Praveen Khandelwal, is the current National Secretary General of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).  He is often described by the people as “a man of masses who is always alert in fighting the cause of a common man."

Mr. Khandelwal is a strong advocate for the trading community on FDI in Retail Trade, Goods & Service Tax (GST) and FDI in ecommerce, amongst other core issues and serves on the GST Council, nominated by the Finance Minister.

He ranks amongst one of the reputed leaders of business community of India and has successfully led many national and state level movements on issues pertaining to the trading community. An ardent and vocal advocate for bringing reforms and strengthening of Indian retail trade, Praveen believes that the Country is gifted with enormous economic resources which needs to be cultivated in most orchestrated manner which will certainly bring greater stability to the Indian economy.

He is the founder of the "CAIT Research & Trade Development Society' comprising of selected and eminent businessmen of Delhi and other States of the Country for undertaking continuous research on important issues of trade and economy. Mr. Khandelwal is a Law Graduate from University of Delhi and runs a successful Builder's Hardware business in New Delhi.