Call for Papers: NLU Delhi's 3rd National Seminar On Affordable Housing

The Centre for Law & Urban Development at National Law University, Delhi, aims to bring together students, industries and academia working towards enhancing the understanding and teaching of property, housing, urban development and other related laws. In doing so, the Centre has undertaken a variety of projects and activities, such as the SDG Series, Research Projects and Publications on relevant topics of prime importance and awareness drives through proactive public initiatives and webinars, amongst a multitude of other projects. These projects are driven towards answering some pertinent questions that surround the existing system within today's society such as the needs, status and standing of the underprivileged in the urban structure and other such key issues that plague the societies in their current form. In an attempt to offer solutions that are not just viable but also sustainable, pragmatic and stakeholder friendly, CLUD has also undertaken projects in the area of affordable housing to ensure housing for all as a facet of urban planning.

The objective of the '3rd National Seminar on Affordable Housing' is to address the legal and policy challenges in implementing affordable housing for all. The seminar will begin with examining the jurisprudence of 'property' to build a normative framework for the seminar, followed by a detailed discussion of the constitutional history of property rights in the Indian context, furthering into a discussion on the analysis of Property rights in India. Thereafter, the challenges faced by the Real Estate Industry will be discussed in extensive detail. Issues of land sufficiency, subsidized housing, and middle-class budgeting will be delved into. The seminar will then discuss Ease in Compliances that enable the idea of “housing for all” to flourish. Specifically, banking rules and regulations affecting Affordable Housing will be discussed. Finally, the dispute-resolution mechanisms for handling complex Real Estate related disputes will be delved into, as notably, there are multiple fora for the resolution of such disputes.

Call for Papers:

The objectives of this National Seminar are to understand the policy and other aspects including the structural and functional dynamics of affordable housing. Accordingly, the outcome of the Seminar would facilitate the organizers, participants and other stakeholders to make legislative and policy interventions to bring about positive social and legal transformation.

Eligibility:

● Academics/scholars

● Researchers

● Bar & Bench

● Non-state actors

● Students

● International delegates

Theme:

The Seminar aims to provide an excellent opportunity for the participants to present their own views and exchange ideas for developing a holistic understanding of the subject matter of Affordable Housing. The following include a list of non-exhaustive themes that are related to the overall theme of the Seminar:

1. Digitization of Land Records and its Effect on the Real Estate Industry 2. Real Estate Industry: A Heaven for Tax Evasion

3. Real Estate Sector under Goods and Services Tax (GST)

4. Home Loan Industry and Affordable Housing

5. Pradhanmantri Shahri Evam Gramin Awas Yozna

6. Affordable Housing Fund in National Housing Bank

7. Case study on Affordable Housing Schemes

8. Land Pooling Policies: Case study on Issues and Challenges

9. Impact of Extension of Tax Holiday on Affordable Housing

10. Impact of Climate Change on Real Estate Development

11. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in India

12. Trends in leasing out Commercial Spaces

13. Foreign Direct Investment in Real Estate Sector

14. Technological Innovations in Real Estate Marketing

15. Regulatory Challenges in Affordable Housing Schemes

16. Cost of Labor and Construction in Real Estate financing

17. Challenges in Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation

18. Impact of Infrastructure Development on Real Estate Markets

19. Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Real Estate Development

20. Impact of Demographic Changes on Housing Demand

21. Current trends Dispute Resolution Mechanism in Real Estate Sector

22. Legal Framework for Land Acquisition in India

23. The Success Rates of Community-Led Housing Projects

24. Impact of Real Estate Market Cycles on Investment Strategies

25. Impact of Housing Policies on Urban Sprawl

26. Slum Re-Development Project - Comparative Analysis

27. Impact of Urban Land Ceiling on Affordable Housing.

Submission Guidelines:

The authors/presenters are expected to apply their research skills and use appropriate research methodology. The research paper should be thematic. Following are the guidelines to be followed:

● It should not be more than 4000 words (3000– 4000 words is appreciable). ● The paper must be typed in Times New Roman Font Size 12 on A4 size paper with a 1” margin on all sides with 1.5 line spacing, using the Microsoft Word application. ● Footnotes should follow the latest edition of Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. ● At the top of the abstract and paper, the Author should give the Name, E-mail ID, contact number and Name of the Institution.

● Co-authorship is allowed with a maximum of two authors.

Registration Fees:

For the following categories of authors/presenters, the main author, co-author and participants will have to pay the following fees respectively:

● Professional/Academician - Rs. 2500, 1500, 1000.

● Researcher/Student - Rs. 1500, 1000, 500.

● International Delegate - -, $50, -.

Registration and Submission Deadline (Important Dates):

● Abstract and Complete Paper Submission - 31st December 2024.

● Notification of Approved Papers - 15 January, 2025.

● Presentation at the Seminar - 21-23 February, 2025.

Submission Procedure:

Research paper shall be submitted to the organisers of the at submissions.clud@nludelhi.ac.in Kindly submit the papers within the deadline as papers received after the stipulated deadline will not be entertained.

For more details, refer to the brochure here

Contact:

Student Convenors:

● Aman Saini- (+919911825252)

● Parth Gupta- (+9172764 49237)

● Kartikeya Jaiswal- (+919307619221)