IIFL Samasta has been serving economically underserved communities since its inception in 2008. While its primary focus lies on providing economic opportunities to the underserved, it is IIFL Samasta’s constant endeavor to create a positive impact in the community beyond business. Through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and community outreach programs, IIFL Samasta nurtures a holistic approach towards financial inclusion and sustainable development.
An unrelenting focus on customers
We realise the importance of social interventions in terms of reach and overall impact on the lives of people living on the margins, hence we provide more than just loans. The company has rolled out various initiatives under the CSR program to empower the communities it serves. IIFL Samasta aspires to create an impact in society at large; however, women, children, marginalised communities and the elderly are given priority. IIFL Samasta’s flagship CSR projects are focused on financial literacy for rural women, skill development for youth and cattle well being for farmers.
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IIFL Samasta promotes financial awareness and encourages good practices among our customers. All IIFL Samasta branches play financial literacy videos for our customers to orient them towards understanding the basics of managing money. In addition to this, IIFL Samasta has partnered with Sukalyan NGO to establish financial literacy centres at the Panchayat level in the states of West Bengal, Assam and Odisha.
Samasta with IIFL Foundation have launched such centres in West Bengal (Purulia and Jhargram), Odisha (Puri and Khorda), and Tripura (Khowai) to increase financial awareness and to promote good financial practices among the underserved communities. At the centres, women are trained on various aspects of financial literacy in theory and practice.
DISASTER RELIEF ACTIVITIES

As a responsible corporate IIFL Samasta firmly believes in helping communities in times of need and we extended a helping hand to flood victims in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. IIFL Samasta swiftly ensured relief (including grocery kits and other essential items) and rehabilitation.
Livestock Development Centres ( CattleWell being and Animal Health Centres)
IIFL Samasta’s Kamadhenu initiative under aims to improve dairy breeds to help amplify production and farmers’ incomes. We have partnered with Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development NGO to set up cattle well-being centres in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and with NGO in Rajasthan. Two centres are already functional at Harohalli and Halagur villages in Karnataka.
IIFL Samasta’s Employee Engagement programs are designed to offer opportunities for corporate volunteerism to help augment employee loyalty and build greater job satisfaction. In the last 6 months our employee engagement activities focussed on better health for the communities where we conducted eye check-ups and blood donation drives in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The activities also included a new initiative called Project Smile, wherein employees will identifying and referring children with cleft lip and palate from the different communities for cleft lip correction.

VENKATESH N
Managing Director
Venkatesh is the founder and MD of IIFL Samasta Microfinance Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry as an entrepreneur. Venkatesh was also the founder of the erstwhile PNV Techno Acquisitions Private Ltd. that marketed financial products, and Affluence Edifice, that provided wealth management services for individuals. Venkatesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has completed the Harvard Business School-ACCION Program on Strategic Leadership in Microfinance.
SHIVAPRAKASH DEVIAH
Whole Time Director & Chief Information Officer
Shivaprakash co-founded IIFL Samasta in 2008. He leads IIFL Samasta’s technology-led initiatives which includes the setting of comprehensive IT infrastructure to facilitate smooth operations. He also oversees Operations to ensure seamless execution of business strategies. Shivaprakash has over two decades of experience spanning the software and financial services industries. Before co-founding IIFL Samasta, he managed global technology projects for Wipro.


ASHWINI KUMAR
Chief People Officer
Ashwini Kumar is IIFL Samasta’s Chief People Officer. In this role, he is responsible for building a progressive and engaging work culture in IIFL Samasta and for driving all key aspects of IIFL Samasta’s human capital including employee experience, learning and development, talent management, performance management & rewards, HR process automation and organisation development. Ashwini joined IIFL Samasta in July 2018 and has over 12 years’ experience across industries in India and globally. Prior to joining IIFL Samasta, Read More
MALINI B EDEN
Independent Director
Malini has been a Development Specialist and Strategy Consultant for over two decades and has significant experience of working for the marginalized and drawing them into policy across several developmental themes. She has been part of bilateral agencies and government Boards at the state, national and international levels in areas such as economic empowerment, health and donor relations.

DISASTER RELIEF ACTIVITIES

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