• 19.9 million
    85,323
    233.5
    5.9 million
    26.6 million
    126,787
Mission:
The Bank's mission is to provide financial services in a sustainable manner and create social awareness to poor women in the underserved areas of Nepal
Background and Main Challenges: 
NIRDHAN, an NGO founded by Dr. Harihar Dev Pant, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nepal, started in 1991 and became fully operational in 1993. Because of the weak legal status of NGOs in Nepal, NIRDHAN saw the necessity to create a development bank, Nirdhan Utthan Bank Ltd. In ... Read more
Address: 
Himali Path Siddharthanagar - 7
Bhairahawa
Rupandehi
Nepal
Phone: 
977 71 523768
Fax: 
977 71 521647
Email: 
nubl [at] ntc [dot] net [dot] np
Website: 
Main Funding Sources: 
Grants
Loans
Savings
Shareholder Capital
Products and Services: 
Loans
Voluntary Savings
Insurance
Fund Transfer Services
Products: 
Products: Nirdhan offers individual loans on the basis of group guarantees. The minimum loan size is NRps 5,000 (US$ 65); maximum loan size is NRps (20,000) (US$ 260). The maximum loan term is one year. There is compulsory saving in a group fund as well as voluntary savings. No personal ... Read more
Looking for (Investment Types): 
Loans in Local Currency
Equity investments
Loans in US$
% Operations Comprised by MF: 
91 - 100
Date established: 
Jan 1 1993
FYE: 
16-Jul
Regulated: 
yes

Partnerships

Current
Name Relationship
CASHPOR Network Affiliation
Good Return Funding
M-CRIL Rating
Save the Children Network Affiliation

Related Organizations

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Name Relationship
Smart Campaign Endorsement

At a glance

  • Assets
  • Gross Loan Portfolio
  • Equity

Contacts

  • Bhoj Raj Bashyal
    Deputy Director
    bhojraj [at] nirdhan [dot] com
    977 71 523764
  • Harihar Dev Pant
    Chief Executive Officer
    hdpant [at] hotmail [dot] com
    977 1 4230763
  • Prabin Dahal
    Manager
    prabin [at] nirdhan [dot] com
    977 71 523764
  • Prakash Raj Sharma
    General Manager
    prakash [at] nirdhan [dot] com
    977 71 523768