Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation


Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation or PKSF is a financial institution founded by the Government of Bangladesh to finance rural development and provide training and is located in Agargaon at the heart of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zakir Ahmed Khan became chairman of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation in September 2023. It offers financial and non-financial services to the rural people in Bangladesh.
WWW pksf-bd.org

History

Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation was established on 1990 by the government of Bangladesh. The organization provides finances to Non-governmental organization that provide credit and non-financial services at the grassroots.
[file:Dr Nomita Halder.jpg|thumb|Managing Director of PKSF at Rajshahi]
The Foundation received Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award in 2012 for poverty alleviation. The foundation as of 2020 assists about 12 million households with financial and non-financial services. It is the largest agency for rural development in Bangladesh.

List of chairmen

Sl.NameTenure Tenure Reference
1M Syeduzzaman2 May 199025 August 1993
2A. K. M. Nazrul Islam29 November 199317 March 1996
3M M Rezaul Karim18 March 199618 July 1996
4Muhammed Farashuddin11 August 199610 August 1998
5Wahiduddin Mahmud11 August 199814 November 2009
6Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad15 November 200913 September 2023
7M Khairul Hossain14 September 202312 August 2024
8Zakir Ahmed Khan28 August 2024Till date