Shri Anurag Jain, B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur. 

Shri Anurag Jain is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1989 Batch in Madhya Pradesh Cadre. He assumed the charge of office of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on 27^thSeptember, 2021. 

He has vast experience of Finance Sector, Information Technology, District Administration and Rural Development.  He has served as Secretary to Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (5.5 years) and Joint Secretary to Prime Minister (3.5 years).  He was Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and was heading Finance Department for 2 years.  Before assuming present assignment, he was Vice Chairman of Delhi Development Authority. 

He as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance is credited with conceptualizing and implementing one of the most successful initiatives ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana’, the largest financial inclusion programme in the World.  As Secretary to Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh, he was the prime mover of enactment of Public Service Delivery Management Act, an innovative concept adopted by more than a dozen States in the country.  As Secretary, Information Technology, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, he was instrumental in taking the State to top rungs in e-Readiness Assessment of States and Union Report.

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.

Ms. Sumita Dawra is presently holding the charge of Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. She holds an MBA and MPhil (Economics) from Punjab University, Chandigarh (India) and an MBA (Public Policy) from The School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UK

She has experience of more than two decades in public administration in India and abroad holding various positions. From the districts of India, to the State Govt. and the Govt. of India, she has worked at all levels of governance in India and developed useful insights. Her postings include working with Ministry of Finance, Govt of India, for six and a half years, which included a tenure of about three and a half years in China, as the head of the economic wing in the Indian Embassy. She has been with DPIIT since August, 2019, facilitating investment promotion, among other responsibilities.

Ms. Dawra delivers strong work outputs as a strategic planner and an effective motivational team leader.

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.

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.

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.

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.