Mr Arijit Maity, Chairman of VFS Capital, a Director of Village Bazaar Pvt Ltd. and the Founder Member Secretary of Village Welfare Society, is the pioneer of the microfinance sector in Eastern India. He has transformed the lives of millions of marginalized people and their families since the inception of VFS Capital.

He started his social entrepreneurial journey in 1978 with the Village Welfare Society, an NGO, and has been associated with microfinance since 1995. As a veteran in microfinance, he is also the founder member of Sa-Dhan and the Association of Micro Finance Institutions West Bengal.

Mr Maity holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Calcutta University. He is an accomplished social reformer with over four decades of extensive wisdom and experience in socio-economic development, food and livelihood security, water and sanitation, disaster and risk management, education, healthcare, old-age care, and vocational training to empower and uplift the deprived segment of our nation.

Mr Ajit Kumar Maity

Mr Kuldip Maity, MD and CEO of VFS Capital, is the architect behind the revolutionary transformation of VFS Capital, the largest microfinance in Eastern India. He is also a Board Member of Sa-Dhan, Assistant Secretary of Village Welfare Society, and a founder member of the Association of Micro Finance Institutions West Bengal.

He is a social entrepreneur and a visionary who leads VFS Capital toward its vision, mission and objectives of poverty alleviation through empowering the underprivileged, especially women of our nation.

Mr Maity holds a Doctorate with a dual Masters's degree in Business Administration and Social Sector, serving the impoverished segment of our nation for over two decades as he enables them to attain economic independence. He is dedicated to spreading smiles on the faces of underserved people through sustainable financial solutions and other aid-driven services. He was appreciated and honoured with numerous awards and recognitions for his initiatives, work and leadership.

Mr Kuldip Maity

Mr Pradipta Kumar Jena is an Independent Director of VFS Capital and a former Regional Director of the Reserve Bank of India with 35 years of extensive experience in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. He has diverse experience in rural development, microcredit, general banking, foreign exchange, HR and payment systems, currency management, and supervision in the bank and non-bank sectors.

Mr Pradipta Kumar Jena

Dr Sankar Datta is an Independent Director of VFS Capital and a member of the Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation of the Chhattisgarh Planning Commission. He possesses over three decades of profound experience in promoting the livelihood of underprivileged people through several financial services and sustainable aid-driven microfinance solutions.

Dr Datta holds a Doctorate degree in Economics from Ballabh Vidyanagar and possesses a unique ability to incorporate theories into practice. He worked on several renowned projects and consultancy assignments, including the World Bank project in Odisha, International Finance Corporation and Food &amp; Agriculture Organisation. He drafted the 12th Five-Year Plan of the Planning Commission.

Dr Sankar Datta

Dr T.K. Mukhopadhyay is an independent director of VFS Capital and Board of Sangam Ltd, North Eastern Development Financial Corporation (NEDFi), and Srei Mutual Fund Asset Management Pvt Ltd. He has extensive knowledge in corporate finance, business development, MSME, and rehabilitation of sick units.

Dr Mukhopadhyay obtained a Doctorate degree from the University of Calcutta, and a three-tier Management Development Program at IIM, Ahmedabad. He was a former Chief General Manager and Country Head of IDBI Bank, where he held several other prestigious positions during his over three decades of professional journey in IDBI. He was an honourable facility member of IDBI Bank and RBI Training Institute in Mumbai.

Dr T.K. Mukhopadhyay

Ms Shivanjali Mehta is an enthusiastic HR Generalist with more than 17 years of experience in all the facets of HR- Recruit, Train, retain and sustain across India and Southeast Asia. She has worked with some of the renowned Organization like McDonalds India, Reliance Retail Limited and has worked in various training deliverables.

Board of Directors

Mr Ajit Kumar Maity

Mr Kuldip Maity

Mr Pradipta Kumar Jena

Dr Sankar Datta

Dr T.K. Mukhopadhyay

Ms Shivanjali Mehta