Shri B.B. Swain (IAS) today assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Prior to this, Shri Swain was serving as Special Secretary in the Commerce Ministry. He is 1988, batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
MSMEs in India has reached the centre stage of policymaking and with programs like Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Make in India and Vocal for Local programmes by the Government, the message from the top level is clear that MSMEs are going to be at the first priority for India's economic roadmap. With such an outlook, the position of Secretary MSME holds real criticality.
"We at SMEStreet Foundation would like to congratulate and welcome Mr Swain. We aim to build India's success story for the world and expect a great action packed era for MSMEs ahead," commented Mr. Faiz Askari, Secretary-General of SMEStreet Foundation and Editor of SMEStreet.