Delhi, 17 October (H.S.): Public sector lender Central Bank of India on Friday announced a robust 33 percent year-on-year increase in its net profit, which rose to ₹1,213 crore for the second quarter ending September 30, 2025. The bank had posted a net profit of ₹913 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year, 2024-25.

In a statement, the state-owned bank reported that its total business grew by 14.43 percent, expanding from ₹6.45 lakh crore to ₹7.38 lakh crore year-on-year. Total deposits for the July-September quarter increased by 13.40 percent to reach ₹4.44 lakh crore, up from ₹3.92 lakh crore in the same period last year.

The bank also showed significant improvement in its asset quality, with its Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPA) ratio declining to 3.01 percent from 4.59 percent a year ago.

Established in 1911 by Parsi banker Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala and inspired by the Swadeshi movement, Central Bank of India holds the distinction of being the first Indian commercial bank that was wholly owned and managed by Indians at its inception.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar