Annapurna Finance Private Limited

Annapurna Finance Private Limited got its start in 2009 as a not-for-profit venture under the NGO Peoples Forum, later converting to an NBFC-MFI structure in 2013, and today stands as one of India's leading microfinance-oriented NBFCs. Its core purpose is delivering both financial and non-financial support to underserved communities in rural and semi-urban regions, an effort built on a disciplined group-lending approach that began in eastern India and has since expanded into several other states. Guided originally by Peoples Forum's mission of financial inclusion and community development, the company today is run by professionals with deep backgrounds in microfinance, banking, and financial services more broadly — a leadership team that has navigated the business through numerous industry challenges without losing sight of either social impact or financial sustainability. Its offerings are shaped around low-income borrowers, led by Joint Liability Group microfinance loans aimed at women entrepreneurs, alongside customized credit lines for micro, small, and medium enterprises, financing options for affordable housing, and insurance products built around borrower-specific needs.