Sanjeev Kumar

Shri Sanjeev Kumar is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 2009 batch. Over the course of approximately thirteen years, he has accumulated diverse expertise in sectors ranging from road transport and micro, small, and medium enterprises to skill development and bilateral cooperation.

• Shri Sanjeev Kumar has worked in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH)  as  Assistant Director, handling  the work relating to the collation, compilation, and publication of two valuable documents, namely, ‘Basic Road Statistics of India’, Road Transport Year Book', and ‘Review of the Performance of State Road Transport Undertakings'. In addition to this role, he actively contributed to policy-making efforts concerning road safety in India.

• As a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), he handled the work relating to implementation of programs namely; 'Rajiv Gandhi Udami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY)', the 'Performance of Credit Rating Scheme (PCRA) for MSMEs', and the 'Market Assistance Scheme (MAS)'. Additionally, he took the opportunity to devise and implement the 'Udyog Aadhaar’ for online registration of MSMEs as a part of ease of doing business.

• He has worked in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), handling the overall implementation and monitoring of the flagship program "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana”.  Apart from this, he looked after the work of Sector Skills Councils, Common Cost Norms in connection with the implementation of PMKVY, the capacity building scheme of NER youths, establishment of state-of-the-art Model Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK), the world skills competition, and Rozgar Mela.

• He has worked in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), handling the overall work of bilateral cooperation, which includes the implementation of India’s Development Assistance Scheme (IDEAS), the Technical Assistance Programme for Government Officers (Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia), financial and technical assistance from Germany, France, and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Economic and Financial Dialogue, and the G20 Common Framework.