National Urban Conclave 2026

Model Building Bye-Laws

Exploring methods to evolve the Model Building Bye-Laws into a more implementation-oriented, enabling framework that remains responsive to national standards while allowing appropriate adaptation to local contexts.

Speakers

Moderator
Smt Rohina Gupta
Smt Rohina Gupta
Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Order: 1
Moderator
Prof. Jignesh Mehta
Prof. Jignesh Mehta
Adjunct Senior Associate Professor, Program Chair for Master of Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning, CEPT University Order: 2
Moderator
Prof. (Dr) Debapratim Pandit
Prof. (Dr) Debapratim Pandit
Professor, Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Order: 3
Shri Rajesh T. N.
Shri Rajesh T. N.
Chief Town Planner, Local Self Government Department, Keralam
Shri V Suresh
Shri V Suresh
Former Chairman and Managing Director, Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Chairman, Latest National Building Code Standards 2026
Mr Nilam Doshi
Mr Nilam Doshi
Vice President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India – Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developer
Smt R.J. Vidyullatha
Smt R.J. Vidyullatha
Director, Town and Country Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Shri Manoj Kar
Shri Manoj Kar
Founding Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry - Indian Green Building Council, Bhubaneswar Chapter
Shri P Guruprasad
Shri P Guruprasad
Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Shri Sudeep Roy
Shri Sudeep Roy
Assistant Town and Country Planner, Town and Country Planning Organisation
NUC 2025