About Us
An initiative of enterprising IRMANs
There was a burning desire to do something for Bihar which was not possible while working outside the state. The plan was to create a platform on which professionals could aggregate and collaborate to work for the development of our state.
After detailed brainstorming decision was taken to establish an organization aptly named BIHAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST with a belieft that NGOs should earn profit in order to become self-sustainable.BDT would work on various issues of development in Bihar which would help people at the bottom of the pyramid move upwards.
BDT was registered as a trust on March 26, 2007. The organization is supposed to act as an honest platform for receiving support from Biharis and people who strongly feel about the development of Bihar. The idea is to implement the successful economic models like GRAMEEN MODEL, AMUL in context of Bihar to bring wealth to common people.
Identifying with the vision & mission of the organization, founders were later joined by more Bihari professionals in the quest to achieve the same.
Board of Trustees
DR RAVI CHANDRA- A NATIVE OF DAUDNAGAR, AURANGABAD BIHAR, DID HIS SCHOOLING from KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, KANKARBAGH, PATNA.BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FROM IRMA(Institute of Rural Management, Anand,PIONEER IN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR) WITH DENTAL DEGREE FROM MANIPAL. HAS A WORK EX. OF TWO YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
MR. DEV KUMAR DUBEY- A NATIVE OF BAIJANI PANCHAYAT,BHAGALPUR, DID HIS SCHOOLING/COLLEGE FROM BHAGALPUR.BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FROM IRMA(Institute of Rural Management, Anand,PIONEER IN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR) WITH SIX YEAR OF WORK EX IN EPF, MUMBAI
MR DIWAKAR VATS-
A NATIVE OF MASAURHI PATNA, DID HIS SCHOOLING FROM KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, KANKARBAGH, PATNA.AN IMI ( INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, NEW DELHI) ALUMNUS WITH THREE YEARS OF CORPORATE EXPERIENCE IN SALES & MARKETING IN TIMES OF INDIA, DELHI AND TEMPLE REAL ESTATE , DELHI
MR ASHISH GUPTA- A NATIVE OF JABALPUR, MADHYA PRADESH, IRMA ALUMNUS WITH AN EXPERIENCE OF 10 YEARS IN MICROFINANCE & LIVELIHOOD SECTOR, WORK EXPERIENCE IN BASIX, HAS PROMOTED ITS OWN NGO CALLED JEEVIKA,CURRENTLY, COO OF SONATA MICROFINANCE
MR VIKASH KUMAR PATHAK- A NATIVE OF BEGUSARAI. DID HIS SCHOOLING FROM RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL,NETARHAT,THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOL IN BIHAR. COLLEGING FROM FERGUSSION COLLEGE, PUNE. AN ALUMNUS OF INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT,GANDHINAGAR. EXPERIENCE OF 13 MONTHS IN FINANCE AT AN OIL & GAS EXPLORATION MNC
MR. RAKESH JHA- A NATIVE OF MADHUBANI, SCHOOLING IN TATA NAGAR, GRADUATE OF BN COLLEGE PATNA IN ECONOMICS. AN IRMA ALUMNUS, CURRENTLY WORKING AS REGIONAL MANAGER, UTTARAKHAND,HARYANA,BIHAR WITH SKS MICORFINANCE PVT LTD. HE IS CREDITED WITH FIRST LARGE SCALE SUCCESSFUL MICRO LENDING WITH 0% DEFAULT IN BIHAR(resigned from BDT)
MR MANOJ KUMAR SINGH- A NATIVE OF LAKHISARAI, SCHOOLING AND COLLGE FROM LAKHISARAI AND PATNA,AN IRMA ALUMNUS, HAS A DECADE OF WORK EX IN EDUCATION FIELD, CURRENTLY STATE COORDINATOR, CHILD LABOUR, PRATHAM EDUCATION INITIATIVE, PATNA(resigned from BDT)
MR SHYAMBIHARI PRASAD- A NATIVE OF MAHAVAR, DAUDNAGAR, AURANGABAD, FOUR DECADES OF LOCAL GRASSROOT EXPERIENCE AT VILLAGE LEVEL DEVELOPMENT(resigned from BDT)
MR PRASHANT MISHRA- A NATIVE OF BAHAGLPUR, SCHOOLING AND COLLEGE FROM BHAGALPUR.CURRENTLY WORKS WITH GOVT SECTOR BANK IN OFFICER GRADE(resigned from BDT)