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  • States - 17
  • Branches - 1,550
  • Members - 27,72,960
  • Staffs - 8,048
  • Loan disbursed for the month -
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    312crores
  • Loan outstanding - Rs. 1,589 crores
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Board of Directors

Our organization is governed by an accountable board comprising experienced professionals and visionaries.

Name Designation
Mr.Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bandhan is an M.Sc. in Statistics and has over 25 years of relevant industry experience. His grasp over the subject of microfinance and development is exemplary which has won him various accolades and recognition in the fraternity. A "Senior Ashoka Fellow", Mr. Ghosh has deliberated on the discipline of 'Microfinance' at various institutes noteworthy being Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (NITT), Training Institute of Central Bank of India, State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development (SIPARD) at Tripura, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He is also a Member of Examination & Syllabus Review Committee at Kalyani University, West Bengal. As a panelist he has been a successful ambassador of Microfinance at National and International forums and has also made presentations at various conferences held in UK, China, Brazil, Nepal, France, Brussels, Bali, Marseilles, US and the like.

Mr. Ghosh is also on the Governing Board of SA-DHAN – the primary association of Microfinance Institutions of India. He is also one of the Committee Members of the Core Team that Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has formed for its Partner MFIs to advice in the policy making process. He is on the board of READ India and also occupies an Advisory Board seat in other MFIs. Mr. Ghosh is also a member of ‘State Level Review & Co-ordination Committee on Credit Delivery Innovations’ constituted by NABARD.

Prof. Amitava Sanyal Director

Prof. Sanyal has 30 years experience as a Microfinance consultant with NABARD, CARE and various NGOs in West Bengal and abroad in the areas of training and enabling them for scientific promotion of Microfinance groups. This TTIS (Mumbai) alumnus, was previously the Vice Principal of Vidyasagar School of Social Work, Vidyasagar University.

Dr.Ajit Kumar Roy Director

Dr. Ajit Kumar Roy was born in the year 1934 in the Faridpur District of the then Bengal Province of British India. After doing his Matriculation from the village school. Dr. Roy came to Kolkata and studied in Commerce faculty in the evening classes while serving during the day. After serving six small institutions, Dr. Roy joined Reserve Bank of India on September 1, 1954 as a Commerce Graduate.

In Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Roy worked in various capacities and continued his studies in Commerce and ultimately obtained a Ph.D. degree in Commerce (Income-tax) and got a prize from Reserve Bank of India as a recognition of his academic excellence while in service. After serving Reserve Bank of India in various capacities, Dr. Roy shifted his loyalty to National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from the very first day of its establishment in the year 1983.

As a NABARD Officer, Dr. Roy had worked as the Faculty Member of NABARD Training College at Bolpur and then as its Principal. After serving NABARD in various capacities, Dr. Roy finally retired on January 31, 1992 as Deputy General Manager.

Dr. Roy was the Board Member of Bhojpur Rohtas Grameen Bank, Arrah, Bihar and Citizens’ Urban Cooperative Bank, Gangtok, Sikkim.

Dr. Roy is a Member of the Management Committee of Netaji Subhas Regional Institute of Cooperative Management, Government of India, Kalyani and closely associated with the Cooperative Service Commission, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata.

Dr. A K Roy was instrumental in initiating the first post-graduate course in Rural Finance in Kalyani University. Dr. Roy is a permanent guest faculty member of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Institute, Government of India and State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute, Government of India.

Mr.Yogesh Chand Nanda Director

After working for a short period as a Lecturer in the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi and as Probationary Officer in the State Bank of India, he joined RBI as a junior officer. He was appointed as the Managing Director of NABARD and later served as the Chairman. After his superannuation, the Government of India appointed him as a full time member of The National Commission of Farmers.

He is presently working as Non - Executive Chairman of the Agriculture Finance Corporation. In addition, he is also associated with some institutions in the sectors of micro finance, rural development, and management education. He has worked as consultant to international organizations like the FAO, IFAD, UNOPS, an Gtz [Germany] and national level institutions like the NCAER, SRTT etc. The Planning commission had appointed him as Chairman of the Working Group for the formulation of the 11th plan for agriculture credit and the cooperatives. He completed his Post Graduation from the Delhi School of Economics, securing first division and the first rank in the University.

Mr.Vishwanath Prasad Singh Director

He has worked as the Chairman & CEO of IFCI, as Executive Director in IDBI, Chairman of Tourism Finance Corporation of India, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd. and Assets Care Enterprise Ltd., Principal Trustee of IDBI Mutual Fund and Director of IDBI Bank, National Securities Depository Ltd., National Stock Exchange Ltd and LIC Hosing Finance Ltd. He was the Chairman of Governing Boards of Management Development Institute Gurgaon and Institute of Labour Development, Jaipur.

He was selected by Commonwealth Secretariat, London and posted in Tanzania for nearly 3 years as Executive Director (Operations) in Tanzania Development Finance Company Ltd. (TDFL). Was Director of Eurafrican Bank, a leasing finance company, a venture capital fund and hotel management company promoted by TDFL.He has also had international exposure with leading financial institutions, viz., World Bank, ADB, IFC (Washington), CDC London, DEG, KFW, Japan Development Bank and European Investment Bank. He was also associated with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd on consulting contract as Director, Global Financial Services till March, 2009.At present, he is an independent Director on the boards of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, GMR Industries Ltd. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd.He has completed M.Com, CAIIB, Bachelor of Laws and also received specialized training in Corporate Restructuring and Investment Banking in India, USA and Japan.

Mr. Natarajan Raman Nominee Director, SIDBI

Mr. Natarajan Raman, Executive Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) at Head Office, Lucknow is a Mechanical Engineer by training and also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, besides a Diploma in Development Banking awarded by Indian Institute of Bankers. He has over 32 years of experience in industry and development banking of which 26 years have been with two apex level financial institutions of India viz., Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Prior to his present position, he headed the Western Zonal Office of SIDBI at Mumbai, responsible for business operations of the Bank in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa. Earlier, he has held various responsibilities in the Head Office including promotional & developmental activities for MSMEs, inter-institutional financing, recovery from bad loans and direct credit to MSMEs. He has also headed the Hyderabad and Dimapur Branch offices of the Bank. He has been nominated on the Boards of State Financial Corporations and Venture Capital Companies, besides assisted industrial units.

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Ghosh Non-Executive Director

Mr.Rajendra Kumar Ghosh, born on 1st March, 1943, completed M.A. in Political Science & Bachelor of Law. He was nominated by Government of India for the prestigious ‘Government Legal Advisors Course’ at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at London U.K. under London University.
Mr. Ghosh has a long and distinguished career serving the judiciary in various capacities. Mr. Ghosh enrolled as an Advocate on 10th March, 1970 and thereafter practiced as an Advocate at High Court & District Court for 5 years after which he joined Tripura Judicial Service on 23.02.1976 as Munsiff-cum-Judicial Magistrate, 1st class and later as a Sub-Judge-cum-Asst. Sessions Judge. He was later promoted as Grade –I officer of Tripura Judicial Service where he retired in 2003.

Mr. Ghosh has worked in various capacities in the Judiciary such as District & Sessions Judge, Member Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, L.A. Judge, President District Consumers Redressal Forum, Chairman Tripura State Human Rights Committee, Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal.
Mr. Ghosh has also worked as Secretary, Law & Parliamentary Affairs Dept. under Government of Tripura on deputation.