This document announces a national workshop on land pooling for real estate development in New Delhi on December 18, 2013. It notes that India's growing cities face infrastructure challenges due to rapid population growth and migration. Land pooling allows for assembling and pooling land to increase housing and development, as seen in policies in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and other states. The workshop aims to discuss issues around land pooling and share experiences to help states and cities adapt successful policies. It is organized by NAREDCO and supported by the Delhi Development Authority. The workshop is open to developers, planners, government agencies and others interested in land use and real estate issues.

1. National Workshop
on
Land Pooling for Real Estate Development
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Introduction
High population growth rate has been India’s problem stymieing the economic, social as well
as industrial development. Our metropolitan cities, as also 2nd
and 3rd
tier cities are vying for
modernisation of infrastructure for their citizens and drawing migration of people owing mainly
to the economic growth, employment opportunities and quality of life that they offer.
Population gravitation to these cities puts heavy demands on infrastructure, particularly
housing, in turn bringing out the need for assembling and pooling of land under a well defined
policy at the state level. Some initiatives have already been taken in many growing cities, for
instance, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has come out with the Master Plan Delhi
2021 (MPD 2021), covering the issue of land assembling and pooling and had been under
active discussion for some time. Land Pooling serves as a means to augment availability of
land for creation of the necessary real estate, especially the housing for general public,
including EWS/LIG. There are varied experiences in this regard in many states in India like
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and so on and also overseas. In
this backdrop, with a view to bringing out the various issues associated with land pooling in
different environments, National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) is organising
the National Workshop on Land Pooling for Real Estate Development in New Delhi. Ministry
of Urban Development (Delhi Division), Government of India has already issued the Land
Policy based on the land pooling concept, by adding a new chapter to the MPD 2021. The
Workshop will provide a forum for a thread bare discussion of various issues and significant
opportunities for one-to-one interactions with the authors of policy and the executives heading
the activity in some of the states. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is supporting and
participating in the Workshop.
Objective
Many states/cities in the country, as mentioned above, have already framed well laid out land
use and development policies and carried out land pooling, while others like Delhi has recently
initiated the process to take it up as a part of the master plan. Different states would
experience different types of issues while going for land pooling, depending on their respective
social, political and economic environments. The Workshop aims to discuss the various
issues associated with the concept of land pooling and also disseminate information on the
benefits accrued to the States in terms of growth of real estate sector and general
development of the society thereby. The participants will benefit from the deliberations and
utilise the knowledge gained for adapting the same in their specific situations.
Date & Venue
The Workshop will be held on 18 December 2013 in Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre,
Vardhman Marg, Lodhi Road, New Delhi (Ph: 011-43663333).
Participation
The Workshop will be of interest to developers and builders, town planning departments,
urban development authorities, municipal corporations and other civic bodies of states,

2. planners and architects, property consultants, real estate finance organizations and law firms
all over the country.
Registration Fee
Category Fee* per Participant (Rs)
NAREDCO Member 2500
Non-Member 3000
Student (Full time course in recognized
Institution/University )
1500
Service Tax extra.
* Discount of 15 % is available on nomination of 3 or more participants
Interested organisations/persons may return the attached Registration Form, with particulars
of the nominees and necessary remittance, to reach NAREDCO by 13 December 2013.
Sponsorships
Lead Sponsors
Delhi Development Authority
Saamag Capital Advisors LLP
Co-sponsor
SAMYAK Properties & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
About NAREDCO
NAREDCO is the apex body at the national level representing all stakeholders in real estate
space. It has been set up under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation (HUPA), Govt of India, presently Dr (Ms) Girija Vyas, Hon’ble Union Minister of
HUPA, is its Chief Patron. It was formed to induct transparency and ethics in the real estate
business and transform the unorganized sector into a mature, professional, modern and
globally competitive one. It works in partnership with industry and government alike through
advisory and consultative process. It strives to be the leading advocate to develop standards
for efficient and ehical business practices, valued by the stakeholders.
Further Information
Shri S C Rastogi
Dy Director General
National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO)
First Floor, 8 Community Centre
East of Kailash
New Delhi 110065
Ph: 011-26225795, 41608570; M: 09958998067; Fax: 011-26225796
Email: scrastogi@naredco.in, naredco@naredco.in, Website: www.naredco.in
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