OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nani Kr. Saikia
Managing Director
Nani Kr. Saikia is a science graduate from Guwahati University After completing his graduation in the year 1991, he involved with several volountary organizations and in the year 1997 he became the General Secretary of Sipajhar Diamond club community centre. Being a Secretary of the club he tried to transform the football club into a developmental institution. Under his leadership Sipajhar Diamond club community centre (SDCCC)started its Micro credit programme in the year 1998 for extending credit support to poorest of the poor for starting income generating activities.That was the beginning of Micro Finance carrer of Nani Kr. Saikia. With the help of RGVN (Rashtriya Grammeen Vikas Nidhi) SDCCC expanded its Micro credit activities in Darrang Dist and started an economic development programme in Darrang Dist. The poor who are not given credit by banks (National and rural) they came to SDCCC and SDCCC provided credit to them. A economic change has started in the rural areas due to intervention of SDCCC.
In the year 2003 Nani Kr. Saikia left SDCCC, in the mean time SATRA which was form in the year 2002 invited him to becoming the CEO of the organization. Finally on 1st day of January 2004 Nani Kr. Saikia join at SATRA as Chief Functionary.
As a Secretary of SDCCC Mr. Saikia felt need of NGOs in the rural areas for development as well as a group of dedicated and sincere youth team. So initially Mr. Saikia tried to find out a very young group and involved them with SATRA and with the help of RGVN, SATRA started Micro Finance in the last part of 2004 and train and guide the youth team.
Being a Micro Finance practitioner Mr. Saikia attended several training workshop on Micro Finance development held in different parts of india and gain first hand knowledge on it. In the year 2009 Mr. Saikia visited Nobel lieurate Dr. (Md)Yunus in Bangladesh and gain knowledge regarding their operation. Due several legal constraints Mr.Saikia decided to acquire an NBFC in the year 2011 and he is one of the promoter of the company.
Mr. Biplab Saharia
Director (Operation)
Biplab Saharia has joined as Volunteer in 2002-03 at Social Action for Appropriate Transformation and Advancement in Rural Areas (SATRA) when he was doing his Graduation. During that period, he organised some awareness meets in different issues as well as entrepreneurship development progrmammes along with three other friends. In 2004, he became Chief Coordinator of SATRA and latter he acted as Board Director of the organization for tenure of three years. Under the guidance of Nani Kumar Saikia, he learnt about micro finance and started the programme at SATRA in 2004.
To gain first hand knowledge, he undergo 15 day long Micro Finance Training at Basix field office at Ranchi, Jharkhand on December, 2015. Coming back, he started credit delivery towards JLG model. Then he went to Hyderabad in January, 2007 in exposure to APMAS. Moreover he has participated in some training programs regarding management of Finance, Accounts etc.
Biplab Saharia has guided the entire field staff of SATRA in successful implementation of Micro Finance programe. Moreover he was active in fund raising. As a result, when management of SATRA, decided to take over NBFC, he is asked to become a promoter director of Satra Development Finance Private Limited
Dr.Dinesh Baishya
Independent Director, M.Sc ,P.hd,
He served in various Govt. and Non Govt. agencies as follows:
- Retd principal B. Borooah College Guwahati,
- Research Supervisor Guwahati University
- Former Dean, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya
- Former Executive Director, Society For Appropriate Technology
- Founder Convener Assam Chapter of INTACH
He is also a Social Activists, Media panelist, Regular writer of various Assamese news paper.
Dr. Anjana Barkakati
Independent Director,
M.Sc, P.hd.
- Served as college teacher at Dibru college in Dibrugarah for 20 years
- Joint Director, State Resource Centre Assam, Guwahati
- Former Executive Committee member of Sa-dhan, New Delhi
- Managing Director, Procesta, Guwahati
- 20 Years Experience in Microfinance
Mrs. Olee Bora, MA,
MBA
Nominee Director
Presently working as General Manager, NEDFi, Guwahati
Presently General Manager of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd who has been nominated by NEDFi as Nominee Director of SATRA Development Finance Private Ltd. Prior to joining NEDFi in 1996, worked as personal officer in Bongaigaon refinery and petrochemicals Ltd. (BRLPL) presently IOCL and Tata energy research institute (TERI). She has done graduation from the university of Allahabad and MBA from Gauhati University. Has also done PG diploma in training and development from Indian society of training and development (ISTD), New Delhi, she is a nominee director in Kanaklata mahila Urban co-operative Bank Ltd. And a few other NBFCs and societies assisted By NEDFi. She has been resource person to a number of NGOs and institute. she is also associated with the MBA Deptt. Of Gauhati university and external expert. She has presented and published papers in national and international conferences.