Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Beneficiaries under ARHCs Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.720

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 02, 2021

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER ARHCs SCHEME

## NO.720.     SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  various  schemes  being  implemented  by  the Government;
- (b)  the  salient  features  of  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes (ARHCs) scheme along with the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  this  scheme,  State/districtwise; and
- (d)  the details of the funds allocated under the scheme for Assam and North Eastern States during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)& (b): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHCs)  as  a  sub-scheme  of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) to provide dignified living to urban migrants/poor near their workplace.

This  scheme  is  being  implemented  through  two  models  i.e.Model-1: Utilizing  existing  Government  funded  vacant  houses  to  convert  into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by Public Agencies, andModel-2:  Construction,  Operation  &  Maintenance  of  ARHCs  by Public/Private Entities on their own available vacant land.

ARHCs  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  all  Statutory  Towns  as  per Census 2011and Towns notified subsequently, Notified Planning Areas and areas of Development/Special Area Development/ Industrial Development

Authorities. Projects under ARHCs will be applicable for consideration and funding tillPMAY-U Mission period i.e. March 2022.

Beneficiaries  for  ARHCs  belong  to  Economically  Weaker  Section/Low Income Group 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.

Further,  the  details  of  ARHCsscheme  are  available  in  its  Operational Guidelines at http://arhc.mohua.gov.in/filesUpload/OperationalGuidelines-of-ARHCs.pdf.

- (c): The number of beneficiaries under the scheme is at Annexure.
- (d): As per the Operational Guidelines of ARHCs, there is no provision for allocating funds for States/Union Territories (UTs). The Technology Innovation Grant has been provisioned for the projects using innovative construction technologies for construction of ARHCs.

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- Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 720 due for answer on 02.12.2021
- A. State/UT-wise details of the existing Govt. funded vacant houses converted into ARHCs for the beneficiaries under Model-1 of the Scheme:
- B. State/  UT-wise  details  of  ARHC  units  sanctioned  for  construction  by  Public/ Private Entities under Model-2 of the Scheme:

| S. No.   | State/UT   | City        | No. of vacant houses converted into ARHCs   | No. of beneficiaries allotted   |
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Chandigarh | Chandigarh  | 2,195                                       | 2,195                           |
| 2        | Gujarat    | Surat       | 393                                         | 393                             |
| 3        | Gujarat    | Ahmedabad   | 1,376                                       | 1,376                           |
| 4        | Rajasthan  | Chittorgarh | 480                                         | 480                             |
| Total    | Total      | Total       | 4,444                                       | 4,444                           |

| S.No.   | Name of City/State        | Name of Entity                                       | Total Units   |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1       | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu | SPR City Estates Pvt. Ltd.                           | 18,112        |
| 2       | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu | SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd.                           | 3,969         |
| 3       | Hosur, Tamil Nadu         | Tata Electronic Pvt. Ltd.                            | 11,500        |
| 4       | Chennai, Tamil Nadu       | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu | 18,720        |
| 5       | Chennai, Tamil Nadu       | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.                   | 1,040         |
| 6       | Raipur, Chhattisgarh      | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                          | 2,222         |
| 7       | Kampur Town, Assam        | Guwahati Refinery Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.        | 2,222         |
| 8       | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh  | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                          | 1,112         |
| 9       | Surat, Gujarat            | Mitsumi Housing Pvt. Ltd.                            | 453           |
| 10      | Chennai, Tamil Nadu       | SPR Construction Pvt.Ltd.                            | 5,045         |
| 11      | Nizampet, Telangana       | Sivani Infra Pvt.Ltd.                                | 14,490        |
| Total   | Total                     | Total                                                | 78,885        |