new delhi feb 13 the government has been sympathetic towards the real estate sector by giving various incentives in the interim budget and it is now time for them to deliver homes niti aayog ceo amitabh kant said wednesday kant also asked builders to construct flats in 810 months to make projects viable as interest rates are very high in india the niti aayog ceo also favoured lowering of gst on underconstruction properties this government has been over sympathetic towards credai so you better perform and deliver houses now kant said at an event organised by credai apex body of private real estate developers association he also urged the members of credai to squeeze time of construction of houses when a middle class family books a flat you people take 56 years to complete construction of that flat as interest rates in india are too high so if interest rates for 56 years are taken into account project becomes unviable kant said so you peoplemembers of credai must complete construction of house in 810 months kant added he also pointed out that the aayog was fighting for lower gst on under construction so the gst council has set up a gom group of ministers to look in the issue he highlighted looking to boost sluggish housing sector the government in its interim budget 201920 provided tax sops to real estate firms for developing affordable housing until next fiscal and tax exemption on notional rent for unsold inventories for two years the niti aayog ceo also stressed on need for reforms in the agriculture sector india is growing at 75 per cent per annum kant said adding but challenge for india to grow at 910 per cent for three decades to lift poor people out of poverty he noted that modi government has made india easier place to do business bks mjh mr