Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB) has come into existence from 12th January 2006 covering the areas of operation of the pre-amalgamated RRBs with its Head Office at Guwahati. The Bank covers 25 out of 27 districts of the State through its strong network of 355 branches. While AGVB’s genesis has its roots in the interest of the customers, stakeholders and the staff, the broader objectives of the amalgamation are:
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) is a Public Limited Company registered under the Companies Act 1956 on 9th August, 1995. It is notified as a Public Financial Institution under Section 4A of the said Act and was registered as an NBFC in 2002 with RBI. NEDFi provides financial assistance to micro, small, medium and large enterprises for setting up industrial, infrastructure and agri-allied projects in the North Eastern Region of India and also Microfinance through MFI/NGOs.
Assam Financial Corporation (AFC) was established as a Joint State Financial Corp-oration under Section 3(A) of the SFC’s Act 1951 way back in 1954 covering the erstwhile-undivided Assam with two union territories of Manipur and Tripura and operating in the North-East Region for more than five decade. As the premier Financial Institution(F.I.) in the North-East Region, it has a wide outreach at the grass root level compared to other Financial Institutions(FIs) and Banks.
Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. [MUDRA] is an NBFC supporting development of micro enterprise sector in the country. MUDRA provides refinance support to Banks / MFIs for lending to micro units having loan requirement upto 10 lakh. MUDRA provides refinance to micro business under the Scheme of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana. The other products are for development support to the sector. The bouquet of offerings of MUDRA is depicted below. The offerings are being targeted across the spectrum of beneficiary segments. The purpose of MUDRA is to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various Last Mile Financial Institutions like Banks, NBFCs and MFIs.
Founded in 1943, UCO Bank is a commercial bank and a Government of India Undertaking. Its Board of Directors consists of government representatives from the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India as well as eminent professionals like accountants, management experts, economists, businessmen, etc. It also has two overseas branches in Singapore and Hong Kong. UCO Bank's headquarters is on BTM Sarani, Kolkata
State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services company. It is a government-owned corporation with its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. On April 1, 2017, the State Bank of India, which was India's largest bank, merged with five of its associate banks (State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore), and with the Bharatiya Mahila Bank. This was the first ever large scale consolidation in the Indian banking industry. With the merger, SBI became one of the 50 largest banks in the world (balance sheet size of 33 trillion, 278,000 employees, 420 million customers, and more than 24,000 branches and 59,000 ATMs). SBI's market share was projected to increase to 22 percent from 17 per cent. It has 198 offices in 37 countries; 301 correspondents in 72 countries. The company is ranked 232nd on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016.
The Assam Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. (ACAB) was established in 1948. Since then the Bank has developed and expanded its activities/ operations and has grown in manifolds. The Bank has a wide network of 67 branches and 6 Zonal Offices, spread throughout the state the State providing effective banking products and other related services to the general public of Assam. The ACAB has mobilized Deposit Resources of more than Rs. 1400 Crores and has advanced over Rs. 550 Crores(Approx) for various development activities in the State.
The ACAB as a pioneer in Banking in Assam, has taken banking to the doorsteps of the people of the State and has been able to nurture and develop banking habits among the people of the State. This has changed the saving habits of people from the traditional methods to the modern banking facilities to earn remunerative returns for their savings invested with the Bank and utilize various attractive and innovative banking products offered by ACAB.
Widely known for customer centricity, Canara Bank was founded by Shri Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a great visionary and philanthropist, in July 1906, at Mangalore, then a small port town in Karnataka. The Bank has gone through the various phases of its growth trajectory over hundred years of its existence. Growth of Canara Bank was phenomenal, especially after nationalization in the year 1969, attaining the status of a national level player in terms of geographical reach and clientele segments. Eighties was characterized by business diversification for the Bank. In June 2006, the Bank completed a century of operation in the Indian banking industry. The eventful journey of the Bank has been characterized by several memorable milestones. Today, Canara Bank occupies a premier position in the comity of Indian banks.
FWWB was promoted in 1981 by Smt Ela Bhatt (Founder of SEWA and SEWA Bank), as an affiliate of Women’s World Banking, a global network based in the USA. Our primary objective is to work towards women’s empowerment and provide greater financial access to underprivileged women across India through capacity building and catalytic lending support. In our journey of 40+ years, FWWB has worked across geographies with low income household women, nurtured and supported many grass root institutions and also played a crucial role in the MFI sector and SHG movement in India as well.
At FWWB, we aim at creating an equitable and just society through its various flagship programs on Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Climate Action and Renewable Energy. Cumulatively, FWWB has reached out to more than 12 million women, 440+ institutions across 21 states of India.
UC Inclusive Credit Pvt Ltd. (UCIC), incubated by Unitus Capital, is an impact-focused Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India. Based in Bangalore (India), which is considered a leading hub of social innovation and entrepreneurship, UCIC is focused on positively impacting the lives of millions of people by supporting companies with creative and timely debt capital. With the intention of providing innovative debt structures, the idea of UCIC germinated just prior to the 2008 financial crisis. Periodic setbacks in the Indian ecosystem i.e. Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis, demonetization, GST implementation etc. held back the dream from taking its rightful roots. It was only in 2019, that the concept became a reality with the support of investors who truly believed and aligned with the vision of Unitus Capital of channelizing innovative private capital to impact businesses. In line with Victor Hugo’s famous saying, “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come”, UCIC has now been unleashed. We have opened for business at a time of a fortuitous confluence of events including the availability of risk capital, technology adoption and entrepreneurship. Never before in the history of Indian economy the time been more exciting than now for impact businesses. UCIC strongly believes that we can play a key role as a responsible, thoughtful and impactful catalyst in the Indian impact investing ecosystem.
Kaleidofin Capital Private Limited (KCPL) is an NBFC focused on financial inclusion and providing lending solutions. It operates as a subsidiary of Kaleidofin Private Limited, utilizing a partner-driven, branchless model to offer accessible credit to the informal sector. KCPL aims to deliver transparent and tailored financial solutions, fostering financial well-being for individuals and businesses.
Avanti is a digital financial inclusion platform operating under an NBFC and MFI license with a vision to make affordable financial services accessible to a 100 million unserved and underserved households. The company is co-founded by Mr Ratan Tata & Mr Nandan Nilekani through their philanthropy capital.
Shriram is a pioneer in the NBFC Industry with a strong rural presence. The Shriram Finance Limited is one of the India’s leading NBFCs, with 9.56 Million (as on March 31, 2025) private and corporate customers across India. Shriram’s customers benefit from a broad range of diverse product portfolio: Fixed Deposits, Fixed Investment Plan, Commercial Vehicle Loans, Passenger Vehicle Loans, Construction Equipment Loans, Farm Equipment Loans, Two-Wheeler Loans, Gold Loans, MSME Finance and Personal Loans.
