North East Small Finance Bank Limited is the wholly owned subsidiary of RGVN (North East) Microfinance Limited.
On September 16, 2015, Reserve Bank of India awarded the “In-principle approval” to set up Small Finance Bank (SFB) to 10 Financial Institutions, including RGVN (North East) Micro Finance Limited, the same can be viewed here.
The only institution from the North-Eastern state of India to receive this recognition to establish Small Finance Bank. The main objective behind setting up a small finance bank by RBI was to drive financial inclusion by providing savings and credit to small business units, small and marginal farmers, micro and small industries, and other unorganized sector entities, through high-end technology, low-cost operations.