JANAKALYAN - Key Persons


Abhijit Sarkar

Job Titles:
  • AVP Operations
Mr. Sarkar has more than one decade of experience as Regional Manager and has worked in Jagaran Microfin Private Limited as Area Manager and Senior Inspection Officer. He is an Honours graduate from Kalyani University, West Bengal.

Amal Kumar Mapa

Job Titles:
  • Head - Internal Inspection
Mr. Mapa holds a post-graduate degree in Agricultural Science from Kalyani University. Joined as an officer in the United Bank of India and served there for 30 years. He has also associated himself in the social sector as an advisor to Sreema Mahila Samity and worked there for 17 years.

Arup Kumar Dutta - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Dutta has 27 years of experience in the financial sector. He graduated with Honours in Economics, standing First Class First, and was awarded the National Scholarship. He subsequently post-graduated in Public Administration and later earned PGDBM (IISWBM, Kolkata), PGCHRM (XLRI, Jamshedpur, Gold Medallist), and JAIIB (IIB&F, Mumbai).

Ashok Bhuniya

Mr. Ashok Kumar Bhuyan , has 12 years experience in Microfinance Industry. Starting his careers from " BFIL Ltd" and afterwards in " Satin Credit Care Limited " . Now he looks after the operation of Central Zone of " Janakalyan" as Zone In- Charge and reporting to General Manager( Ops)..

Dr. Swapan Kr Sinha

Job Titles:
  • Head - Training & Development
Dr. Sinha was awarded his Doctorate on the study of "Migrant Child labour" from Calcutta University , worked in RBI & NABARD for over three decades. He has a vast knowledge of the microfinance industry and extensive experience of training various stakeholders in the sector.

Monoranjan Roy

Job Titles:
  • Head Accounts
Mr. Roy was a Central Banker and former Assistant General Manager of Reserve Bank of India. He has worked with Reserve Bank of India for more than three decades, he has earned his Master's in Commerce (First Class) from Calcutta University, and he is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Costs and Works Accounts of India (AICWA). He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Mr. Alok Biswas

Job Titles:
  • Leader
  • Promoter & Managing Director
Mr. Alok Biswas is a leader with strategic vision and experience of over 30 years in business. He started his career in 1989 with Canara Bank Subsequently joined Indian Bank as Probationary Officer in June 1993 and worked there till 2001 to join UTI Bank/Axis Bank. In the year 2010 he moved into the microfinance sector and set up Jagaran Microfin Private Limited. He steered the growth of the company for five years and thereafter quit in order to promote Janakalyan Financial Service Private Ltd. He is a Commerce Honours graduate, holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and has qualified in the Associate examination of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). In addition, he has completed Diploma in Microfinance from IIBF, Mumbai.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Bhuyan

Job Titles:
  • Zonal Head - Duttapulia Zone

Mr. Asok Kumar Das

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Banker
Mr. Asok Kumar Das has been a career banker and amongst the positions held by him during his long illustrious career are that of Deputy Managing Director, State Bank of India; Managing Director, State Bank of Patiala and Executive Director, SBI European Bank, London. Post superannuation from SBI, he held the positions of Director of Institutional Finance, Government of West Bengal and Ex-Officio Special Secretary (Finance), Government of West Bengal and Managing Director of WBIDFC. Mr. Asok Kumar Das is a postgraduate in Economics from Calcutta University, stood First Class Second and also qualified CAIIB.

Mr. Atanu Sen

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
Mr. Atanu Sen served State Bank of India for a period of 37 years from where he retired in 2014 as MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance. Mr. Sen has wide-ranging experience in commercial banking and finance. After Superannuation, Mr. Sen was engaged as a Sr. Advisor in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLP. He also served in the Board of the few other Companies/Bank as an Independent Director/ Non-Official Director. Currently, he is the Chairman of the trustee Board of the National Pension Scheme of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Mr. Sen has attended executive training in leading Institutes across the world like, Wharton University of Pennsylvania, Asian Institute of Management, Manila and BPP London. He is a postgraduate in Economics from Calcutta University, and a qualified CAIIB.

Nikita Sureka Roy - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Compliance Officer
B.Com (H), ACS An associate member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a Commerce Graduate from The University of Calcutta, Nikita has 6 years of post qualification experience in the field of Secretarial and Compliances related to SEBI and Companies Act.

Palash Saha

Job Titles:
  • Zonal Head - Central Zone
Mr. has 10 years of experience in microfinance acquired during stints with Sreema Mahila Samity. He has completed Post Graduate Degree in Arts. He holds profound knowledge of microfinance operations.

R V Dilip Kumar

Job Titles:
  • Nominee Director
Mr. Dilip has been with SIDBI Venture Capital Limited (SVCL) since its inception in 1999 and was part of the core team which had set up SIDBI Ventures, SIDBI Trustee Company and NFSIT. He represents SVCL on the Boards of some portfolio companies, where he has played an active role in building up systems and processes.. Prior to joining SVCL in 1999, he was with SIDBI for nearly 8 years with experience in credit appraisal, accounts and audit functions. He is a Post Graduate in Commerce and Economics, AICWA, CS (Inter), PGDBA and CAIIB.

Rajarshi Banerjee

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Assistant Vice President ( Finance & Accounts )
Mr. Banerjee is a qualified Chartered Accountant (2017) and has graduated with B. Com (Hons.) - Accounts & Finance from Calcutta University. He worked as an Associate Trainee with Magma Group for nearly two years.

Shivani Agarwal - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Compliance Officer
Ms. Agarwal is a B. Com graduate (Hons.) - Accounts and is a Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She has more than 5 years of experience in the field of Secretarial & Legal Compliances and Corporate Governance.

Sukumar Biswas

Job Titles:
  • Head Internal Inspection & Training
Mr. Biswas has work experience in the microfinance sector for more than 28 years. He has adequate management experience to execute different programs in the areas of education, self-help group promotion, primary health care, disaster management, vocational training, water & sanitation, social welfare. He is an M. Com in Accounting.

Sunanda Kr. Mitra

Job Titles:
  • Bandhan Bank As Business Head
  • Promoter & Chairman
Mr. S.K. Mitra is a Promoter and Whole-time Director of the Company. He started his professional career in commercial banking since 1974 spanning over 40 years, of which he spent the first 20 years with the State Bank of India holding wide-ranging roles. Subsequently, he joined UTI Bank (Axis Bank) and served in various roles. Post retirement from Axis Bank, Mr Mitra joined Bandhan Bank as Business Head to assist in the transformation of the NBFC to a Scheduled Universal Bank in August,2015. Mr. Mitra is an alumnus of Delhi University from where he graduated with Physics Honours in 1973 and subsequently did CAIIB from Indian Institute of Bankers, Mumbai and also a PDGBM.

Utpal Kumar Bose

Job Titles:
  • Head HR, Admin & Compliance
Mr. Bose has 35 years of experience in Commercial Banking. He has in-depth domain knowledge in branch banking, Retail/ MSME lending and regulatory compliances as also industrial relations. He is a Science graduate from Calcutta University