S. Uma Shanmukhi

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Mahaveer Finance India Ltd. operates as a non-banking financial firm. It offers commercial and passenger vehicles. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Small Industries Development Bank of India acts as the principal financial institution for promotion, financing and development of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector as well as for coordination of functions of institutions engaged in similar activities. The company was founded on April 2, 1990 and is headquartered in Lucknow, India.

SMERA Ratings Ltd. provides credit rating services to small and medium enterprises. The firm's services include micro finance institutions and maritime institutes grading, green ratings and project grading. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.