Bandhan Development Program

2005 -2006
2006	March	Pro Poor Innovation Challenge (PPIC) Award conferred upon Bandhan by The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), an affiliate of the World Bank
		Launch of 'Targeting the Hard Core Poor' (THP) Program
2006 -2007
2007	January	Inauguration of 'Bandhan Health Program' (BHP)
2007 -2008
2007	September	Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Founder, Bandhan elected as Senior Ashoka Fellow
	December	Bandhan ranked 1st in India and 2nd in the world as per the Forbes list of World’s Top 50 Microfinance Institutions
2008	February	Launch of Bandhan's non-formal primary Education Program (BEP)
	March	Skoch Challenger Award conferred upon Bandhan for Financial Inclusion
2008 -2009
2008	August	Commencement of 'Bandhan Livelihood Program' (BLP)
2009 -2010
2009	June	Graduation of first batch of hard core poor beneficiaries to mainstream finance
		Launch of ‘Employing the Unemployed Progam’ (EUP) to address the issue of unemployment
	October	Bandhan bagged the 'Micro Finance India Award 2009' in the category of 'Institution of the Year'
2010 -2011
2010	November	Expansion of development programs (THP & BHP) to underdeveloped states of North East
2011	January	Skoch Financial Inclusion Award conferred upon Bandhan
		In order to address the issue of unemployment, Bandhan launched a program for developing women as cab drivers