The 9th GRIHA Summit was inaugurated on December 18, 2017, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, in the presence of various dignitaries. In his message on the occasion, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C), for Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, said, "The theme for the GRIHA Summit-'Sustainable is Affordable' is apt and am sure shall dispel the myth that sustainable is not affordable".