CREDAI Convention to discuss ways to provide homes for all'

Mangalore, August 1: The Confederation of Real Estate and Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) will organize the second Karnataka State level CREDAI Convention – STATECON 2012 on August 25 at TMA Pai International Convention Centre in Mangalore.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, here, Chairman of STATECON 2012, K.C. Naik said that the theme for the convention was 'Homes for All'. There will be panel discussions on the topics Affordable Housing, Environmental Conservation Building Code Norms, Skill Development – on how to convert unskilled labour to skilled, and Single Window Clearance – on how to reduce delays in getting clearances on projects, he said.

The convention will be inaugurated at 9 a.m. by Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar. A two-day Real Estate exhibition will be inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa. Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Suresh Kumar will be the chief guest on the occasion and National President of CREDAI Lalith Kumar Jain will preside. Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister C.T. Ravi, Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation Gulzar Banu, Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangalore North MLA J. Krishna Palemar and MLC Ganesh Karnik will be the guests of honour, he said.

Speaking on the current scenario, he said that due to rise in land prices and some incidents taking place in the city, investment by NRIs had decreased considerably over a period of time. In the STATECON 2012, we shall also discuss the Code of Conduct to bring discipline into the building industry, he said, adding that as much as 50,000 units of land were in demand for the next five years in Mangalore.

P.M.A. Razak

President of CREDAI-Mangalore P.M.A. Razak said that there was a shortage of 30 million houses in the country which could be eradicated by public participation. The convention aims at discussing ways to provide homes for not just families with high and middle income, but also the economically weaker section of the society, he said.

The valedictory function of STATECON 2012 will be held on the same day at 4.30 p.m. Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath will be the chief guest on the occasion and Lalith Kumar Jain will preside. General Secretary of AICC Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India, M. Veerappa Moily, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly N Yogesh Bhat, Mangalore MLA U.T. Khader and MLC Monappa Bhandary will be the guests of honour.

Secretary of CREDAI Pushparaj Jain and Treasurer Felix Albuquerque were also present at the press conference.