Founder’s Message
"A few thoughts…" is a column that our CMD Mr M.R. Jaishankar writes regularly for our house journal Brigade Insight. A few of his columns are reproduced here."
May 2015
The first 4 months of the new year witnessed Awards galore to Brigade Group's projects & its people: Brigade Meadows was awarded the Best apartment project in its category by NDTV; Orion Mall was considered the Best Shopping Mall in South India; Nothing gives more satisfaction than being recognized by ones own fraternity - CARE Awards instituted by Credai Karnataka considered, in their categories, Brigade Rubix as the Best Commercial building; Brigade Sparkle as the Best dwelling; more importantly recognized Brigade Group's CSR efforts as the Best by a Developer. At a personal level I was recognized for my Outstanding Contribution to the Real Estate Sector in Karnataka. Our CFO Suresh & COO Manjunath Prasad also got recognized by different organisations. Certainly satisfying. This should motivate all in Brigade to continue to perform well & exceed expectations.
Post Central Budget, there is a sense of disappointment by the business & industry. Much was expected but the budget pronouncements fell woefully short. While the new government proclaimed 'Housing for All' by 2022, the budget contained zero incentives or policies to encourage housing. Affordable Housing for the Middle Class & EWS Housing for the poor certainly deserves tax incentives apart from favourable regulations.
With inflation under check, by & large, lower interest rate regime was expected, but that has not happened. While RBI knows best what it is doing, lower rates have the capability to give the push the Indian economy deserves. Increased activity in infrastructure & real estate has tremendous positive impact on the core sectors of industry and will help improve our GDP growth. Our neighbour China is the best example of what improved infrastructure can do to the economy.
Number of our projects have reached the critical stage of completion. It is a challenge our team is ready to face & working hard to achieve before Diwali.
IPL cricket is growing from strength to strength. It has helped spot talent and has given opportunity to many cricketers to show their mettle. I wish similar efforts in other sports also taste success. A nation of billion plus people is bound to have the talent. Right environment & encouragement will help deserving sports people blossom.
Unseasonal rains have created havoc to agricultural sector in many states. We should hope & pray that the country receives good monsoons in the next few months, which should in turn have a favourable impact on the economy.
M R Jaishankar
Executive Chairman, Brigade Group
The founder-CMD of Brigade Group, M.R. Jaishankar, comes from a reputed family of coffee planters from the hill town of Chikmagalur, in the Western Ghats, Karnataka. For over a hundred years, his family has been well known in the region for their business integrity and philanthropy.
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