TV9 Bangla, a part of the TV9 Group, the undisputed number one news organization in the country, organized Real Estate Excellence Award 2022 titled ‘Bhalo Basa’ at ITC Sonar where different real estate companies across various segments were felicitated.

 

It is to recognize and honor the efforts of real estate developers — people who play a crucial role in straddling the domains of the broader economy as well as giving shape to people’s dreams — that TV9 Bangla organized an awards ceremony on May 31 in Kolkata.

 

A total of six real estate and allied companies were awarded in the evening for their outstanding and exemplary work in the field during the past year.

 

According to a company’s press release, the real estate sector is a unique and significant part of the economy that concerns both the broader economy and the individual in equal measure. While it is directly linked to the fortunes of multiple labor-intensive sectors such as iron and steel, cement, brick, paint, chemicals, electrical, sanitary ware, and interior design items thereby proving employment, it also concerns the individual customer since it is easily the biggest transaction a common citizen conducts in his lifetime and involves a lot of planning and ‘dreaming’ that one nurtures over the years.

 

While the pandemic affected the real estate sector in the country, a gradual return to normalcy is triggering new growth in this crucial sector, even triggering new patterns of demand.

 

The awards went to the following categories: In the luxury residential segment, Jain Group won the TV9 Bangla excellence award. In the mid-segment Merlin, the group won the award. The Sun group won the best MIG housing project award and the Unimark group won the award for best commercial projects in the state.

 

Excellence in Affordable Housing award was awarded to Raghav Griha Nirman Pvt Ltd and Urvashi Basu’s Excellence in Interior Designing was also recognized with an award.

 

Two interesting panel discussions were held during the evening.

 

While one was titled ‘Kathamor Karigor’, the other was named ‘Swapner Bari’.

 

Prominent personalities such as artist Suvaprasanna, architect Milan Dutta, and interior designer Urvashi Basu participated in Swapner Bari and dealt with the need for aesthetics in designing homes at a time when people are spending more and more time indoors due to the exigencies of the pandemic.

 

In ‘Kathamor Karigar’, Gaurav Beriwala from Shyam Steel, Nirmalaya Kumar from Berger Paints, and Bidisha Sarkar from SBIHM (Subhas Bose Institute of Hotel Management) were the speakers.

 

With the welcome speech, Amritanshu Bhattacharya, Managing Editor, TV9 Bangla said, “The real estate is a sector that has huge multiplier effects. It involves the most expensive transactions of an average citizen’s life. The sectors that are directly impacted by real estate sales are by themselves big employers. These are, Iron and Steel, Cement, Paints, Electricals, Sanitaryware, Interior decoration items, and others.”

 

Minister of State for Finance, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee, and Rehabilitation of the Government of West Bengal Chandrima Bhattacharjee was also present at that event.

 

She lauded TV9 Bangla’s initiative for hosting such an important event.

 

She said, “Real estate infrastructure is very important for a state. And behalf of the state government has extended all possible support to the real estate companies during and after the pandemic. We are currently under RERA and our Hon’ble Chief Minister gave us clear instructions to support the real estate sector since this sector plays a huge role in boosting the state’s GDP”.

 

Commenting on the awards, Firhad Hakim, Minister-In-Charge, Transport, Urban Development, and Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of West Bengal said,” The real estate sector plays a huge role in urban planning. The government of West Bengal has extended all possible help to the real estate companies to make the city world-class. Especially after the Covid pandemic, a lot of relaxation and support was given to all the players on behalf of the state government.”

 

The event was co-presented by Dear Lottery and Co-powered by Shyam Steel.

 

Associate Sponsors of ‘Bhalo Basa’ were Benarasi Niketan and Damro.

 

The Hospitality Partner of the event was Subhas Bose Institute of Hotel Management and Beverage Partner was Dewar’s Highball Soda Water.