Progress of affordable rental housing complexes scheme
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5361
TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025
PROGRESS OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES SCHEME
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the current status of the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) Scheme including key achievements and challenges;
(b) whether the scheme has effectively addressed the housing needs of migrant workers in urban areas and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total number of ARHCs sanctioned in Punjab since 2020, year- wise;
(d) the number of ARHCs currently operational in Punjab; and
(e) whether the Government is considering for extending the scheme to further support affordable housing for migrants and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) to (e): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) in 2020 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 implemented through two models:
- 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.
Beneficiaries of ARHCs are urban migrants/poor from Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG).
Under Model-1, so far, 5,648 existing Government funded vacant houses have been converted into ARHCs in different States/Union Territories (UTs). Under Model-2, MoHUA has approved proposals for construction of 82,273 new ARHC units in 7 States, of which 35,425 have been completed and remaining are under different stages of initiation/construction. These ARHCs provide dignified living with all civic amenities to the eligible beneficiaries at an affordable rate. No proposal under ARHCs sub-scheme has been received from the State Government of Punjab so far.
Further, based on the learning from the experiences of 9 years implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to construct, purchase and rent a house by 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries at affordable cost through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).
ARH vertical of PMAY-U 2.0 aims to promote creation of rental housing for EWS/LIG beneficiaries including migrant workers and other poor who do not want to own a house but require housing for short term basis. The scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0 may be accessed at https://pmay-urban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/Operational- Guidelines-of-PMAY-U-2.pdf.
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