Thanks Sanjeev. Please note that in this case it is only me and my boss who is a part of a larger setup (I mean our is not a sole propreitorship) and nobody else. Whenever I have approached him for additional responsibilities he has given me assurances and some petty work but not a full fledged role. Secondly he feels upset if I approach the HR to discuss the things. I mean if he wants to sack me why is he worried about me approaching the HR, in fact that would be nice for him, he can cookup some stuff and ease my retirement. Regarding my skill set you will be surprised that he does not know what I am capable of handling and this I am saying based on my experience about he having been surprised on me managing some tasks which he felt was someone's else's work. So even if I have the skills that are desired he will never know about it since he hardly interacts with me and has never ever made an effort to figure out what I can do nor has allowed me an opportunity to present it to him