NEW DELHI (INDIA): Pankaj Bajaj has been elected as the new President of CREDAI NCR. At the General Body Meeting held on evening of 27th July 2017 in New Delhi, the NCR chapter of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) elected the new leadership team for 2017-2019.
The new team led by Mr. Pankaj Bajaj, takes charge at a time when the Union Government has implemented various reforms for the sector such as RERA and GST, and is focusing on ‘Housing for all by 2022’ and ‘100 Smart Cities’ to name a few. With these positive steps, the focus of the new Leadership team will be to work closely with the Government to help achieve these objectives and ensure transparency at all levels.
Speaking on the occasion, the newly elected President of CREDAI NCR, Bajaj, said, “With the set-backdrop of challenges that the sector is currently facing, we will be responsible to work closely with various government departments to shape the future of the region’s realty sector. We will also embrace skill development, cleanliness and labour welfare as abiding commitments. We will also ensure that RERA is being implemented and consumer grievances redressal forum works efficiently to gain more buyer confidence.”
He further added, “We will work in tandem with CREDAI National to bring its manifesto to fruition including Skill Development Programme, CSR Foundation, Clean City Movement, Educational Scholarship Fund (CESF), Heritage initiatives etc.”
The new team will have the following members on board of the Executive Committee:
| S. No. | Name | CREDAI-NCR Designation |
| 1 | Mr. Pankaj Bajaj (Eldeco Group) | President |
| 2 | Mr. Ajay Singal (Avalon Group) | Vice President |
| 3 | Mr. Manish Agarwal (Satya Group) | Vice President |
| 4 | Mr. Manu Garg (Landcraft Developers) | Vice President |
| 5 | Mr. R C Gupta (RPS Group) | Vice President |
| 6 | Mr. Rajesh Goyal (RG Group) | Vice President |
| 7 | Mr. Pankaj Goel (Express Builders) | Hon. Secretary |
| 8 | Mr. Gaurav Gupta (SG Estates) | Hon. Joint Secretary |
| 9. | Mr. Prashant Soloman (Chintels Group) | Hon. Treasurer |
The following members have been appointed/ elected to the Governing Council Board:
| S. No. | Name | CREDAI-NCR Designation |
| 1 | Mr. Getamber Anand (ATS Group) | Governing Council Member |
| 2 | Mr. Manoj Gaur (Gaursons Group) | Governing Council Member |
| 3 | Mr. Rohit Raj Modi (Ashiana Homes) | Governing Council Member |
| 4 | Mr. Gautam Bhalla (Vatika Group) | Governing Council Member |
| 5 | Mr. Kushagr Ansal (Ansal Housing) | Governing Council Member |
| 6 | Mr. Rohtas Goel (Omaxe Group) | Governing Council Member |
| 7 | Mr. Vineet Relia (SARE Homes) | Governing Council Member |
| 8 | Mr. Vishal Gupta (Ashiana Housing) | Governing Council Member |
| 9 | Mr. Amit Modi (ABA Corp) | Governing Council Member |
The newly elected leadership will be responsible for working closely with various quarters of stakeholders and help to shape the future of the region’s realty sector in right direction. The biggest challenge that lies ahead for the new leadership team is to work towards changing the perception of the sector that has been facing challenging times from various extrinsic factors, economic and regulatory.
The team has listed the challenges that the sector is facing, and set clear short-term and long-term goals.
The biggest challenge for the industry in NCR is ensuring delivery of long delayed projects in Noida and Gurgaon and winning back the trust of the public.
The new team at CREDAI NCR will aim at actively engaging with regulatory bodies, the buying public and its members to ensure that the realty sector in the NCR emerges stronger.