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Profile of Shri Rakesh Kumar, ED, EPCH and MD, India Expo Mart and Centre   1.   Name                        (a)  First Name                               :     RAKESH      (b)  Last Name                               :     KUMAR               2.   Date of Birth / Age                        :      April 30, 1958                                                                     3.   Place of Birth                                :     Delhi   4.    Present Postal Address       :             EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR HANDICRAFTS, “EPCH HOUSE”, POCKET 6 & 7, SECTOR C, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI-110 070                                                                   PHONE : 26135232 FAX : 26135518/19                                                                                                 & INDIA EXPO MART & CENTRE KNOWLEDGE PARK II, GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR, GREATER NOIDA EXPRESSWAY                                                                   GREATER NOIDA, [UP]                                                                   Phone : 95-120-232-8011 to 20                                                                   Fax : 95-120 – 232 8010                                                                 5.    Religion                                        :           Hindu   6.    Whether belongs to                       :          N. A.        any of the Schedule        Castes or Tribes or        other backward classes   7.    Profession or Occupation            :            EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR HANDICRAFTS                                                                                       & MANAGING DIRECTOR                                                                          INDIA EXPO MART & CENTRE [India’s first Infrastructure Project for Cottage Sector ]   8.    Field of Activity            :                             1)  First State-of-art Permanent International Marketing hub on PPP model  for Cottage Sector by creating biggest infrastructure project to fill up the gap of marketing of handicrafts.  The project is South East Asia’s largest single sourcing hub.                                                                           2) Quantum jump in  Exports of Handicrafts Sector                                                                           3) Established Indian Handicrafts in Japanese market – conferred with rarest commendation by Japan Government [ JETRO]                                                                                                                                                      4) Development of North East Handicrafts as a new successful model being adopted by other States also.   9.    Padma Award for which              :           Padma Shree                            his/her name is        recommended   10.  Name of Padma Award               :           Nil        conferred, if any, in        the past   11.  Whether his / her name               :           No        was earlier recommended        for any of the Padma        Awards? If so, name        of the Award Minister of State for Textile Panabaki Lakshmi being shown a pice of gift item by Shri Rakesh Kumar in Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair at India Expo Mart and Centre, Greater Noiida ...In October 2010   Shri Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director, EPCH ansering to media queries...in Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair at India Expor Mart and Centre, Greater Noiida ...In October 2010 Shri Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director, proposing vote of thanks .....in Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair at India Expor Mart and Centre, Greater Noiida ...In October 2009   Rakesh Kumar MD India Expo Mart Greater Noida and ED EPCH New Delhi blessing www.parichowk.com...speaking as Chief Guest..in Ek Shaam parichowk ke naam...5th anniversary of parichowk.com..at Ishan Institute of Management & Technology Greater Noida..on 15th October 2011 ******* ANNEXURE-I FIELD OF ACTIVITY: 1.     INDIA EXPO CENTRE & MART INDIA’S FIRST STATE – OF - ART  INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FOR THE COTTAGE SECTOR  : INAUGURATED BY HON’BLE PRIME MINSTER OF INDIA IN JAN.,2006   Mr. Rakesh Kumar conceived, planned and initiated the setting up of India’s first state of art infrastructure project for the cottage sector.  The Rs.400 crores project has been set on Private Public Partnership model the first of its kind in the country for Cottage Sector.   Mr. Kumar made various presentations before Committee of Secretaries (COS) and realized the project within a record time of 24 months.  Hon’ble Prime Minister of India inaugurated the India’s first International Marketing complex  in the month of January,2006 and  appreciated the efforts made for filling up  much needed gap of infrastructure for the Cottage and Handicrafts Sector which are one of the largest employment providing  in rural and semi-urban areas.     Mr. Rakesh Kumar is Managing Director of this biggest infrastructure International Marketing hub created for the Cottage Sector . Mr. Rakesh Kumar Conceived and planned it on  the lines of Dallas, Utrecht, Atlanta and other South East Asian Marts such as Thailand, Shanghai,  etc., the India Expo Centre & Mart is one of the finest exposition and business centers ever to take shape in India.   With a total covered area close to 2,35,000 sq. mtrs. India Expo Centre & Mart have 900 permanent showrooms for exporters of handicrafts, handlooms, silk, jute and other synergy products, beside state of art exhibition complex.  The Complex represents rare combination of grandeur and state-of-art facilities for conducting business on a global scale.    This world class facility has started acting as centralize point for buyer and sellers from all over the world to converge and conduct business in India.     A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company has been created for the execution and management of the complex. India Expo Centre & Mart is the first of its kind set up for any sector for round ‘o’ clock international marketing.   India Expo Centre & Mart is being projected as a single sourcing hub for international trade and many organization like Tourism etc. have joined hands for projecting the complex as a sourcing point for cottage sector.   2.     DEVELOPMENT & EXPORTS OF HANDICRAFTS Rakesh Kumar made unmatched contribution for achieving new heights in the area of exports of handicrafts from the country.  In 1986-87 when Shri Kumar joined the sector as Chief Executive Officer of Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, the exports of handicrafts was merely Rs.387 crores and touched to more than 14000 crores in 2005-2006.   The exports of handicrafts also shown average growth of more than 15% in last 15 years and is attributed due to infusion of modern techniques of marketing in international areas vis-a-viz projecting the hidden treasures and wealth from remotest part of the country by developing entrepreneurship in the clusters: Due to the progressive planning of Mr. Kumar the following clusters in last 10 years developed as Handicrafts Export Clusters: HANDICRAFT EXPORT CLUSTERS Craft Pocket No. of Exporters Craft Persons Exports [Rs. In crores] Product diversification   1995 2006 1995 2006 1995 2006   Jodhpur 5 700 2500 2.7 lacs 2.5 750 EthnicFurniture, Wooden Handicrafts,Iron handicrafts, Laces and embroidered goods Narsapur 15 270 5000 1 lacs 1 300 Saharanpur -- 350 1000 1 lcs -- 250 Utilitarian items of wooden handicrafts Sambhal -- 25 500 10000 -- 50 Bone & Horn items Jaipur 300 600 5000 2 lacs 25 600 Hand printed textiles, wooden handicrafts Moradabad 200 1000 75000 7.5 lacs 500 2500 Brass artware & EPNS ware handprinted scarves Farrukhabad -- 75 2000 1 lacs -- 50 Firozabad 3 250 20000 1 lacs 5 75 Glass artware Roorkee -- 25 -- 2500 -- 25 Nautical instruments North East- -- 400 -- 40,000 -- 100 Cane & Bamboo eco-friendly products The growth of the exports of handicrafts have able to create new vistas due to the impressive growth in the exports of handicrafts and created new dimensions among the urban youths who were never ready to adopt it as profession.  None of the sector which have capacity for employment generation were projected at the international level in a collective and spectacular manner as INDIAN HANDICRAFTS.    This has been made possible due to the strategic planning and professional expertise of Mr. Kumar by providing common platform of selling & exporting Indian handicraft products from North to South and East to West.    This platform of Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair started in 1994 with 300 participants today witness more than 1800 participants and that too twice in a year:   Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair (IHGF) in last 14 years have become a single stop sourcing points for more than 25000 overseas buyers from all over the world.  IHGF in true sense able to provide forward and backward linkages by providing livelihood to millions of craft persons from for flung areas.      The vision of Mr. Kumar is  to  create an  additional 20 million jobs in the rural and semi urban areas and targeting to 50,000 crores exports in next 5 years.   The road map for the same is already under implementation.    3.     RAKESH KUMAR FIRST TO ESTABLISH INDIAN HANDICRAFTS IN  UNEXPLORED JAPANESE MARKET ACHIEVED RAREST COMMENDATION   Rakesh Kumar is first to establish Indian Handicrafts in Japanese Market.   Japanese gifts, handicrafts and consumer market is the  most difficult in the world due to peculiar likings and tastes.  Mr. Rakesh Kumar 15 years back made maiden efforts for tapping Japanese Market in association with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) [ A body of Ministry of Trade & Industry of Govt. of Japan]. The exports of Indian Handicrafts increased manifolds due to the policies and promotion of Mr. Kumar. In recognition of his excellent services for establishing Indian Handicrafts as Japanese first choice the Japanese Govt. conferred “JETRO’s COMMENDATION AWARD” MR. KUMAR WAS 1ST INDIAN FOR THIS RAREST DISTRINCTION.   A copy of the Citation of Govt. of Japan is enclosed. Japan External Trade Organisation regularly takes export advice for the marketing of Indian Handicrafts.   4.      TO BEGIN DIRECT  EXPORTS OF NORTH EASTERN HANDICRAFTS DUE TO AGGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY MR. KUMAR North Eastern Region is the toughest from the exports point of view and till date despite vigorous efforts none of the schemes / plan were able to provide employment generation to a scale.  Mr. Kumar envisaged a unique project of Aggressive International Marketing Project with infusion of components of Human Resource Development, Training, Design & Product Development and International Marketing.  This ambitious project attained unmatched successes with following major achievements: More than 400 budding entrepreneurs turned into successful handicrafts exporters in 3 years. Average export turn over range from Rs.15 lakhs to Rs. 1 crore More than 300 containers of handicrafts moved from toughest region of North East Export orders of more than Rs.100 crores executed within first three years. Average 90 – 100 craftspersons are engaged by each entrepreneur turned exporter creating additional employment to more than 40,000 people and livelihood to their dependents Sustained backward and forward linkages Minimum capital investment No physical financial support / subsidy All the Departments / Agencies associated with the development of North East have come forward to join hands for replicating the project on much wider scale with involving masses.   A Large number of State Governments such as Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal etc. have requested to replicate the model of North East in their respective states from employment generation point of view.  5.      OTHER IMPORTANT WORKS OF INTERNATIONAL /NATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROMOTED BY MR. KUMAR   SETTING UP OF FIRST PERMANENT SHOWROOMS OF INDIAN HANDICRAFTS SECTOR AT DALLAS MARKET CENTRE, DALLAS, U.S.A SET UP A NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT [ NCDPD]   SETTING UP OF COMMON FACILITY CENTRES [ CFC ] AT JODHPUR AND SAHARANPU SETTING UP OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION CENTRE [TUC ] AT SAHARANPUR   REPRESENT BOARDS OF VARIOUS TRADE BODIES / ASSOCIATIONS *****************