This document provides an overview of development finance institutions (DFIs) in India. It discusses that DFIs play an important role in allocating resources for economic development. In India, DFIs operate at both the national and state level. Some major national level DFIs include NABARD, IFCI, SIDBI, and IDBI. State level DFIs include SFCs, SIDCs, REC, and IDFC. Each organization is briefly described in terms of its founding, objectives, and roles in providing financing for agriculture, small businesses, infrastructure and industrial development projects.