Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Affordable Rental Housing Complexes Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1836

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES SCHEME

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme announced under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package;
- (b) whether nearly one Iakh Government-funded houses are ready in some of the States including Telangana to provide rental accommodation to migrants under ARHC Scheme;
- if so, the details of houses available for migrants in various States, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of authority who would fix the rent and criteria being adopted for this purpose?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): The aims and objectives of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) Scheme announced under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package
- are as follows:
- To address vision Of 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' significantly by creating a sustainable ecosystem of affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrantslpoor-
- the need of affordable rental housing for urban migrantslpoor. ARHCs will provide them dignified living with necessary civic amenities near their place of work.
- To create a conducive environment by incentivizing
- PublicIPrivate Entities to leverage investment for creating

affordable rental housing stock to take care of their own requirements for workforce and also cater to neighbouring areas, if they have available vacant land:

- (b) & (c): Yes, Sir. A total of 88,236 existing Government funded vacant houses are available to be converted into ARHCs for rental accommodation to migrants under Model-1 of ARHC Scheme. However, no vacant houses are available in Telangana for rental accommodation to migrants under Model-1. The details of houses availablelto be available for migrants in various States/Union Territories (UTs), is at Annexure:
- (d): Initial affordable rent Of ARHCs will be fixed by the Iocal authority based on a to the issuance of Request for Proposal (RFP) by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs): Subsequently, rent 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:

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## Annexure referred in reply to LSUQ No. 1836 due for answer on 29.07.2021

Detailsofhouses availablelto be available for migrants in various States/UTs under Model-I of ARHCs

| S.No.   | StatelUT          | No. of Houses lalready converted] as ARHCs   | No. of Houses to be converted as ARHCs   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1_      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                              | 752                                      | 752     |
| 2       | Chandigarh        | 2,195                                        |                                          | 2,195   |
| 3       | Delhi             |                                              | 29,112                                   | 29,112  |
| 4       | Gujarat           | 393                                          | 7,387                                    | 7,780   |
| 5       | Haryana           |                                              | 2,545                                    | 2,545   |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                              | 255                                      | 255     |
| 7       | Karnataka         |                                              | 1,731                                    | 1,731   |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                              | 364                                      | 364     |
| 9       | Maharashtra       |                                              | 32,345                                   | 32,345  |
| 10_     | Nagaland          |                                              | 664                                      | 664     |
| 11_     | Rajasthan         |                                              | 4,884                                    | 4,884   |
| 12.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                              | 5,232                                    | 5,232   |
| 13.     | Uttarakhand       |                                              | 377                                      | 377     |
| Total   | Total             | 2,588                                        | 85,648                                   | 88,236  |