Has over 24 years of experience in the field of Entrepreneurship Development. Engaged in areas of rural development, development of micro enterprises, implementing and providing hand-holding support to unorganised sectors like handloom, handicraft and village industries. He has also been engaged in action research, evaluation studies, etc. He also works as a Cluster Development Executive for several important clusters and is engaged in planning and implementation of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) of the Ministry of Rural Development, GoI.