Kolkata, 2 December 2025: The Association of Microfinance Institutions – West Bengal (AMFI-WB) is set to host the 10th Edition of the Eastern India Microfinance Summit 2025 on December 10 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata. The summit is being organised in association with MFIN and Sa-Dhan, with Equifax joining as the Knowledge Partner and M2i as the Research Partner.
This year’s theme — “Reimagining Microfinance Towards Viksit Bharat” — reflects India’s national vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Acknowledging the crucial role of microfinance in driving inclusive growth, the summit will explore how the sector can further empower low-income households and women borrowers by ensuring equitable access to financial services.
Despite recent sectoral headwinds — including repayment stress, over-indebtedness concerns, and the lingering impacts of the pandemic — the microfinance industry has demonstrated strong resilience. Institutions continue to strengthen governance, deepen responsible lending practices, and align closely with evolving regulatory frameworks prescribed by the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India.
The theme focuses on three strategic pillars shaping the future of microfinance:
• Recovery: Rebounding from disruptions through robust operational rebuilding, improved staff capacity, and renewed borrower trust.
• Protecting Borrowers: Reinforcing ethical lending, enhancing transparency, and ensuring stronger client protection to safeguard household well-being.
• Inspiring Investor Confidence: Demonstrating institutional stability, responsible growth, and long-term potential to attract sustained investments into the sector.
The upcoming summit will serve as a collaborative platform for MFIs, banks, fintech innovators, investors, regulators, and civil society organisations to collectively advance a resilient, people-centric microfinance ecosystem and accelerate progress towards India’s development agenda.
