SAHARA UTTARAYAN is a Microfinance Institution presently engaged in West Bengal primarily working for alleviation of povertythrough economic and social empowerment of underprivileged class of the society.During the initial period since its formation in 2001, the society,mainly concentrated on social empower-ment through various programmes in regard to awareness building, human rights, health, education,nutrition etc.Gradually it realized the need for economic empowerment of distressed people of the credit programmes to support income generating and consumption activities of the poor to bring positive qualitative changes in their lives. The continuous endeavor of SAHARA UTTARAYAN in the microfinance field has enabled it to reach at the PRESENT DAY LEVEL OF CLIENT OUTREACH OF 76587 AND PORTFOLIO OF RS. 2957.82254 lakhs AS ON 31.12.2011