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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
     
  Q. What is TDF
     
   
TDF i.e. Town Development Fund is an autonomous body form under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Transport in 1990 to support the municipalities of the country providing loan and grant. From 2002 TDF has started to provide loan to User committees of Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Support Programme under the loan agreement with ADB (Asian development Bank).
     
 
Q. Does TDF provide services of Housing and land development as Town       development Committee?
     
   
TDF does not provide services of Housing and land development as Town development Committee does.
     
  Q. Who can get support from TDF?
     
   
Mainly the Municipalities, Hospitals, Health Centres, and users committees of Small Towns water Supply Projects can get supports from TDF.
     
  Q. What type of supports is provided from TDF?
     
   
TDF provides support in the form of Loan and Grant for Engineering study, construction Supervision and the construction of the Municipal projects, Hospitals and Health Centres. Similarly as per the agreement with ADB, TDF provides loan to users committee of Small town water Supply and Sanitation Support Programme.
     
  Q. What type of support is provided from TDF?
     
   
TDF provides support in the form of Loan and Grant for study of the projects, construction Supervision and the construction of the projects itself.
     
  Q. How can one apply for loan and loan or grant projects?
     
     Following documents or obligations should be fulfilled by the applicants while applying for loan-grant form TDF for the projects.

    · Separate Loan Form or Grant Form should be filled up by the applicant for        individual project. (Blue words should be linked up)

    · A copy of minute of decision on request for loan or grant from TDF made by       Municipality should attach with the application.

    · Land certificate (if applicable) should be attached.

    · For Consultant service the respective stakeholders should
      submit Completed Grant Form along with the minute of decision.

    · For request of loan, stakeholders should include a copy of minute, decided at least       by 2/3 members of the committee.
     
  Q. What is grace period?
     
    For KfW funded Loan, grace period is the period during when the borrower should return only the interest but not the Principle.

For ADB funded Loan process the grace period is the period, during when the borrower should neither return the interest nor the Principle.
     
 

Q. When will the grace period be counted from?

     
 

 

The count starts from the date of Sub-Loan Agreement