Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe

Being an experienced entrepreneur from the manufacturing sector, Mr. Salunkhe has focussed on enhancing excellence in manufacturing, industrial automation, digital transformation, quality productivity, innovation, inventions and transformation of SMEs into emerging enterprises.

With passionate dynamism & indomitable entrepreneurial leadership qualities, Mr. Salunkhe has advocated for changing the definitions of Small-Scale Industries to MSME Sectors and pursued it vigorously with the then Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr. Manmohan Singh and helped transform the credibility of the MSME sector by enhancing turnover limit by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to improve the status of MSMEs in India and abroad.

He has been instrumental for advocating for “Ease of Doing Business” to secure the interest of SME sector, SME Stock Exchange, TReDs platform, National Skill Development Corporation, credit flow towards MSMEs, Start-up India, collateral free financial facilities, revival of sick units, improvement of credibility and credit worthiness of SME sector in the perspective of investors, suppliers and strategic partners.

The Chamber has been providing value addition services for enhancement of quality productivity, entering into emerging markets for exports, channelising finance and investment for sustainable business growth, establishing cooperation with the foreign companies for collaborations, excellence in the manufacturing, contract manufacturing, joint ventures, technology transfers, new products design & development, innovations, inventions, connectivity with the large corporates for supply and procurement, franchise, distribution, marketing, improve creditworthiness and credibility to attract strategic partners & investors.

Mr. Salunkhe has been travelling extensively for business co-operation with various international organisations, Government Departments, FIs, Investment Boards, Industrial Parks, and various Chambers of Commerce across USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, GCC Countries, and many more. He is regularly participating as an eminent speaker in various global business conferences and events.