Lok Sabha Question No. 4484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Conversion of Vacant Government-Funded Houses into ARHC Units
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4484

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2026

CONVERSION OF VACANT GOVERNMENT-FUNDED HOUSES INTO ARHC UNITS

NO. 4484.   SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL: SHRI MITESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PATEL: SHRI RAJPALSINH MAHENDRASINH JADAV:

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

- (a) the number of vacant Government-funded houses identified for conversion  under  the  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHCs) scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of houses out of the said houses that have been successfully converted into functional rental housing units till date;
- (c)
- the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  conversion  of  the remaining vacant Government-funded houses into ARHC units in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the details of the plans formulated to address the challenges encountered under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in the development of Greenfield ARHCs units in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  launched Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHCs)  as  a  sub-scheme  of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) in July 2020 to address the  housing  need  faced  by  migrant  workers,  urban  poor  and  informal sector labourers from Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group  (LIG)  category  across  the  country.  This  scheme  has  been implemented through two models.

Under Model-1, a total of 5,783 Government funded vacant houses have been  converted  into  ARHCs,  of  which  2,602  units  are  from  State  of Gujarat. Additionally, proposals for converting 1,947 existing Government funded vacant houses into ARHC units are under process in the State of Gujarat.

Moreover, based on the proposals submitted by States/Union Territories (UTs) under Model-2, MoHUA has approved proposals for construction of 83,298  new  ARHC  units  using  innovative  construction  technologies  in several States including 453 and 61,411 ARHC units in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu  respectively,  of  which  construction  of  40,630  units  have  been completed in Tamil Nadu so far. In addition, construction of 1,682 ARHC units  have  been  started  using  conventional  technologies  in  State  of Gujarat under Model-2.

Further,  based  on  the  learnings  of  ARHCs,  a  dedicated  vertical  of Affordable  Rental  Housing  (ARH)  has  been  provisioned  under  PMAY-U 2.0. The Scheme Guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0 are available at https://pmayurban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/Operational-Guidelines-of-PMAY-U-2.pdf.

ARH vertical of PMAY-U 2.0 aims to promote construction of affordable rental  housing  close  to  the  workplaces  of  the  intended  beneficiaries including urban migrants/ industrial workers/working women/students/urban  poor  etc.  The  ARH  vertical  is  implemented through two models:

Model-1:  Converting  existing  Government  funded  vacant  houses  into ARH  through  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  or  by  Public Agencies.

Model-2: Construct, Operate and Maintain rental housing by Private/Public  Entities  for  urban  poor,  working  women,  employees  of Industries,  Industrial  Estates,  Institutions  and  other  eligible  EWS/LIG families.

In  this  regard,  an  Expression  of  Interest  (EoI)  has  been  issued  by  the Ministry for submission of project proposals for construction of new ARH units by all interested Public/Private Entities under PMAY-U 2.0. The web link  for  EoI  is  at  https://pmay-urban.gov.in/ARH-EOI.pdf.  Further,  under Model-2 of ARH vertical under PMAY-U 2.0, a total of 1,745 units have involving been sanctioned by the Ministry for State of Gujarat, Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) of ₹15.70 crore.

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