Sh. Dinesh Rai

Shri Dinesh Rai took over as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Government of India during the month of February 2008. 

Shri Dinesh Rai is an Indian Administrative Services Officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre (1974 Batch). He holds a double Postgraduate from Allahabad University (1971) and University of York, UK (1989). Shri Rai has also done a number of diploma and certificate courses in Management from various institutes.
 
Prior to joining as Secretary (MSME), Shri Rai was Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority. Earlier he was Managing Director of National Cooperative Development Corporation, a statutory organization of Government of India. He has also worked in different capacities in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and also in the Government of India.  In Uttar Pradesh, he was the Principal Secretary (Revenue), Principal Secretary (Technical Education), Secretary (Animal Husbandry and Fisheries), Secretary (Science & Technology), Director General of Council of Science & Technology. He has also worked as a District Magistrate of Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Pilibhit Districts of Uttar Pradesh.  His area of specialization is policy planning and implementation, project appraisal and monitoring, financial management and maintenance of essential supplies. A keen golfer, Shri Rai has also been a sports person.