Governing Board

PAHAL is a voluntary organization working in the field of Microfinance, Livelihood Support, Rural & Slum area Sustainable Development, Environment Protection, Microenterprise, Capacity building of the Marginalized Community (esp. women), Awareness Programs , Co-operation & Co-ordination. At Pahal, we work towards nurturing and unleashing the untapped potential that resides in rural India. We aim at long-term solutions to problems that exist at the grass root level. Tools of Microfinance, Livelihood Services and General Rural Development are a broad classification of the work that we do. We believe that rural India needs a change to be brought about and we are working towards it. PAHAL was established in 1988, with the object of Social Welfare, Environment Protection & Rural Development by some development workers. The founder promoters of Pahal were- Mr. Islam Hussain, Mr. CS Sharma, Mr. RC Tandon, Ku. Nawab Mr. K Sharma. It is worth mentioning that from its very inception the society has paid special attention towards income generation activities, in the area, for the sustainable development of weaker section of society. PAHAL is using SHG tool of Micro Saving & Micro Financing and has formed more than 478 NABARD Sponsored Self Help Groups From 1994 to 2007. From 2007 we have started direct Micro finance to SHG's under the aegis of "PAHAL Community Micro finance Services". ICICI Bank, Nainital Bank NMDFC, SIDBI,UMFI,IGS and RMK has extended support of total Rs. 240 Lakhs to us for direct lending to unprivileged & un served section of society. Earlier we have worked on SHG Bank Linkage model and arranged more than 500 Lakh liquidity from SBI, NA KG Bank & other banks ,to this section. PAHAL is a alone partner and member of two prestigious international micro credit institutions one is Micro-credit Campaign USA and another is Planet Finance France/India for poverty alleviation in Uttarakhand. PAHAL has promoted highest number of SHG,s NABARD in Uttarakhand. These groups are also being used for social Mobilization. PAHAL has been awarded "Micro Finance Process Excellence Award -2005" And "Micro Finance Continuous Process Excellence Award -2006" by ABN Amro Bank and Planet Finance for Micro Finance services and PAHAL supported one SHG named SURABHI SHG has been chosen as best performing SHG in Uttarakhand by NABARD. This SHG has been awarded by union Finance Minister Mr P. Chidambaram in New Delhi. This award was given to the 13 best performing SHG's in all over India. PAHAL has been also facilitated by Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and SBI Dehradun Region for remarkable micro finance services to the disadvantage section of society. In 1992 PAHAL had started a unique initiative anti Polythene carry bags Awareness Movement. for the Environment protection & pollution control in area under National Environment Awareness Campaign till 2006 we have conducted so many seminars rallies, competition on hazards of non biodegradable waste, Demonstration of safe disposal of non biodegradable, promotion of use of paper’s shopping bags & Exhibition on these issues. Before our interference no one was aware about this hazards in our area . Till now its impact has spread all over the region.