Affordable rental housing complexes scheme for Dhanbad & Bokaro
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is promoting the construction, operation, and maintenance of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) by public and private entities on their available vacant land. These ARHCs primarily benefit urban migrants and individuals from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low-Income Groups (LIG). However, MoHUA has noted that no project proposals for ARHC construction have been received from Jharkhand.
In response to insights gained from nine years of implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), MoHUA has revamped the initiative, launching PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ Mission effective September 1, 2024. This updated scheme aims to provide housing solutions for an additional 1 crore eligible beneficiaries in urban areas through four key verticals: Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH), and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).
The ARH component, influenced by lessons learned from the ARHC initiative, focuses on creating rental housing projects for EWS and LIG beneficiaries, including migrant workers who require temporary housing without the desire for homeownership. Detailed guidelines for PMAY-U 2.0 can be accessed at the official website.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5387
TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES SCHEME FOR DHANBAD AND BOKARO
NO. 5387. SHRI DULU MAHATO:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that Dhanbad and Bokaro are major hubs of the industrial sector;
(b) if so, whether the Government has initiated the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), to provide ease of living to urban migrants and the poor in the said hubs; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a): Yes. Dhanbad and Bokaro are major industrial hubs of Jharkhand.
(b) & (C): 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).
MoHUA has not received any project proposal for construction of ARHCs from the State of Jharkhand.
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 is based on learnings of ARHC and aims to construct rental housing projects for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (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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