
IAS, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and Chairman, NICDC
Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1989 Batch from Kerala cadre. He has assumed the charge of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 24th April 2023. Prior to this, he was serving as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
He has held many important positions in the Union Government as Commissioner – DDA, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Joint Secretary - Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and Chief Vigilance Officer – Food Corporation of India. He has also held important positions in the State Government as Secretary Urban Development and lately as Finance Secretary, Government of Kerala.

Chief Representative officer in New Delhi
Shri Toshihiko Kurihara has Bachelors in Business and Commerce from Keio University and Masters in Business Administration from University of Southern California. Shri Toshihiko Kurihara is Chief Representative of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Representative Office in New Delhi and covers all JBIC operations in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. He started his career with Mitsubishi UFJ bank in 2001 and transferred to Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in 2006. Over the last eight years, he has held various positions within JBIC and mainly engaged in project financing for mineral resources sector and corporate financing for steel manufacturing sector. In his last assignment, he was an Advisor in the Treasury Department and has handled diverse assignments across accounting and treasury fields all over JBIC.

IAS, Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Shri Rajeev Singh Thakur is presently holding the charge of Additional Secretary in Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). He did his M.A in Economics and Master’s in Public Policy.
He has more than 25 years of work experience in the various sectors like Industry, Defense, Rural Development, Highways and Power till date.
Director General, Social Infrastructure Finance Department, Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group
Shri Kazushige Gobecurrently holds the position of Director General, Social Infrastructure Finance Department, Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group at Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). In his current assignment, he leads JBIC’s global footprint in supporting social infrastructure projects including road, railways, OFN, telecom, ICT etc. He also supervises JBIC’s operations in India.
Soon after completing his Bachelor’s degree in Law from University of Tokyo in March 1994, he joined erstwhile Export Import Bank of Japan (now JBIC).
Over 26 years he gained rich experience across business sectors and organizational functions including treasury operations. He immensely contributed in supporting Japanese manufacturing companies in expanding their trade and investments across Asia, Latin America & Africa. Apart from manufacturing sector, he also supported overseas transportation sector projects from 2011 to 2013.
From 1998 to 2000, he was seconded to Japan Executive Director’s Office in International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also served as Chief Representative of JBIC Representative office in Paris from 2017 to 2020 leading JBIC initiatives in EU member countries (except UK & Ireland) and other European and African countries.
In his previous role as Senior Advisor, he played a key role in the steering committee of Blue Dot Network, enhanced the Initiative of the Trilateral Infrastructure Partnership with USDFC and DFAT and designing policy for supporting global challenges of Japanese businesses.

Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Shri Balamurugan Devaraj is 2005 batch IAS officer and he is presently holding the charge of Joint Secretary in Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). He did B.Sc in Agriculture and M.B.M in Management from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. He has more than 15 years of work experience in the various sectors.

Director (Corporate Planning), Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO)
Shri Muniappa Nagaraj is Director (Corporate Planning) of HUDCO. He is a qualified Cost Accountant and Company Secretary and also a certified Banker having qualification of CAIIB. He holds post graduate degree in management i.e. MBA with specialization in Finance.
He has varied experience of around 30 years in multitude sectors such as housing, infrastructure finance, skill development and microfinance in the social sector, and international trading. He has strong fundamentals in managerial capabilities and e-governance for the corporate sector. Prior to joining HUDCO, he was Chairman-cum-Managing Director of PEC Limited (formerly Projects and Equipment’s Corporation of India Limited) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He also holds the position of Managing Director in National SafaiKaramcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Before that, he was Director in IIFCL Projects Limited (a group company of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited) and also General Manager in IIFCL under Ministry of Finance, handling the portfolios of project finance especially Take-out Finance scheme of IIFCL, board secretariat, vigilance activities, business development, etc.
IAS, CEO & MD, NICDC
Shri Rajat Kumar Saini is an IAS officer of 2007 batch of Telangana Cadre. He did his B.Tech from IIT Delhi and Masters in International Development from Harvard University. He assumed the charge of CEO & MD, NICDC w.e.f. 20th July, 2023. Before joining NICDC, he was holding the charge of Director in Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
He has more than 16 years of work experience in senior positions of executive leadership across sectors like education, health, poverty alleviation, livelihood intervention through community mobilisation - framing and executing policies and welfare programmes at State and Local Government.

General Manager (Projects), Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO)
Smt. Radha Roy is General Manager (Projects)in HUDCO. She is a qualified Architect having the qualification of a Bachelor of Architecture and she holds the membership of the Council of Architecture.
She has varied experience of around 32 years, working in Corporate as well as Regional Office at different Capacities such as Credit Appraisal; assisted Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for the formulation of JNNURM, RAY, PMAY- HFA guidelines and drafted and standardized policies.
Presently, she is heading the operation of the Housing loan portfolio at the corporate office, managing the credit appraisal, sanctions, monitoring and loan disbursements division pertaining to Housing loans, and assisting the management in policy and regulatory-related issues, also involved in the development of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) module for sanction and disbursements of loan.