Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Affordable Rental Housing Complexes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 02, 2023

## AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- the has the providing Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) under Pradhan Mantri
- (a) whether Government achieved target Awas Yojana -Urban (PMAY-U);
- (b) if so, the details of affordable rental houses constructed SO far and if
- not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of total funds sanctionedlutilized for development of ARHCs
- under the PMAY-U;
- (d) the total number of beneficiaries under the said scheme;
- (e) the details of innovative technologies are being used for construction;
- and
- whether the Government has developed any formula to calculate the rent of the housing complexes and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) on 31.07.2020 as a subscheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) to

provide dignified living to urban migrantslpoor near their workplace during the Mission period: 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 Public/Private Entities on their own available vacant land:

Further, the details 0 ARHCs scheme are available at httpllarhe mohua gov inlfilesUploadOperational-Guidelines-of-ARHCS pdf:

Under Model-1 of the scheme, so far, 5,648 vacant houses have been converted into ARHCs by StatesIUnion Territories (UTs) of  Chandigarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir: Further, Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued for 7,413 vacant houses in various States-

Under Model-2, 73 proposals have been received from publiclprivate entities for construction of 1,39,471 units in 18 StateslUTs: Subsequently, 13 proposals for constructing 82,273 new ARHC units in 7 States have been approved by the Ministry: So Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) of 3174 crore has been sanctioned by the Ministry for construction of 82,273 new ARHC units using innovative construction technologies: Further, construction of 30,001 new ARHCs units have been started in various States: The StatelCity-wise details of progress of ARHCs under both models are at Annexure. far,

- f): The Operational Guidelines of ARHCs prescribes that the initial affordable rent of ARHCs will be fixed by the local authority based on a Iocal surveySubsequently, rent will be enhanced biennially by 8%, subject to maximum funding of 20% in aggregate, over a period of 5 years; effective from the date of signing the contract\_ Same mechanism shall be followed over the entire concession period i.e. 25 years:

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 228 due for answer on 02.02.2023

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

| S. No_   | StatelUT        | City         | No. of vacant houses converted into ARHCs   | Houses occupied by Beneficiaries   |
|----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|          |                 |              | 2,195                                       |                                    |
| 2        | Gujarat         | Surat        | 393                                         | 393                                |
| 3        | IGujarat        | Ahmedabad    | 1,376                                       | 1,376                              |
| 4        | Gujarat         | Rajkot       | 698                                         |                                    |
| 5        | Rajasthan       | IChittorgarh | 480                                         |                                    |
| 6        | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu        | 336                                         | 336                                |
|          | UUttarakhand    | Lalkuan      | 100                                         | 100                                |
| 8        | UUttarakhand    | Dehradun     | 70                                          | 70                                 |
| Total    | Total           | Total        | 5,648                                       | 4,470                              |

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

| S No.   | Name of City/State          | Name of Entity                                       | Technology being used                   | Total Units   |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------|
|         | Sriperumbudur; Tamil Nadu   | SPR City Estates Pvt. Ltd_                           | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 18,112        |
| 2       | Sriperumbudur; Tamil Nadu   | SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd_                           | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 3,969         |
| 3       | Hosur; Tamil Nadu           | Tata Electronic Pvt. Ltd.                            | Precast Concrete Construction System    | 13,500        |
| 4       | Chennai; Tamil Nadu         | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 18,720        |
| 5       | Chennai; Tamil Nadu         | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd:                   | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 1,040         |
|         | Raipur; Chhattisgarh_       | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd:                          | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 2,222         |
|         | Kampur Town, Assam          | Guwahati Refinery Indian Qil Corporation Ltd;        | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 2,222         |
|         | Prayagraj; Uttar Pradesh    | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd:                          | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 1,112         |
| 9       | Surat; Gujarat              | Mitsumi Housing Pvt. Ltd.                            | Light Gauge Steel Framed Structures     | 453           |
| 10      | Chennai; Tamil Nadu         | SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd_                           | Aluminum Form Work                      | 5,045         |
| 11      | Nizampet; Telangana         | Sivani Infra Pvt. Ltd_                               | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 14,490        |
| 12      | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh    | Coastal Developers Pvt: Ltd.                         | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 736           |
| 13      | Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Developers Pvt: Ltd.                         | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 652           |
| Total   | Total                       | Total                                                | Total                                   | 82,273        |