Lok Sabha Question No. 5053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Construction of Affordable Houses for Migrants
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5053

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021 CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSES FOR MIGRANTS

NO. 5053.

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the incentives to be provided to private entrepreneurs, industries and other involved in constructing/creating affordable houses for migrant labourers proposed under Atmanirbhar Bharat;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to construct/create  affordable  houses  on  rent  through  its  agencies like NBCC, CPWD, etc.;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any guidelines have been issued in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- entrepreneurs, industries  and  others  involved  in  creating  Affordable  Rental  Housing Complexes (ARHCs) for  migrant  labourers  proposed  under  Atmnirbhar
- (a) : The incentives to be provided to private Bharat are mentioned below:
- (i) Exemption of Income Tax on any profits and gains derived from  operation  of  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes (ARHCs)  on  similar  lines  as  that  of  'Affordable  Housing' under section 80-IBA of Income Tax Act, 1961.
- (ii) Exemption of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on any profits and  gains  derived  from  operation  of  ARHCs  at  par  with rental services of residential premises, vide Notification No. 12 of 2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017.

- (iii) Project finance/loan at lower interest rate through concessional window under Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) by  Housing  Finance  Companies  (HFCs)  and  Priority  Sector Lending (PSL) by Commercials Banks.
- Provision  of  'Use  Permission'  changes  for  houses  on
- (iv) vacant land, if needed.
- (v) 50%  additional  Floor  Area  Ratio  (FAR)/Floor  Space  Index (FSI) free of cost.
- (vi) Single window approval of design/drawings and other statutory approvals within 30 days.
- (vii) Necessary trunk infrastructure facilities like road, sanitation services, water, sewerage/septage,  drainage, electricity etc. up to the project site without any additional cost to Entity.
- (viii) Municipal services such as water supply, electricity, house/property tax, sewerage/septage charge etc. for operation  of  ARHCs  will  be  levied  at  par  with  residential projects.
- (ix) Additional  grant  in  the  form  of  TIG  (₹  60,000/-  for  one Bedroom, Hall and Kitchen (BHK), ₹ 10,000/- for each bed of dormitory and ₹ 1,00,000/- for each 2 BHK is provisioned by Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  for  using innovative, sustainable, green and disaster-resilient technologies as well as building materials for cost effective, faster and quality construction of ARHCs.
- (b) &  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  Government  of  India  has  issued  Expression  of Interest  (EoI)  for  shortlisting  of  Public/Private  Entities  to  construct, operate and maintain ARHCs on their own available vacant land for a period  of  25  years  under  Model-2  of  the  scheme.  Subsequently,  58 Public/Private Entities have submitted their proposals for construction of  79,350  Units.  Further,  EoI  has  been  issued  once  again  to  receive more  proposal  under  Model-2  of  the  scheme  from  the  interested Public/Private Entities including CPWD or NBCC.
- (d) The Operational Guidelines along with User Guide for implementation of ARHCs under both Models of the scheme has been made available to all concerned Stakeholders and the e-versions of the same are also available at ARHC website i.e. https://arhc.mohua.gov.in.

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