Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Affordable Rental Housing Complexes Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.74

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMEBER 02, 2021

## AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES SCHEME

No. 74. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether an Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) scheme for  migrants  who  went  back  home  during  lockdown  has  been approved by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban (PMAY-U) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time-frame and the details of the roll-out of the first phase of the ARHCs scheme, State-wise;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  existing  protections  against  tenant  eviction and provisions for rent control shall apply to properties under the scheme;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  undertake  and expedite the beneficiary mapping process;
- (e) the  scope  for  purchase  of  property  rented  under  the  scheme  by beneficiaries at a given point of time in future; and
- (f) the details of beneficiaries under the scheme, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (f):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

Statement  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  74  for 02.12.2021 regarding 'affordable rental housing complexes scheme'

(a): Yes,  Sir.  The  details  of  the  ARHCs  Scheme  are  available  at http://arhc.mohua.gov.in/filesUpload/Operational-Guidelines-ofARHCs.pdf.

(b): The  projects  received  from  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  under ARHCs are to be considered for approvaltill PMAY-U Mission period i.e. March 2022. Scheme has already been rolled out for all States/ UTs.

(c): In order to safeguard the interest of stakeholders including protections  against  tenants  eviction  and  avoid  conflict/complication, ARHCshave been kept outside the purview of existing State Rental Laws of  concerned  States/UTs.  ARHCs  will  be  governed  by  the  legislation enacted fresh or amended from the existing legislation based on Model Tenancy  Act  (MTA)  circulated  to  the  States/  UTs  for  speedy  dispute resolution.

(d): As per Scheme guidelines, Public/Private Entities mayuse ARHCs to provide accommodations to their own workers/labourers as well as serve the requirement of neighbouring Entities. Further,guidelines permit collaboration with other Entities/Organizations or get migrant labourers/urban poor through Aggregators by deducting the rent directly from the salary/fee/any kind of remuneration etc. of tenants.

(e): ARHCs  scheme  is  to  provide  rental  accommodation  to  migrant labourers/urban poor only and there is no provision for purchase of the dwelling unit by beneficiaries.

(f): The State/UT-wise details of the existing vacant houses converted into ARHCsfor thebeneficiaries and ARHCs sanctioned for Public/ Private Entities to be constructed on their available land are at Annexure.

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- 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        |