FRIENDS OF MSMEs
IN PARLIAMENT
Over a dozen Members of Parliament cutting across party lines have come forward and formed a group named ‘Friends of MSMEs in Parliament’. A senior Lok Sabha Member Meerut Rajendra Agrawal has been chosen Chairman of the group. The group intends to study and focus on resolving some of the binding constraints that impede and shackle MSME sector in India.
Our Objectives
Ensuring Legislation incorporate MSMEs Perspective
To interact with stakeholders, gather their concerns and aspirations and to voice them in the Parliament through a
structured process during every Session of Parliament.
Leveraging Parliamentary Institutions for benefit of MSMEs
To leverage Parliamentary institutions such as Department related Parliamentary Standing Committees in resolving MSME issues.
Facilitating Dialogue with Government institutions & MSMEs
To review efficacy of MSME related provisions of legislations & policies with MSME leaders and lend support for holding dialogue with respective Ministries/ Departments and institutions for improving outcomes for MSMEs.
MSME SECTOR
Brief Overview of the Contributions of MSMEs to the Indian Economy
Our Chairman
Shri Shankar Lalwani
Shri Shankar Lalwani, a VJTI, Mumbai alumni with B.Tech. degree, is representing Indore constituency as Member of the Lok Sabha three times in a row. An active Parliamentarian, he is a member of the Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. He has been member the Committee on Public Undertakings, the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Prior to his tenure as MP, Shri Lalwani held various positions of responsibility including serving as Councilor and Chairman of the Indore Municipal Corporation and the Indore Development Authority. His unwavering commitment to infrastructural development has profoundly shaped Indore’s urban landscape, earning him accolades and recognition, including the prestigious award for spearheading Indore’s cleanliness initiatives. Shri Lalwani’s journey from academia to entrepreneurship to public services reflects his dedication to serving the nation and driving progress at grass roots level.
Our CONVENEr
Shri Rajendra Agrawal
Shri Rajendra Agrawal is a Member of the Lok Sabha of India. He has been elected from the Meerut-Hapur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh consistently three times since 2009. He holds a Master’s degree (M.Sc) in Physics. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances and a member of the Panel of Chairpersons of the Lok Sabha. He has been the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. He has consistently raised issues concerning MSMEs in the Parliament and outside.
SECRETARIAT
The Group is to use FISME as the Secretariat and its back office. FISME will coordinate and organize interactions and meetings as directed by Chairman/Convenor of the Group ‘ Friends of MSMEs in Parliament’.