Our reach as on December 2011
- States & Union Territories - 18
- Branches - 1,553
- Borrowers - 33,88,317
- Staff - 9,441
- Loan disbursed for the month -
Rs. 594crores - Loan outstanding - Rs. 3,177 crores
States & Union Territories and Branches
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Timeline
| 2001 -2002 | ||
| 2001 | April | Setting up of Bandhan and commencement of microfinance activities. |
| 2004 -2005 | ||
| 2005 | January | Commencement of microfinance operations in urban spaces of Kolkata |
| 2005 -2006 | ||
| 2005 | July | Reduction of interest rate from 17.50% to 15% |
| August | Inauguration of 100th branch | |
| September | Achievement of 1,00,000 member mark | |
| 2006 | January | Introduction of Micro Enterprise Program (MEP) - Srishti |
| March | Pro Poor Innovation Challenge (PPIC) Award conferred upon Bandhan by The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), an affiliate of the World Bank | |
| 2006 -2007 | ||
| 2006 | May | Reduction of lending rates to 12.50% |
| 2007 | February | Introduction of Health Loan - Suraksha |
| 2007 -2008 | ||
| 2007 | September | Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bandhan declared as Senior Ashoka Fellow. |
| December | Bandhan ranked 1st in India and 2nd in the world as per the Forbes list of World’s Top 50 Microfinance Institutions | |
| 2008 | March | Skoch Challenger Award conferred upon Bandhan for Financial Inclusion |
| Achievement of 1 million member mark | ||
| 2009 -2010 | ||
| 2009 | April | Introduction of MSME Loan - Samriddhi |
| September | Inauguration of 1000th branch | |
| October | Bandhan bagged the 'Micro Finance India Award 2009' in the category of 'Institution of the Year' | |
| 2 million clients under the coverage of microfinance operations | ||
| Election of Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bandhan as a board member in Sa-Dhan | ||
| November | Size of loan book reaches Rs. 1,000 crores | |
| December | Bandhan completes its first major round of equity infusion of Rs.500 million from SIDBI | |
| Inauguration of Bandhan Institute of Development Management | ||
| 2010 -2011 | ||
| 2010 | May | Slash of interest rate to 10% |
| August | Tie-up with Western Union for money transfer services | |
| September | Microfinance reaches out to more than 3 million clients | |
| Introduction of pension services in association with Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA), Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India | ||
| October | More than Rs. 2,000 crores of portfolio outstanding | |
| December | Introduction of Education Loan - Sushiksha | |
| 2011 | January | Skoch Financial Inclusion Award conferred upon Bandhan |
| February | Inauguration of Bandhan School of Development Management (BSDM) | |
| 2011 -2012 | ||
| 2011 | April | Bandhan wins Genius HR Excellence Award 2011 |
| August | Bandhan raises equity of INR 135 Cr from International Finance Corporation | |