📋 Tender Overview
Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes ARHCs a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban PMAY-U for providing accommodation at affordable rent to urban migrants poor has been launched on 31.07.2020 after approval of the Union Cabinet. Following steps have been taken to implement the scheme of ARHCs for urban migrantspoorOperational Guidelines of ARHCs along with other implementation framework have been circulated to all StatesUnion Territories UTs for planning and implementation. E-copy of the guidelines has been uploaded on the websites of ARHC Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban PMAY-U and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs MoHUA.A draft Memorandum of Agreement MoA has been circulated to all StatesUTs to sign with MoHUA.A model Request for Proposal RFP has been shared with StatesUTs for selection of Concessionaire to developexisting Government funded vacant housing complexes to be used as ARHCs for a period of 25 years under RepairRetrofit Develop Operate and Transfer RDOT on Public Private Partnership PPP Mode.Expression of Interest EoI has been prepared for shortlisting of PublicPrivate Entities for construction of ARHCs on their own vacant land.A sustained and focused Information Education and Communication IEC strategy for outreach and off take of ARHCs has been prepared. A whiteboard animation on ARHCs along with various brochures leaflets and other communication materials have been designed and shared with the stakeholders.b An estimated amount of Rs. 600 crore has been envisaged as total outlay of the Scheme till the Mission period of PMAY-U i.e. March 2022.c A total of 2.95 lakh beneficiaries have been envisaged to be benefitted by this Scheme initially. Through Model-1 approximately 75000 existing Government funded vacant housing complexes in various cities are targeted to be converted into ARHCs. In Model-2 new construction of 40000 singledouble bedroom houses and 180000 dormitory beds are targeted to be operationalized using innovative and alternate technologies.This was informed by Minister of State IC for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
