Lok Sabha Question No. 4927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Access to ARHCs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy, S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4927

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021

## ACCESS TO ARHCS

NO.  4927.  SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)
- the  steps  being  taken  to  ensure  that  homeless  persons, including  homeless  families  living  in  cities  have  access  to Affordable Rental Housing Complexes;
- (b)
- the  safeguards  being  taken  to  ensure  that  the  PPP  model does  not  make  these  housing  complexes  unaffordable  for those with low incomes and those facing livelihood loss from the pandemic-induced economic crisis;
- (c) whether tenure security which will be provided to residents of  these  complexes  to  prevent  their  eviction/housing  loss
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the manner  in  which  priority will be given to  migrant workers, single women, single mothers, persons with disabilities,  transgender  persons,  older  persons,  and  others in need of low-cost housing?

## ANSWER

THE MINISER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a):   The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a subscheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Mission  to provide  dignified  living  to  urban  migrants/poor  including  homeless persons and homeless families living in cities.

(b): In  order  to  ensure  that  the  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP) model does not make these housing complexes unaffordable for those with low income and those facing livelihood loss from the pandemicinduced economic crisis, initial affordable rent of ARHCs will be fixed based  on  a  local  survey  which  will  be  enhanced  biennially  by  8%, subject to maximum increase of 20% in aggregate, over a period of 5 years,  effective  from  the  date  of  signing  the  contract.  The  same mechanism shall be followed over the entire concession period i.e. 25 years.  Further,  as  per  the  Operational  Guidelines  of  the  scheme, States/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/Parastatals shall review the project status and implementation of contract terms on a periodic basis as per requirement and take suitable measures for smooth implementation of scheme.

(c): As per the Operational Guidelines of ARHCs, Concessionaire and Tenants (including institutions) will sign a rent agreement abiding to applicable  rules  and  regulations  which  can  prevent  eviction/housing loss  to  the  residents  of  these  complexes.  Tenants  will  abide  by  the contract terms and vacate premises without any dispute.

(d): Beneficiaries for ARHCs will be from Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low  Income  Group  (LIG)  who  are  urban  migrants/poor.  They include  labour,  urban  poor  (street  vendors,  rickshaw  pullers,  other service providers etc.), industrial workers and migrants working with market/trade  associations,  educational/health  institutions,  hospitality sector,  long  term  tourists/visitors,  students  or  any  other  persons  of such category. Preference under this scheme shall be given to persons belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other  Backward Classes, Widows and working Women, Divyang, Minorities, subject to beneficiaries  being  from  EWS/LIG  segments  as  provisioned  by  the Government.

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