- Ensured a favourable GST regime for the textiles and apparel sector, especially for the synthetic textile industry - Prepared report on ‘Implications of GST for the Indian Textiles Sector’ for the Ministry of Textiles. - Advocated for a suitable duty drawback regime (Refund of State Levies scheme) for the textiles and apparel sector in order to enhance exports based on principle of embedded taxes - Provided strategic advisory services related to business planning, in the context of GST, to an Indian retail industry conglomerate- Ensured a favourable GST regime for the Tractor industry - Successfully advocated for a favourable GST regime for the Sugar industry and the crop protection industry- Advocacy for favourable GST regime for the drugs and pharmaceutical industry- World Bank and DFID funded projects related to State government revenue enhancement - Tax expenditure accounting study for the Government of Nepal for Personal income tax, Corporate income tax, VAT and Customs- Worked extensively on tobacco and alcohol excise policies, as well as new generation products in the tobacco sector. Prepared report on “Earmarking of Tobacco taxes” for a global tobacco major- Prepared report on neutralizing tax costs on import and storage of crude oil in underground caverns- Prepared report on suitable treatment of the food processing industry under the GST regime- Contributed to paper on “Taxation of Housing under a VAT”, published in the Tax Law Review of the New York University School of Law

- Organized VISION workshops for CEOs, formulated the VISION 2015 statement for industry and converted VISION statement into strategy deployment plans - Developed strategy for the Export Development Cell - Facilitated set-up of an international trade fair and conference facility in Bangalore - the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)- Implemented the ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management System, Facilitated regular audits and ensured active engagement of all employees of the organization towards the quality movement- Designed and deployed process for organizing trade shows - Formed joint marketing consortiums for the Indian and International markets with the objective of creating effective forward and backward linkages in marketing and manufacturing under the UNIDO-IMTMA National Program for Development of Indian Machine Tool Industry- Developed networks with industries like the automotive, defence, railways, electrical & electronics, consumer durables and bearing industries- Organized trade fairs like Indian Machine Tool Exhibition (IMTEX), Tooltech, National Manufacturing Technology Show (NMTS) and Modern Machine Shop- Facilitated organisation of International Congress on Metal Forming Technology and the International Seminar on Machining Technologies, Machine Tool Industry Summit, Productivity Summit and the Productivity Championship Awards