Lok Sabha Question No. 4603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Proposal to Construct ARHCs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Talari Rangaiah

- (e)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY

## OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4603

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 31, 2022

## PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT ARHCS

NO. 4603. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: RANJITH REDDY: DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to construct Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) in the country and if SO, the details under-construction ARHCs in the country, StatelUt and Urban Local Body-wise;
- b) the aims and objectives of ARHCs scheme announced under Atmanirbhar Bharat package;
- (c) whether it is true that nearly one Iakh Government funded houses are ready in some of the States including Telangana to provide rental accommodation to migrants under ARHCs scheme;
- (d) if so, the details of houses available for migrants in various States, State-
- wise;
- who would fix the rent  along with the criteria being adopted for the same; and
- the number of houses far allotted under the scheme to migrant labours?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (d): Yes, Sir:  Ministry of  Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a subscheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) to provide

dignified living to urban migrantsl poor near their workplace. This scheme is being implemented through two models as under:

- Model-I: 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;
- Model-2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance ARHCs by
- Publicl Private Entities on their own available vacant land.

## ARHCs Scheme was launched with the following aims and objectives:

- To address the vision of 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' significantly by creating a sustainable ecosystem of affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrantsl poor.
- To achieve overall objective of iHousing for All" encompassing the need of affordable rental housing for urban migrantsl poor. ARHCs will provide them dignified living with necessary civic amenities near their place of work.
- To create a conducive environment by incentivizing Publicl Private Entities to leverage investment for creating affordable rental housing stock to take care of their own requirements for workforce and also cater to neighboring areas, if they have available vacant land:

Under Model-1, out of total 83,534 existing government funded vacant houses constructed under JnNURM and RAY in different Statesl Union Territories, 5478 houses have been converted into ARHCs and 7,483 units are under  process of getting converted as ARHCs and are at various stages of completion across the country: Under Model-2, proposals for construction of 78,885 new ARHC units have been sanctioned\_ The State and Urban Local Body (ULB)-wise details are at Annexure:

- (e): As per scheme guidelines, affordable rent of ARHCs is fixed by the local authority based on a local survey-
- (f): So far, 5,478 ARHC units have been developed and allotted to urban migrantsl poor, under Model-1.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LSUSQ No. 4603 due for answer on 31.03.2022

- A State/UT-wise details of number of exiting Government funded vacant houses constructed under JnNURM and RAY to be converted into ARHCs under Model-] of the Scheme
- B. Statel UT-wise details of ARHC units sanctioned for construction by Public/ Private Entities under Model-2 of the Scheme:

|       | Name of the States/UTs   | No. Of Govt: Funded vacant Houses to be converted into ARHCs   | No. Of Houses Converted into ARHCs   |
|-------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 752                                                            |                                      |
| 2     | Chandigarh               | 2,195                                                          | 2,195                                |
| 3     | Delhi                    | 29,112                                                         |                                      |
| 4     | Gujarat                  | 4,414                                                          | 2,467                                |
| 5     | Haryana                  | 2,545                                                          |                                      |
|       | Himachal Pradesh         | 314                                                            |                                      |
|       | Madhya Pradesh           | 364                                                            |                                      |
| 8     | Maharashtra              | 32,345                                                         |                                      |
|       | Nagaland                 | 664                                                            |                                      |
| 10    | Rajasthan                | 4,884                                                          | 480                                  |
| 11    | Uttar Pradesh            | 5,232                                                          |                                      |
| 12    | Uttarakhand              | 377                                                            |                                      |
| 13    | Jammu & Kashmir          | 336                                                            | 336                                  |
| Total | Total                    | 83,534                                                         | 5,478                                |

|       | Name of City/State        | Name of Entity                                       | Total Units   |
|-------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|       | 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         |
|       | Chhattisgarh_ Raipurs     | Indian Qil Corporation Ltd                           | 2,222         |
|       | Kampur Town, Assam        | Guwahati Refinery Indian Oil Corporation Ltd         | 2,222         |
|       | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh  | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                          | 1,112         |
|       | Surat, Gujarat            | Mitsumi Housing Pvt_Ltd                              | 453           |
| 10    | Chennai, Tamil Nadu       |                                                      | 5,045         |
| 11    | Nizampet,_Telangana       | Sivani Infra Pvt Ltd                                 | 14,490        |
| Total | Total                     | Total                                                | 78,885        |