB vest, under the Act, in a Board of Directors. The Head Office of NHB is at New Delhi . </P>

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