Rajpal Singh
Director General, Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry (CSRI)
- Member of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Task Force
- President of Delhi Rowing Association (DRA) and
- Vice President, Rowing Federation of India (RFI)
Former
- Director, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
- Founder CEO and Secretary : Sports Sector Skills Council (NSDC)
- Executive Director: All India Organization of Employers (International Labour Organization)
- Director & CEO : FICCI Quality Forum
Rajpal Singh did his graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) & post graduation from Delhi School of Economics. Thereafter, he finished his LLB & MBA (BIM-TECH). He has distinction of doing Total Quality Management (TQM) Programme from Japan and has been a part of International Visitor’s Programme for Young Leaders sponsored by Department of States, Government of USA.
Rajpal has recently founded Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry (CSRI) with the support of some of the sports industry members and experts. He hopes to work in the policy framework to create sports ecosystem.
Rajpal was a National Level Judo Player, Black Belt 3rd Dan from International Judo Federation. He has been part of Executive Body of State and National Sports Federations. He is also on the board of many national and international organizations. He is member of the Indian Olympic Association Task Force and has been in the executive of many Sports Federations like Vice President of Rowing Federation of India and President of Delhi Rowing Association. He is also associated with Qazaq Kures Association of India, Kurash Association of India, Delhi Belt Wrestling Association, Delhi Judo Council and so on.
Before joining CSRI, he joined FICCI in 1995 as an Assistant Secretary, and thereafter he has headed various sectors like Telecommunications, IT, Electronics, Postal & Courier Reforms, Branding and logistics, Labour & Employment, Skills Development and so on.
As a Sector Head, he has played an important role representing FICCI in Policy and Regulatory matters in various sectors. He has been a regular contributor to various major magazines and dailies. His study / Research Papers on IT, Telecom, Labour & Employment, Skills Development, Physical Education and Sports have been presented in various national and international Conferences and forums.
He has been member of various high-level group of Government of India related to TRAI, IT, Telecom, Skills Development, Labour Policies. Setting up and implementation of International Quality Standards and promotion Youth Affairs & Sports are some of the other initiatives of Rajpal. He was part of 9th, 10th and 11th Five-year plan on Various Ministries of Government of India apart from Working Group on WTO Issues.
His forte has been in policy intervention for economic Development. Some of the key initiatives of Mr. Singh have been Setting up Sports Sector Skills Council, Industry Status to Sports Infrastructure, Legacy of CWG, Legalizing Sports Betting and so on.
Rajpal Singh, also keeps keen interest in international affairs and has written many knowledge Papers on various subjects including four books on defense. In 2016, book written by him on 2nd World War got the 2nd prize from Ministry of Defense. Presently, he is writing series of books on Param Vir Chakras.