Rahul Acharya Email & Phone Number

Gurgaon, India

- 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

M.A, Economics

B.Sc, Economics

Isc, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English), 12

Activities and Societies: Awarded the Principal’s medal for outstanding community service in School