"The objective of this ministry is to make the common man self-dependent. Optimum utilisation of human resources in the MSME sector and establishing a framework for this purpose is the need of the time and this ministry will work towards that goal. I aim to fulfil the expectations of the people".

Kalraj Mishra, a famous Indian politician and a Sangh pracharak made his debut at the Centre in 2014. On May 27, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) under Shri Narendra Modi's Prime Ministership. He is the member of BJP and has been associated with politics from a very long time.

During his career, he occupied many positions in the Government. He had also held portfolios of Public Works, Medical Education and Tourism. He was elected as an MLA many times and was also appointed as a Rajya Sabha member. During his tenure, he formulated the Road Development Policy in Uttar Pradesh.

He was born in a Brahmin agriculturist family of a very small village Malikpur (Saidpur) of Gazipur District. He was born on 1st July 1941.