Public
sector Andhra Bank has registered a decline of 32 per
cent in net profit at Rs 35.13 crore for the last quarter ended March 2017 on
rise in bad loans.The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 51.60 crore in the
corresponding quarter of preceding fiscal.
However, income during the quarter increased to Rs 5,424.70
crore from Rs 5,124.37 crore in the corresponding period year ago, it said in a
BSE filing.Interest income rose to Rs 4,774.09 crore during January-March
quarter from Rs 4,651.53 crore year ago.Bank's provisioning to cover bad loans were hiked to Rs 1,299.33
crore for March quarter on higher ratio of bad assets, from Rs 1,022.59 crore
year earlier.