The interest earned by the bank during the quarter rose 19.8 per cent to Rs 7,719 crore from Rs 6,443 crore in the same period last year.

The asset quality of the bank also improved during the first quarter with the gross non-performing assets (NPA) of the bank coming down to 1.7 per cent of total loans as of June 30, as compared to 2 per cent in the year-ago period.

Similarly, the quarterly net NPA ratio declined to 0.5 per cent as of June 30, compared to 0.6 per cent sequentially, and 1 per cent year-on-year.