CLBBL Hetauda Region & Branch

Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (CLBSL)is a leading micro-finance institution providing access to finance to more than 300,000 poor and marginalized women members in 63 districts through 126 branches across Nepal.

Incorporated in December 2001, CLBSL received micro-finance banking license from the Nepal Rastra Bank, Central Bank of Nepal, in January 2002. CLBSL is an offshoot of the micro-finance operation implemented since the ‘90s by Neighborhood Society Service Centre (NSSC), a national level NGO, in the central Terai districts of Mahottari and Chitwan in central Nepal.

CLBSL has an overarching aim to improve access to financial services of the poor and marginalized women members. It strives to promote culture of saving, encourages income generation, supports micro-enterprises development and provide social security services to its member.

Starting with a humble paid-up capital of NRs 10 million, core fund of the bank has increased nearly 100 times by the end of 2017. Similarly, deposits and lending have increased by approximately 2026% and 506% respectively in this period.

CLBSL is promoted by leading commercial banks and Neighborhood Society Service Centre (NSSC) and individual shareholders. The company is listed in the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) as CBBL.