Lok Sabha Question No. 1468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Vacant Housing Complexes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1468

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## VACANT HOUSING COMPLEXES

## NO.  1468.    SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the number of Expression of Interests received under the vacant housing complexes scheme classified, State/city-wise;
- (b) the number of approvals given by the Government under the scheme;
- whether  the  Government  monitors  the  cities  implementation  progress
- (c) under the scheme;
- (d) if  so,  the  number  of  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHCs) built/occupied classified, city-wise; and
- (e) the  number  of  housing  complexes  available  and  units  occupied  under Model-1 of the scheme classified, city-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to  (e):  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  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 as under:
- i. Model-1: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to convert into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by Public Agencies,
- ii. Model-2:  Construction,  Operation  &  Maintenance  of  ARHCs  by  Public/
- Private Entities on their own available vacant land.

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

As per the Operational Guidelines of ARHCs, under Model-1 of the scheme Request  for  Proposals  were  issued  by  respective  State/UT/ULBs.  So  far, 5,648  vacant  houses  have  been  converted  into  ARHCs  by  States/Union Territories  (UTs)  of  Chandigarh,  Gujarat,  Rajasthan,  Uttarakhand  and Jammu & Kashmir. Further, Request for Proposal (RFP) have been issued for  7,413  vacant  houses  in  various  States.  Under  Model-2,  73  Proposals have  been  received  from  public/  private  entities  for  construction  of 1,39,471 units in 18 States/ UTs. Subsequently, 13 proposals for constructing 82,273 new ARHC units in 7 States have been approved by the Ministry.  Further,  construction  of  30,001  new  ARHCs  units  have  been started in various States. The State/City-wise details of progress of ARHC are at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 1468 due for answer on 15.12.2022

## A.  State/UT-wise details of the existing Govt. funded vacant houses converted into ARHCs for the beneficiaries under Model-1 of the Scheme:

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| S. No.   | State/UT    | City        | No. of vacant houses converted into ARHCs   | Houses occupied   |
|----------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Chandigarh  | Chandigarh  | 2,195                                       | 2,195             |
| 2        | Gujarat     | Surat       | 393                                         | 393               |
| 3        | Gujarat     | Ahmedabad   | 1,376                                       | 1,376             |
| 4        | Gujarat     | Rajkot      | 698                                         | -                 |
| 5        | Rajasthan   | Chittorgarh | 480                                         | -                 |
| 6        | J&K         | Jammu       | 336                                         | 336               |
| 7        | Uttarakhand | Lalkuan     | 100                                         | 100               |
| 8        | Uttarakhand | Dehradun    | 70                                          | 70                |
| Total    | Total       | Total       | 5,648                                       | 4,470             |

## B. State/UT-wise  details  of  ARHC  units  sanctioned  for  construction  by  Public/  Private Entities under Model-2 of the Scheme:

| 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.                            | 13,500        |
| 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        |
| 12       | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh       | Coastal Developers Private                           | 736           |
| 13       | Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Developers Private                           | 652           |
| Total    | Total                          | Total                                                | 82,273        |