3rd National Seminar On Theme Affordable Housing: Building Inclusive Society For 21st Century India Organised By Centre For Law and Urban Development & Centre for Tax Laws [21st – 23rd February 2025]

The National Seminar aims to explore the policy, structural, and functional dynamics of affordable housing, fostering discussions to drive legislative and policy interventions for positive social and legal transformation. It also offers participants a platform to share insights and exchange ideas for a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Sub-Themes

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.

Submissions on related themes beyond the listed topics are welcome. Original papers and case studies from academics, researchers, legal professionals, non-state actors, and students are invited, with a limit of one co-author (who must also register). All submissions will undergo blind review and plagiarism checks via TURNITIN. Selected papers may be published in a book with an ISBN.

Seminar papers should be thematic and based on sound research methodology, with a word count of 3000–4000 words. Papers must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing and 1” margins, following the latest Bluebook citation style for footnotes. The author’s name, email ID, contact number, and institution must be included at the top of the abstract and paper.

Important Dates

Abstract and complete paper submission -31st December 2024

Notification of Approved Papers – 15th January, 2025

Presentation at the Seminar – 21st-23rd February, 2025

Research Paper shall be submitted to the organisers of the seminar at submissions.clud@nludelhi.ac.in papers received after the stipulated deadline will not be entertained.

Registration Details 

Organizing Committee

Student Convenors:

Aman Saini – +91- 9911825252

Parth Gupta: +91- 7276449237

Kartikeya Jaiswal: +91- 9307619221