Debashish Sarma

MBA

Marketing

Operations Management

S U W T AND CCS

Chief Advisory Officer

Overview: Sanchita Urban Women Thrift & Credit Society is a women’s microfinance cooperative empowering underserved communities. ✓ Steered Business Transformation: Advised and led a major transition from a government-listed entity to a private cooperative. Negotiated policy terms with government officials and drove cross-functional efforts for new product development – ultimately improving working capital by 10% and setting the stage for sustainable growth. ✓ Product Development & Adoption: Identified customer needs through direct feedback and spearheaded enhancements for the cooperative’s financial literacy platform (“Aarthik Mohila”). Launched new features and a quarterly workshop series that increased product adoption and member engagement by 30% (attracting ~100 women to each session). ✓ Operational Excellence: Implemented a centralized data management system to replace manual record-keeping. This upgrade enhanced reporting accuracy and improved audit compliance by 80%, strengthening transparency and trust within the cooperative.