CREDAI protests Member’s demise, token strike on October 13
-- 11,500 developer members take up cudgels against corrupt system--
Mumbai, October 12, 2015: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) declared a protest with closure of offices as a mark of respect and solidarity to Late Shri Suraj Parmar, President of Thane chapter of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (CREDAI-MCHI). Parmar. Parmar ended his life on 7th Oct due to harassment from various government departments and their repeated demands for bribes.
In a statement, CREDAI said, “The fight against a corrupt and inefficient government system has led to the loss of our fellow developer, Shri Suraj Parmar of Cosmos Group. He was one of the prominent names in the real estate in Thane region of Maharashtra and had delivered numerous landmark buildings across Mumbai & Thane region. We are extremely saddened and shocked by this incident. As a mark of respect and solidarity to our fellow developer Late Mr. Suraj Parmar, all our member developers will protest with closure of offices, sites office, registration and all construction work on 13th October, 2015.”
Developers have to take approx. 54-60 approvals and permissions before starting a project. Each approval necessitates dealing with a number of government authorities. This entire process takes about 2-3 years resulting in the projects suffering with cost overrun and avoidable delays to the consuming public. CREDAI has consistently sought rationalization of approval processes and single-window system and the demand has been approved in principle by a number of committees. However, action is yet to be seen.
Alongside the protest, CREDAI and its members will appeal to the administration to develop an atmosphere of trust that will enable a spirit of partnership, to ensure that that such episodes never recur and the 'ease of doing
business' can become a reality.
