CREDAI

About CREDAI National

Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) is the apex body of private real estate developers, established in 1999 with a vision of transforming the landscape of Indian Real Estate industry and a mandate to pursue the cause of Housing and Habitat. Since then, our membership has grown to more than 13000+members in 21 States across 221 City chapters.

CREDAI strives to make the Real Estate industry more organized and progressive by working closely with all stakeholders: government representatives, policy makers, investors, finance companies, consumers, and real estate professionals.

Shekhar Patel

President

CREDAI National

Shekhar  G. Patel, President, CREDAI National and Managing Director of Ganesh Housing Corporation has extensive leadership experience - from CREDAI Ahmedabad to Gujarat and national roles - he leads CREDAI’s ambitious agenda on skilling, data transparency, environmental sustainability, and affordable housing reform. Under his stewardship, CREDAI is poised to boost the real estate sector’s growth while championing inclusive, green, and ethical urban development.

Gaurav Gupta

Honorary Secretary

Director, SG Estates Pvt. Ltd.

Gaurav Gupta, Honorary Secretary, CREDAI National and Director of SG Group is an MBA in International Business (Marketing) from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi with specialization in Marketing and a graduate from Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi in the commerce stream. He is vivid reader and widely travelled across the globe.

As Director in SG Estates Pvt. Ltd., he overlooks the entire operation of the company starting from the formulation of the strategy to its implementation. He has been instrumental in identifying the new projects of the company and getting new investors associated with the company. He ensures that the company performs as per the set benchmarks and adheres to the Company Philosophy: “Quality Construction, Outstanding Integrity”.

CREDAI Youth Wing - 2500+ members in 150+ Cities

CREDAI Youth Wing is formed keeping in view the need to bring together the next generation of real estate builders and developers, CREDAI Youth Wing will ensure that our leaders of tomorrow will be well informed and knowledgeable with an open mind and the strongest of the business values.

“TO NURTURE YOUNG TALENT TO CREATE INDUSTRY LEADERS OF TOMORROW”

CREDAI Women’s Wing – 500+ members in 150+ Cities

CREDAI National launched its Women’s Wing in April 2017.

"THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN’S WING WILL BE TO BRING TOGETHER WOMEN DEVELOPERS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO HELP THEMSELVES AND OTHERS GROW PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY THROUGH LEADERSHIP, TRAINING AND NETWORKING SUPPORT"

CREDAI Partnership with Various Organization:
  1. CREDAI signed MOUwith Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on 30th May’ 2019.
  2. CREDAI signed MOU with Indian institute of Interior designer (IIID) on 5th June’2020.
  3. CREDAI collaborates with World Trade Centers on 12th June’2019.
  4. CREDAI is a shareholder and promoter of National Skill Development Corporation & Construction Skill Development Council of India.
Initiatives by CREDAI:
  1. CREDAI Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum
  2. CREDAI Clean City movement (CCCM)
  3. CREDAI CSR Foundation (CCF)
  4. CREDAI Educational Scholarship Fund (CESF)
  5. CREDAI IIMB Leadership Program
  6. CREDAI E- Library
  7. Environment Sustainability Initiatives
  8. Relief and rehabilitation work during natural calamities
1. Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF)

CREDAI considers fairness and transparency in dealing with customers to be intrinsic to the cause of affordable housing as consumers need to have trust and confidence in the developers to avail of their services.

CREDAI chapters at City, and State Level are required to set up a Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) for resolving grievance of customers.

This self-regulation by CREDAI improves standard of service and in the process save precious time and money of consumers and developers.

CREDAI CGRF has received official recognition of Maharashtra RERA with CREDAI Mumbai and CREDAI Maharashtra entrusted with consumer dispute resolution by the Authority.

2. CREDAI Clean City movement (CCCM)

CREDAI Clean City Movement (CCCM), originated in Kochi in 2007, is CREDAI's flagship program to manage community level decentralized waste management system based on aerobic processing of waste.

Today, the initiative covers more than 650 housing condominiums and 80,000 apartments and provides employment to about 650 women belonging to the economically backward class in Kochi. CREDAI plans to expand this initiative on a national level.

Uplifting Rural Economy by Promoting Rural Tourism and Farmer’s Markets

With a vision to boost the rural economy, CREDAI Youth Wing has pledged toadopt 13 locations in the country, which will be uplifted by promoting Rural Tourism.

CREDAI is also committed to strengthen the agricultural sector and give a boost to the rural entrepreneurship by creating Farmer’s Markets at select locations in the country.

3. CREDAI CSR Foundation (CCF)

CREDAI CSR Foundation (CCF) was established on May 18, 2015 as the CSR arm of CREDAI, to engage in the preparation of, development and execution of social welfare and development projects. The aim of the foundation is to protect the interest of construction workers and promote welfare schemes for them. CCF works towards issues of social and environmental relevance in the construction sector and thrives to make a positive contribution in these areas. CCF is actively involved in upskilling construction workers and is working towards environmental sustainability, by collaborating with member developers to ensure implementation of initiatives such as solid waste management, green building certification and tree plantation drives. Apart from regular social and environmental initiatives, CCF extends repair and rehabilitation assistance in times of natural calamities.

Members of CREDAI fraternity are engaged in a variety of social and charitable activities which touch the lives of the poor and dispossessed.

Areas which are covered under CREDAI CSR are:
  1. Environmental Impact
  2. Health and Medical care
  3. Social Infrastructure
  4. Skill training and development
  5. Education
  6. Women Empowerment
  7. Child Welfare
  8. Sports Promotions/Development
  9. Empowerment of disadvantaged groups
  10. Public awareness campaigns
  11. Clean India-Swachh Bharat
  12. Disaster management
2015
  • CCF was established
  • CSR partnership with PNBHFL begun
  • Signed MOU with NSDC for short term training
2016
  • Continued partnership with PHBHFL
  • Signed MOU for training workers
2017
  • 2 candidates represented CCF in World Skills in Abu Dhabi and 1 candidate won a Medallion of Excellence
2018
  • Completed PMKVY RPL project and trained more than 20,000 workers in a year
2019
  • Skilled over 50,000 workers/youth under PMKVY schemes and CSR initiatives
  • Facilitated upskilling and certification of 100+ trainers through ToT programme
  • Impact Assessment study conducted by Third Party Agency to capture project outcomes on the lives of the beneficiaries.

Since 2015, CREDAI has trained more than 2.5 lakh construction workers and youth.

4. CREDAI Educational Scholarship Fund (CESF)

CCF believes that education has the power to change lives and contribute to the personal, social and economic development of a nation. Through its Educational Scholarship Fund (CESF), CCF has promoted higher technical education among 188 students, who are children of construction workers so that they could pursue promising careers in the real estate industry. Students from economically weaker sections of society were provided financial assistance of 1.8 crores to pursue degrees in Civil Engineering, Architecture and other Real Estate related engineering courses.

5. CREDAI IIMB Leadership Program

With the ever-changing business dynamics and keep pace with the global competencies, it is necessary for an organization that its leaders be equipped with contemporary functional management skill sets. It is in this reverence, CREDAI constantly endeavors to upscale its members prowess and empower them with multiple facets of business management. CREDAI in association with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore offers IIMB-CREDAI Business Leadership Program for its members.

The Business Leadership Program aims at helping the participants to achieve a personal and professional transformation towards visionary leadership in their organizations. The program is envisaged as a fully residential program, divided into 5 modules of 4 to 5 days spread over 5 months. The program has completed 5 successful batches with almost 117 participants who have added to their dynamism and transformation towards achieving a visionary leadership in their organizations.

6. CREDAI E-Library

CREDAI E-Library: is a web portal which contains information related to Housing Policies, Affordable Housing, RERA, GST etc. generated by the Government of India and State Government.

  • As a mandate of CREDAI manifesto 2017-19, CREDAI has decided to set up an E-Library at the National Level.
  • To catalogue and create a repository of authentic and reliable Information of subjects pertaining to the Real Estate Industry.
  • Till date total 8811 users have been registered for CREDAI E-Library.
E-Library Concept
7. Environment Sustainability Initiatives

  1. Solid Waste Management
    The construction sector has a significant role to play in striking a balance between development and environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability can be ensured only if there is responsible interaction with the environment to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources, especially in an industry like the construction industry, which has the potential to generate huge quantities of waste. To ensure sustainable growth and preservation of environmental quality, the construction sector can take up initiatives such as minimizing waste, segregating waste efficiently, eliminating waste, reusing materials and sensitizing residents on the importance of waste segregation at source.

  2. Tree Plantation Drives
    Through its chapters and members, CREDAI planted more than1 million trees across the country to combat climate change, reduce pollution, conserve energy and prevent soil erosion.

  3. Promotion of Green Building Initiatives
    CCF in partnership with Indian Green Building Council has been working to promote green building initiatives among developers and contribute to the green building movement in the country.

8. Relief and rehabilitation work during natural calamities

  1. Kerla Flood Response
    CREDAI undertook a massive relief and rehabilitation response by mobilizing material and funds to salvage the losses of the severe flood that affected millions of people in Kerala in August 2018. Relief material distribution, repair and reconstruction of houses in some of the worst affected districts such as Puthenvelikara, AluvaDesom, Ranni was the focus during the disaster response. Repair and reconstruction of houses were also carried out in Alleppy, Thrissur, Thiruvalla. Relief material including start up kits, buns, food kits, sarees, blankets and toordal worth 1.2 Cr was collected for distribution to those affected by the flood. Monetary contribution of 8.22 Cr was made to the various relief funds and to CCF for relief and rehabilitation work, to support those whose lives were devastated by the flood fury.

  2. Cyclone Fani Response (ODISHA)
    CREDAI Odisha rendered substantive assistance to those affected by cyclone FANI in Padma Keshari Pur, Injana Gram, Patia Bhubaneswar and Bentakar Pada, Sandhapur and Vidyadharpur, Cuttack. Building material like roof top metal sheets and solar lamps with multiple facilities (upto 3 bulbs and a mobile charger) were distributed among those affected by the cyclone. Apart from the relief work, the association also aimed to find permanent solutions to build houses of those who are most vulnerable to the flood, so that they do not have to face the trauma again in the next monsoon.

  3. Support to Familes of Pulwama Martyrs
    The members of CREDAI came forward to offer houses for families of Pulwama Attack Martyrs across 15 states, to express solidarity with our armed forces and acknowledge the contribution of the martyrs towards the country. CREDAI identified 30 homes situated in the respective home cities or states of the CRPF personnel, who lost their lives in the attack.

  4. COVID-19 Relief

    CREDAI Members collectively contributed over 200 crores towards COVID-19 relief, to support those most affected by the pandemic. 55.21 Cr was donated to PM/CM’s relief fund to aid the government in dealing with the pandemic and providing relief measures. Member developers contributed by feeding more than 5 lakh people, with developers from Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR & Pune leading from the front.

    Some developers also came forward to provide Quarantine Centers and shelters to migrant labourers, in properties owned by them. Many CREDAI City chapters such as Bharuch, Surat, Calicut, Nashik, Pune, Kochi Coimbatore, Palakkad, Trivandrum, Pachora, Siliguri and may more, provided grocery kits with daily essentials to labourers in the respective cities. City chapters also distributed masks, PPE kits, hand gloves and sanitisers in government offices, to office personnel, health workers and street vendors.

    In response to the second wave of the COVID Pandemic, CREDAI members once again came forward and setup Oxygen concentrator and cylinder banks, isolation / quarantine centers, temporary hospital, donated ventilators, oxygen cylinders and medicine.