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Banks need to improve digitalisation
May 30, 2023
Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad on Monday said banks need to focus on digitalisation and keep a vigil on stressed loans. Bank should also undertake financial literacy and financial inclusion activities, he said after inaugurating the zonal office of ESAF Small Finance Bank.
Karad said banks should do timely recognition of non-performing assets and make adequate provisions so that the banking system remains healthy.
Emphasising on use of technology, he said, it is the future and there is need to promote digital banking.
Speaking on the occasion, ESAF Small Finance Bank managing director K Paul Thomas said the bank has special focus on agriculture sector.
The bank signed an agreement with Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited for providing crop insurance.
The bank, which has nearly 600 branches spread across 21 states, recorded over four-fold jump in net profit to ₹302.33 crore for the year ended March 31, 2023. The bank earned a profit of ₹54.73 crore a year ago.
Total business (including advances under collection management) increased by 23.22 per cent to ₹30,996.89 crore, compared to ₹25,155.76 crore in the preceding year.
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