Chaitanya commenced its microfinance operations in October 2007 at Nayakanahatti village in Chitradurga district. For two years Chaitanya carried out its microfinance operations as a NGO. In October 2009, Chaitanya obtained a Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) license from Reserve Bank of India for a newly registered company, Chaitanya India Fin Credit Pvt. Ltd.(CIFCPL). Since October 2009, CIFCPL is conducting microfinance operations as a for profit company.