Lok Sabha Question No. 905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Development of ARHCs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 905 TO BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 DEVELOPMENT OF ARHCs

NO. 905.   SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to develop Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban for the urban migrants and
- if so, the details thereof including its aims and objectives;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  criteria  for  eligibility under  AHRC  scheme  and  if  so,  the  estimated  number  of beneficiaries thereunder;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  places  where ARHCs will come up and whether the private players will also be  involved  for  developing  ARHCs  in  urban  centres  on  their
- available vacant land and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the Government  is  planning to convert  Housing Complexes of the Government that are vacant into ARHCs and if  so,  the  number  of  such  houses  identified  State/UT-wise especially in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to provide affordable houses on rent when workers, service providers, students etc. move from rural areas to urban centers?

ANSWER THE MINISER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)to(b):  Yes,  Sir.  Scheme  for  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

(PMAY-U),for providing accommodation at affordable rent to urban migrants/ poor has been launched on 31.07.2020 by the Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA).  This  scheme  has  been designed in line with the vision of 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat'.

The  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  provide  dignified  living  with necessary civic amenities to urban migrants/poor near their workplace  at  affordable  rent.  It  also  aims  to  create  a  conducive environment  by  incentivizing  Public/  Private  Entities  to  leverage investment  for  creating  affordable  rental  housing  stock,  if  they have available vacant land.

This Scheme will be implemented through following two Models:

Model-1: Utilising existing Government funded vacant houses in cities  by  converting  them  into  ARHCs  under  Public  Private Partnership mode or by public agencies.

Construct,

Model-2: Incentivising Private/Public Entities to Operate and Maintain ARHCs on their own vacant land.

The  beneficiaries  for  ARHCs  will  be  urban  migrants/poor  from Economically  Weaker  Section  (EWS)/  Low  Income  Group  (LIG) category. A total of 2.95 lakh beneficiaries have been envisaged to be benefitted by this Scheme, initially.

- (c)to (e): Yes,  Sir.  Private  players  will  be  encouraged  to  participate  under both models of the Scheme. Under Model-1, State/ UT Governments will select a Concessionaire through Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop existing Government funded vacant housing complexes to be  used  as  ARHCs  for  a  period  of  25  years  under  Repair/Retrofit, Develop, Operate and Transfer (RDOT) mode.

Large  chunks  of  vacant  landsare  lying  unutilized  with  Industries, Trade Associations, Manufacturing Companies, Educational/ Health Institutions,  Development  Authorities,  Housing  Boards,  Central/ State Public  Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other such Entities. Under Model-2, ARHCs will be constructed, operated and maintained by these Public/Private entities on their own available vacant land for 25 years by themselves.

The States/UTs including Tamil Nadu are under process of identifying such  projects which  are  dispute free and  readily available for converting into ARHCs after making them liveable.

Workers,  service  providers,  students,  etc.  who  move  from  rural areas to urban centres are part of target beneficiaries of ARHCs. They may avail these accommodation facilities on affordable rent through aggregators.

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