Mr. G R Chintala is the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), India. Mr. Chintala did his Post Graduation from the world renowned Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He is also the Chairman of NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) Ltd., NABVENTURE Ltd. and NABFOUNDATION. He is on the Board of prestigious institutions like Institute for Rural Management (IRMA), DICGC and on the Advisory Board of IIM-Ahmedabad.

Prior to taking over as Chairman, Mr. Chintala was the Managing Director of NABARD Financial Services (NABFINS) Ltd. He was also the Director of Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow.

During the past 35 years in NABARD, he had many salient works to his credit and is involved with the world’s largest microfinance programme viz. SHG since beginning. In the recent past he created the digital platform e-Shakti for the SHGs. He had done many consultancies and visited many countries.

APRACA Welcomes Mr. G R Chintala as it’s Vice Chairman.