Rajesh is currently working as Head of the Centre for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Rajesh has held this position since 2014 with additional responsibilities including Chief Administrative Officer for 4 years (27.03.2020 to 30.04.2024), Nodal Officer Projects – Corporate Data Management (CDM). Additionally, Rajesh has also worked as Head – Institutional Partnership and Corporate Communication for 3 years (2019 - 2022). He has led various Committees such as Internal Monitoring Committee (IMC) and Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC) for all projects, Manpower committee and HR committee at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).

Rajesh is currently responsible for several development activities through Capacity Building measures by taking serious initiatives in Entrepreneurship Education, Research and Consultancy, Collaboration for Policy Facilitation, professional endeavors for institutional strengthening, Sector guidelines and advocacy to develop best practices for SMEs.

He has worked in different verticals / domains including 18 years of operational experience in public sector financial organization i.e. The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) & Indian Institute of Corporate affairs (IICA), extensively in the Policy development work, Business Strategy, Project Management, Programme management, Procurement / Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business development, working capital management, Regulatory Risk and rationalizing the business and financial structure as well as in areas such as promotion, development and financing of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, SME competitiveness enhancement and institutional strengthening.

Rajesh Batra is conferred with “National Award for Excellence in the field of Public Services – MSMEs taking into Global Arena” by H.E. Governor of Mizoram on 7th February, 2020.

He was appointed Sole Arbitrator under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 by the Chairman-cum- Managing Director of NSIC Limited for adjudication of disputes and differences between NSIC Ltd. and Private Business units. Besides, as a member of core team, he worked closely to lead / oversee the matters related with large scale implementation of Activity Plan / Programmes including govt. grant monitoring and administration under the Centrally Sponsored large Schemes of Govt. of India.

Rajesh has done his masters in commerce and postgraduate management courses in the areas of Foreign Trade and Marketing. Currently, Rajesh is working very closely with the industry and with different GOI offices at the Ministry level, State bodies, industry associations/chambers of commerce, entrepreneurship development institutes, SMEs, national and international supporting partners and banks/financial institutions to ensure capacity building at both ends: at the government level as well as at the industries. He gets invited to speak and chair sessions by organizations such as Ministry of MSME and its constituent institutions, Industry Associations and other leading International Institutions.

Before joining IICA – an autonomous institution under the Administrative Control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Rajesh worked as Deputy General Manager (Heading up SMEs Government Purchase Division, SMEs Marketing & Business Development Division, SMEs Exhibition Division, SMEs training / incubation centres (TICs) on PPP mode with India’s apex SME development organization – The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) – The Premier Mini – Ratna Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
E-mail:rajesh[dot]batra[at]gov[dot]in/ rajesh[dot]batra[at]iica[dot]in