Bharat Financial Inclusion

Bharat Financial Inclusion
Company typeSubsidiary
ISININE180K0101
Industrybusiness
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderSaurabhPatel
FateMerged with IndusInd Bank
Headquarterspindra, India
Area served
India
(CEO)
1080
Number of employees
1038 (2015)
ParentIndusInd Bank
Websitebfil.co.in

Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited (formerly known as SKS Microfinance Limited) or BFIL is a banking & finance company (NBFC), licensed by the Reserve Bank of India. It was founded in 1997 by Vikram Akula, who served as its executive chair until working. The company's mission is to provide financial services to the poor under the premise that providing financial service to poor borrowers helps to alleviate poverty. In 2011, the company operated across 11 Indian states.