The Board of Directors have pleasure in presenting the 56th Annual Report together with the Balance Sheet as on31st March, 2025 and Profit & Loss Account for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
A snapshot of Bank’s financial performance is given below: (' in Crore)
Particulars
Mar-24
Mar-25
Growth (%)
Global Business
2272968
2530215
11.32%
of which - Domestic Business
2123133
2339808
10.21%
Overseas Business
149835
190407
27.08%
Global Deposits
1312366
1456883
11.01%
of which - Domestic Deposits
1214951
1331137
9.56%
Overseas Deposits
97415
125746
29.08%
Domestic Deposits
Current Account Deposits
63949
77841
21.72%
Savings Bank Deposits
328378
337135
2.67%
CASA Deposits
392327
414976
5.77%
Domestic CASA to Domestic Deposits (%)
32.29
31.17
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Global Advances
960602
1073332
11.74%
of which - Domestic Advances
908182
1008671
11.06%
Overseas Advances
52420
64661
23.35%
Total Assets
1491541
1682850
12.82%
Net Interest Income (NII)
36566
37072
1.38%
Other Income
18966
22453
18.39%
of which - Fee Income
7419
8866
19.50%
Forex Income
765
828
8.24%
Trading Gains
1623
2666
64.26%
Recovery from written-off accounts
5963
6828
14.51%
NII + Other Income
55532
59525
7.19%
Operating Expenses
26119
28134
7.71%
Operating Profit
29413
31391
6.72%
Provisions
9708
8764
(10.48)%
of which - Provisions for NPAs & Bad debts written off
9005
9586
6.45%
Profit Before Tax
19705
22627
14.82%
Provision for Tax
5151
5600
8.74%
Net Profit
14554
17027
16.99%
The global business of the Bank increased to '25,30,215Crore, up by 11.32% y-o-y, out of which domestic businessgrew by 10.21% y-o-y to '23,39,808 Crore as at March
2025. Domestic CASA deposits stood at '4,14,976 Crorewith Savings Account of '3,37,135 Crore and CurrentAccount of '77,841 Crore. Thus, domestic CASA stood at31.17% as at March 2025.
Bank took various steps in respect of monitoring, controland maintaining asset quality. The sustained efforts oftheBank has yielded results on the asset quality front whichshowed a commendable fall in Gross NPA by 129 bps to2.94% and Net NPA to 0.70% down by 57 bps. Further theprovision coverage ratio has improved to 92.70% from89.10% in the previous year. The healthy CRAR of 16.33%,highlights that the bank is well cushioned for an organicgrowth in the coming quarters. In FY 2024-25, operatingprofit of the Bank stood at '31,391 Crore and net profitat '17,027 Crore.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Bank has recommended adividend of '4 per equity share (i.e., 200%) of face valueof '2/- each to the Shareholders for the year 2024-25,subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the AGM.
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The global economy has been resilient in 2024, butsome signs of weakness are appearing against abackdrop of slower growth, lingering inflation and anuncertain policy environment (OECD Interim EconomicOutlook, March 2025). The Outlook projects globalgrowth slowing to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.0% in 2026, withimportant differences across countries and regions. GDPgrowth in the United States is projected at 2.2% in 2025before slowing to 1.6% in 2026. In the euro area, growthis projected to be 1.0% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026. China'sgrowth is projected to slow from 4.8% this year to 4.4% in
2026. Inflation is projected to be higher than previouslyexpected, although still moderating as economic growthsoftens. Services price inflation is still elevated amidsttight labour markets and goods price inflation has begunpicking up in some countries, although from low levels.Annual headline inflation in G20 economies is projectedat 3.8% in 2025 and 3.2% in 2026.
As per IMF's World Economic Outlook Report (April 2025),global growth is projected at 2.8% in 2025 and 3.0%in 2026, below the historical (2009-19) average of 3.7percent. Global inflation is expected to decline to 4.3% in2025 and to 3.6% in 2026, although at a slower pace thanpreviously anticipated, and downside risks such as tradetensions and volatile financial markets continue to weighon the outlook.
The past financial year has been quite eventful on theeconomic front. Amidst a myriad of challenges posed bythis volatile external environment, the Indian economyhas exhibited marked resilience, with growth poisedto recover from the blip witnessed during H1:2024-25.Although the weakening of global economic outlook couldimpact overall growth through weaker external demand,India's domestic growth engines, viz., consumption andinvestment, are relatively less susceptible to externalheadwinds.
India also has a low external vulnerability as reflectedin its modest external debt-GDP ratio of 19 per centand substantial forex reserves (close to 11 months ofimports cover). India's position as the fastest growingmajor economy, coupled with macroeconomic stability,makes it a preferable investment destination in aworld characterised by growth slowdown and macrovulnerabilities.
The Reserve Bank has been proactively deploying aslew of measures, including open market operations(OMOs), daily variable rate repo (VRR) auctions, anddollar / rupee buy-sell swap auctions, to augment systemliquidity. These measures, undertaken since mid-January2025, have helped to maintain orderly conditions in themoney market with softening rates.
Headline CPI inflation declined to a 67-month low of3.3 per cent in March 2025, mainly due to the continuedmoderation in food prices. Core inflation (CPI excludingfood and fuel), however, remained steady at 4.1per cent, with gold contributing 22.8 per cent. Recentdecline in global commodity prices on account of anexpected slowdown in global growth has eased someof the pressures from imported inflation. Prospects forthe farm sector have been boosted by the forecast of anabove normal southwest monsoon for 2025, which couldaugment farm incomes and keep food prices under check.
OUTLOOK FOR 2025-26
India is projected to remain the fastest-growing largeeconomy for 2025 and 2026, reaffirming its dominancein the global economic landscape. The country's economyis expected to expand by 6.5 per cent in 2026 outpacingmany of its global counterparts. In contrast, the IMFprojects global economic growth to be much lower, at2.8 percent in 2025 and 3.0 per cent in 2026, highlightingIndia's exceptional outperformance.
RBI in its MPC announcement on 9th April, 2025, hasalso projected real GDP growth at 6.5 per cent for2025-26, maintaining the same rate as estimated for2024-25, following a strong expansion of 9.2 per centin the preceding year. The quarterly projections stand at6.5 per cent in Q1, 6.7 per cent in Q2, 6.6 per cent in Q3,and 6.3 per cent in Q4. This marks a downward revisionof 20 basis points from the February estimate, reflectingheightened global volatility. Agriculture remains on apositive footing, supported by healthy reservoir levelsand robust crop production, which is expected to sustainrural demand. Manufacturing is showing early signsof revival amid improved business sentiment, and theservices sector continues to demonstrate resilience.
Meanwhile, the RBI also cut the repo rate for the secondconsecutive time by 25 bps to 6 per cent, changing thestance from 'neutral' to 'accommodative' and the ratecutting cycle is likely to continue, with a 25bps cut eachin June & August in this FY. Following RBI's repo ratecut, bank credit growth is expected to rise, potentiallyreaching 11-13% this fiscal year, compared to 11-11.5%in the previous fiscal. However, repo rate cut us expectedto lead to lower fixed deposit rates, as banks adjust theirrates to align with the lower cost of borrowing.
Inflation estimate was also cut from 4.2% to 4% whichis outcome of softening in food prices, correction ininflation expectation as well as decline in crude oilprices simultaneously ended FY2025 with the highestopen market operation in four years, underscoring itsactive role in managing liquidity. The Indian bankingsystem had a liquidity surplus of '89,400 Crore. at theend of March 2025, compared to the deficit of '3.3 lakhCrore in January, 2025. Further, RBI has announced OMO(Open Market Operation) purchase auction of Govt. ofIndia Securities, with a total value of '1.25 Crore. in fourphases between May 6 and May 19, 2025.
As of April 4, 2025, India's foreign exchange reservesstood at USD 676.3 billion, offering an import cover ofnearly 11 months and reflecting the strength of theexternal sector.
Our Bank will continue to focus on enhancing thelow-cost deposits base by providing innovative andcustomized products and best-in-class customer servicesto all our customers. On the advances front, Bankfocuses on a proper mix of retail, agriculture, MSME andcorporate credit, with a view to achieve greater growthin business along with profitability. Strategic focus willalso be on strengthening risk management frameworkwith focus on compliance & proper implementation ofsystems and procedures.
The Bank takes adequate efforts for NPA managementwith ardent credit monitoring, containing fresh slippagesand strengthening recovery efforts. The Bank willcontinue to strive for process and product improvementsin view of evolving customers' and industry requirements.The Bank envisions to be the "Best Bank to Bank with" inthe Banking sector, both in terms of optimum businessgrowth and excellent customer service by leveragingtechnology and creating value for all stakeholdersthrough inclusive growth.
CANARA BANK IN 2024-25
The Bank has growth of 16.99% y-o-y in net profit to'17,027 Crore in FY 2024-25 with operating profitgrowing by 6.72% y-o-y to '31,391 Crore. Net InterestMargin (NIM) of the Bank decline by 25 bps at 2.80% inMarch 2025 from 3.05% in March 2024. Return on Assets(RoA) of the Bank improved by 8 bps to 1.09% in March2025 from 1.01% in March 2024.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Bank has raisedcapital via Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 Bond andTier 2 Bond amounting to '3,000 Crore at a coupon of8.27% and '4,000 Crore at a coupon of 7.46% respectively.The Government of India shareholding in the Bank is62.93% as on 31.03.2025. In FY 2024-25, Bank has raisedinfrastructure Bonds for '10,000 Crore at a rate of 7.40%
During FY 2024-25, the global business of the Bank stoodat '25,30,215 Crore with a growth of 11.32% y-o-y from'22,72,968 Crore, with global deposits at '14,56,883Crore with a growth of 11.01% y-o-y and global advancesat '10,73,332 Crore with a growth rate of 11.74%.
(' in Crore’
Growth
(%) y-o-y
11.01
of which-Domestic Deposits
9.56
29.08
Current AccountDeposits
21.72
Savings BankDeposits
2.67
5.77
Domestic CASA toDomestic Deposits(%)
11.74
of which-DomesticAdvances
11.06
23.35
12.82
Total Deposits grew by 11.01% y-o-y from '13,12,366Crore as on March 2024 to '14,56,883 Crore as onMarch 2025. Domestic CASA deposits of the Bank areat '4,14,976 Crore as on March 2025 with Savingsdeposits at '3,37,135 Crore and Current deposits at'77,841 Crore. The Bank's domestic CASA depositsshare to domestic deposits stood at 31.17%. Totaldeposit clientele of the Bank stood at 11.17 Crore as at31st March 2025.
The Bank expanded its asset base in a well-diversifiedmanner encompassing sectors such as Agriculture andMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as wellas keeping a focus on retail assets, including Housing,Education, and Vehicle loans.
Advances (Gross) of the Bank reached '10,73,332 Croreas at March 2025. The RAM (Retail, Agriculture & alliedactivities, MSME) portfolio grew by 13.23% y-o-y to'6,10,127 Crore as at March 2025 with retail advancesrecording a growth of 42.80% y-o-y to '2,23,366 Crore,credit to Agriculture & allied activities recording agrowth of (2.50)% y-o-y to '2,46,888 Crore and creditto MSMEs grew by 8.23% to '1,39,857 Crore. WithinRAM portfolio, Bank's gold loan portfolio increasedto '1,81,351.26 Crore with a y-o-y growth of 19.60%.During the year, digital documentation (eSign &e-Stamping) has been enabled for Gold loans in tie-upwith National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL)and total 10,77,987 Gold loan documents have beendigitally signed in FY 2024-25.
The number of borrowal clientele stood at 1.17 Croreas at March 2025. Total business of the Bank increasedto '25,30,215 Crore for the year ended March 2025.
Operating profit of the Bank stood at '31,391 Crorefor FY 2024-25. Bank reported a Net Profit of '17,027Crore for FY 2024-25. Net Interest income of the Bankstood at '37,072 Crore. NIM stood at 2.80% and Yieldon Advances at 8.83%.
Key Financial Ratios (%)
Cost of Funds
5.00
5.28
Yield on Funds
7.54
7.65
Cost of Deposits
5.50
5.74
Yield on Advances
8.71
8.83
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
3.05
2.80
Return on Assets (RoA)
1.01
1.09
Return on Equity (RoE)
22.06
21.28
Cost to Income Ratio
47.03
47.27
Total income of the Bank stood at '1,42,208 Crore forthe FY 2024-25, comprising '87,789 Crore interest fromadvances, '24,596 Crore interest from investments,'22,453 Crore from non-interest income and '7,370 Crorefrom other interest income.
Interest Earned
108688
119755
Interest Expended
72122
82683
Recovery from Written OffAccount
8534
Operating Income(NII + Other Income)
Employee Expenses
16434
17856
Other Operating Expenses
9686
10278
of which - Provisions forNPAs & Bad debtswritten off
Provision for StandardAdvances
231
336
Provision for Non-Performing Investment
911
(1091)
Other Provisions
(439)
(68)
In line with the thrust areas for the Bank, non-interestincome (Excl. Trading profit) is at '19,787 Crore. Apart fromtrading profit, other major sources of non-interest income,like, service charges ('3,561 Crore), commission andexchange ('1,699 Crore), recovery from written off accounts('8,534 Crore) and Profit from exchange transaction('828 Crore) contributed to the non-interest income of theBank. The share of non-interest income to total incomestood at 15.78%.
Total expenditure of the Bank stood at '1,10,818 Crore inFY 2024-25. Interest expenses of the Bank is at '82,683Crore. Operating expenses is at '28,134 Crore, comprisingstaff cost of '17,856 Crore and other operating expenses of'10,278 Crore.
The net interest income, the difference between interestpaid and interest earned by the Bank stood at '37,072 Crore.Capital and Reserves:
Net worth of the Bank, as at March 2025 stood at '88,241Crore. While the total paid-up capital of the Bank stoodat '1,814.13 Crore, the reserves and surplus stood at'91,636 Crore (excl. Revaluation Reserve and FCTR).
Composition of Capital(' in Crore)
March 2024Basel III
March 2025Basel III
Risk Weighted Asset
669257
740322
CET I
77529
89040
CET I (%)
11.58
12.03
AT I
15839
17339
AT I (%)
2.37
2.34
Tier I Capital
93368
106379
CRAR (%) (Tier I)
13.95
14.37
Tier II Capital
15599
14536
CRAR (%) (Tier II)
2.33
1.96
Total Capital
108967
120915
CRAR (%)
16.28
16.33
Capital Adequacy Ratio, under Basel III was 16.33% asat March 2025 against the regulatory requirement of11.50%, including capital conservation buffer of 2.50%.Within the capital adequacy ratio, CET I ratio was at12.03% and Tier I capital ratio was at 14.37%.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Bank has raised capitalvia Basel III compliant additional Tier 1 Bond amountingto '3,000 Crore and Tier II amounting to '4,000 Crore.Government of India shareholding in the Bank is 62.93%as on 31.03.2025.
For the FY 2024-25, Retail Lending as one of the thrustareas of the Bank had shown a considerable growth of42.80% compared to FY 2023-24. The Core Retail Portfolioof the Bank increased to '2,23,366 Crore as on March31, 2025 with Housing Loans at '1,06,167 Crore and'20,637 Crore under Vehicle Loans. The share of RetailLoans stood at 22.14% as of March 31, 2025 of DomesticAdvances ('10,08,671 Crore). The initiatives taken in thehassle free credit delivery of Retail Portfolio resulted inthe growth of 42.80% over the previous year.
(' in Crore)
Retail Segments
As at March
2024
(Audited)
2025
1. Housing
93482
106167
2. Vehicle
17251
20637
3. Other Personal
29954
79139
4. Education
15726
17423
Core Retail Loans(1+2+3+4)
156414
223285
HOUSING LOAN
The Bank's Housing Loan Portfolio increased to '1,06,167Crore as at March 2025. The Bank has financed around6.03 lakh home loans as at March 2025. During
FY 2024-25, the Bank has disbursed housing loansworth '24,833 Crore and sanctioned 74630 number ofaccounts amounting to '28,178 Crore. Overall growthin housing loan portfolio is '12,685 Crore, growth of13.57% compared to FY 2023-24.
Housing Loans on Direct Assignment basis throughCo-Lending Model-II under tie-up arrangements withM/s Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited & M/s IIFL HomeFinance Limited is introduced.
For implementation of Government Directives, an exclusivehousing loan product to the targeted segments for cateringthe housing loan applications under PMAY-U (2.0) Schemeunder Retail Segment - "Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0)" is introduced to augment freshHousing Loan business under Retail Portfolio.
VEHICLE LOAN
The Bank's vehicle loan portfolio increased to '20,637Crore as at March 2025. The Bank has financed around'3.61 lakh vehicles as at March 2025. During FY 2024-25,the Bank has disbursed Vehicle loans worth '9,282 Croreand sanctioned 95059 number of accounts amountingto '9,565 Crore. Overall growth in vehicle loan portfolio is' 3,386 Crore, growth of 19.63% compared to FY 2023-24.
Tie-up arrangement with Corporate Vehicle Direct SellingAgents (CVDSA) is introduced to route Canara Vehicle(4-Wheeler-all variants) loan leads / business in Metro /Urban Centres to our Bank. M/s. Giranar Software PrivateLimited (GSPL) (Business Name: CarDekho) is empanelledunder the tie-up arrangement as Corporate Direct SellingAgent (C-VDSA) to route Canara Vehicle (4-Wheeler) loanleads / business.
EDUCATION LOAN
Over the years, the Bank has assisted substantial numberof promising students to pursue higher education inIndia and abroad. The Bank's education loan portfolioincreased to '17,423 Crore as at March 2025. The Bankhas financed around 3.70 lakh students as at March 2025.During FY 2024-25, the Bank has disbursed educationloans worth '4,338 Crore and sanctioned 52847 numberof accounts amounting to '5,731 Crore through onlineVidya Lakshmi portal.
Among all Nationalized Banks, our Bank is in the forefrontin extending education loans. Further, consideringthe huge thrust on skill development in recent years,"IBA Skill Loan Scheme" has been implemented tosupport skill development initiatives of Department ofFinancial Services (DFS).
A New Education Loan Product - "Pradhan MantriVidyalaxmi (PM-Vidyalaxmi) Scheme" has beenintroduced- for pursuing higher education in India inselected top 860 Quality Higher Educational Institutions(OHEIs) identified by MOE.
Our bank has integrated Jan Samarth (National) portalwith our loan origination system as a part of DFSinitiative for sourcing the credit subsidy linked educationloan applications under Central Sector Interest SubsidyScheme (CSIS).
OTHER PERSONAL LOANS
The Bank's Other Personal Loan Portfolio (IncludingRetail Swarna Loan) increased to '79,139 Crore asat March 2025. The Bank has financed around 36.98lakh other personal loans as at March 2025. DuringFY 2024-25, the Bank has disbursed other personal loansworth '59,002 Crore and sanctioned 32.21 lakh numberof accounts amounting to '59,124 Crore. Overall growthin this portfolio is '49,185 Crore, growth of 164.20%compared to FY 2023-24.
Bank has introduced three new Retail Digital productsi.e. Canara Ready Cash, Canara My Money and CanaraHeal and to enhance the customer's digital experienceand lower Turn Around Time Bank has migrated CanaraBudget & Canara Pension Loans to the Digital LendingPlatform (DLP).
Further, to augment fresh retail business under PM SuryaGhar Muft Bijli Yojana, a Government of India initiativea new rooftop solar schemes was introduced forinstallation of On-Grid Residential Rooftop Solar Systemunder Retail Segment.
Canara Rooftop Solar (CRTS) - PM Surya Ghar Yojana(PMSGY) (Loan quantum: Maximum upto '6.00 lakhincluding subsidy).
The Bank continues to accord importance to varied goalsunder national priorities, including agriculture, micro,small and medium enterprises, education, housing, socialinfrastructure, renewable energy, micro credit, credit toweaker sections and specified minority communities.
Priority Sector Advances of the Bank as at March 2025reached '4,22,761 Crore and achieved 42.35% to AdjustedNet Bank Credit (ANBC) against 40% mandated norm.
Agriculture priority advances of the Bank as at March 2025reached '2,39,977 Crore and achieved 20.05% to AdjustedNet Bank Credit (ANBC) against 18% mandated norm.
(Amount ' in Crore)
Priority Sector Advances
Total Priority Sector
423563
422761
Agriculture (Priority)
249688
239977
^ Bank's advances under agriculture portfoliodecreased by 2.50% to '2,46,888 Crore on Y-O-Ybasis, covering over 1.11 Crore farmers.
^ During FY 2024-25, the Bank's Agriculture CreditDisbursal is '2,42,764 Crore.
^ Advances to Small & Marginal Farmers achieved13.47% to ANBC as against the mandatory Target of10.00% (Net of PSLC-SF / MF sale) as at March 2025.
^ During the year 2024-25 Bank has issued 24.87 LakhKisan Credit Cards (KCCs), amounting to '37,664Crore.
^ The credit outstanding under KCCs reached '49,606Crore as at March 2025.
^ Advances to Micro Enterprises stood at '79,764Crore achieving 9.73% to ANBC as against themandatory Target of 7.5%.
^ Bank has earned '1,546.60 Crore fee based incomeby way of selling PSLCs (under SF / MF) to the tuneof '75,700 Crore during FY 2024-25 till March 2025.
^ The Bank actively participated in variousGovernmentSponsored Schemes, such as, Prime Minister'sEmployment Generation Programme (PMEGP),National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), NationalUrban Livelihood Mission (NULM), Differential Rateof Interest (DRI) Scheme, Stand Up India, PradhanMantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY).
^ As at March 2025, the outstanding advances underthe following Government Schemes aggregatedto '61,156 Crore, involving around 24.43 Lakhbeneficiaries.
Performance under various Government Sponsored
Schemes:
(Accounts in actuals & Amount ' in Crore)
Scheme
Accounts
Amount
Prime MinisterEmployment GenerationProgramme (PMEGP)
77652
3571
Deendayal AntyodayaYojana - National RuralLivelihoods Mission(DAY - NRLM)
377244
21110
Deendayal AntyodayaYojana - National UrbanLivelihoods Mission(DAY - NULM)
11527
456
Differential Rate of Interest
68643
55
Stand Up India
5251
975
Pradhan Mantri MudraYojana (PMMY)
1903468
34989
Total
2443785
61156
^ In support of the underprivileged sections of thesociety, the Bank's Advances to SCs / STs beneficiariesamounted to '22,179 Crore as at March 2025,covering 10.49 Lakh borrowers.
^ The advances to SCs / STs comprised 5.24% of totalpriority sector advances.
^ Advances to weaker sections reached '2,33,811Crore, constituting 19.29% to ANBC againstmandated norm of 12.00%.
ABHIYAN Schemes:
Sector Name
Agriculture InfrastructureFund (AIF)
1851
3531
PM Formalization ofMicro Food ProcessingEnterprises (PM-FME)
3942
314
5793
3845
Outstanding
Small & Marginal Farmers,Landless Labourers,
Tenant Farmers and ShareCroppers
10426174
186055
SC / ST Beneficiaries
1049425
22179
DRI Loan
Self Help Group
388771
21566
Joint Liability Group
75893
1699
As at March 2025, advances to specified minoritycommunities aggregated to '63,330 Crore, accountingfor 14.98% of the actual priority sector advances.
^ PM SVANidhi - This scheme has been introducedduring July 2020 for all street vendors engaged invending in urban areas as on or before 24.03.2020as per identification criteria stipulated in schemeguidelines of MoHUA. Small Industries DevelopmentBank of India (SIDBI) is the implementation partnerof the MoHUA. Under PM SVANidhi, the Banksanctioned 697938 accounts amounting to '1,123Crore, since inception till 31.03.2025. Outstandingunder the PMSVANidhi as on 31.03.2025 is '255 cr.
^ Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), theBank has disbursed an amount of '22,755 Croreagainst the Disbursement target of '21,300 Croreduring FY 2024-25. Sanctions and disbursals underdifferent categories of Mudra Yojana are as under:
Category
FY 2024-25 (' in Crore)
No. ofAccounts
Sanction
Disburs
ement
CumulativeOutsta¬ndingAmountas on
31.03.2025
Shishu
(<50,000)
229873
767
760
1531
Kishore(Above50,000 -5 Lakhs)
346580
8730
8690
Tarun(Above 5Lakh to 10Lakhs)
152475
13186
13160
17630
Tarun Plus(Above 10lakhs to 20Lakhs)
833
145
102
729761
22828
22755
Under Stand Up India scheme, Bank has sanctioned18281 accounts under Women category ofStand of India scheme since inception till 31.03.2025and has achieved 199% against the allotted targetof 9208. Further, Bank Sanctioned 7260 accountsunder SC / ST category against sanction target of9208 since inception till 31.03.2025 i.e. 79%achievement under SC / ST category as on 31.03.2025as against 74% achievement under SC / ST category ason 31.03.2024.
Bank including sponsored RRBs has achieved '35,497 Crore,(101%) against the mandatory disbursement target of'35,000 Crore under PMMY.
During FY 2024-25, under PMEGP the Bank sanctioned8730 proposal amounting to '1,030 Crore, with TotalMargin Money claimed stood at '186 Crore, as againstsanction of 15049 accounts, sanction amount of '1,722Crore and Margin Money claim of '538 Crore duringFY 2023-24.
Total number of ATM's and Cash Recyclers as on
31.03.2025 is 8,824 and 2,320 respectively. Averageoverall uptime of our ATMs & Cash Recyclers during Q4,FY 2024-25 stood at 90.92%.
The Bank's Debit Card base has increased to 599.79 lakhsas on March 2025 from 573.85 lakhs as on March 2024with Y-o-Y growth of 4.52%.
Mobile Banking Registration has reached 275.48 lakhsas on 31.03.2025, there by achieving the Y-o-Y growth of24.62%, from 221.05 lakhs as on 31.03.2024.
Internet Banking (Retail & Corporate) Registration hasreached 270.37 lakhs as on 31.03.2025 from 266.47 lakhsas on 31.03.2024, registering Y-o-Y growth of 1.46%.
UPI registration has reached 338.83 lakhs as on
31.03.2025 from 280.17 lakhs as at 31.03.2024, there byregistering the Y-o-Y growth of 20.94%.
Total cumulative on-boarding under all Merchantchannels has reached to 38.07 lakhs as on 31.03.2025and total cumulative PoS terminal deployment is at 0.75lakhs as on 31.03.2025.
435 APIs made live in new API gateway (APIGEE) and 154clients are live.
Our Bank is among the selected banks showcasing ourCBDC app to Indian / foreign delegates during multipleglobal events conducted by RBI.
Our Bank has been ranked Number ONE under DigitalPayment Transactions and Merchant Acquisition byMEITY for the third consecutive year (FY 2021-22,FY 2022-23 & FY 2023-24).
Our Bank has received Silver Award for ‘API Banking’under BFSI Category at Skoch Award ceremony on30th November 2024 at New Delhi.
Our Bank has received Finnoviti Award for ‘CANARADigital Rupee’ on 19th June 2024.
> Introduction of Rupay Women Platinum (Angel)Cards variants under Rupay.
> Eight-digit BIN for Debit card has beenimplemented in our Bank with all card networks.
> Introduction of new procedure for themanagement of Undelivered Debit Cards inbranches.
> E-mandates for recurring transactions throughdebit card is completed with NPCI and Bill deskon 24.10.2024.
> Launching of Canara MasterCard World Crestand Canara MasterCard World Crest Plus.
Customers are intimated about renewal of debit cardsthrough SMS. If there is any change in address, customerscan contact the branch for address updation. In casecustomer do not want to renew the card, they can blockthe card permanently either through mobile banking orinternet banking.
> To enhance the security of debit card transactionsand to protect the cardholders against misuseof their personal information our bank hascomplied with the Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard (PCI DSS) procedures.
> As per RBI guideline, Enhancing Security ofCard transactions for Debit Card enabling anddisabling card for online and internationaltransactions is enabled in all channels likeInternet Banking, Mobile Banking, ATM, EMAILand branch channel. EFRM rules for mitigationof online frauds have been modified as perindustry best practice.
> Safety measures mandated by RBI (i.e. TerminalSecurity Solution, Anti-skimming Devices,EMV compliance) have been successfullyimplemented in all our operational ATM's withinthe timelines.
> Implementation of Transport Layer Security(TLS) to mitigate risk arising from Man in TheMiddle attack in ATM ecosystem is completed inATMs & Cash Recyclers.
> LAN / Power Cable connections are concealedand not accessible to public to avoid Cyber¬attack on ATMs.
> Cassette swap for Cash replenishment is underimplementation in ATMs & Cash Recyclers.
> All ATMs are migrated for centralizedreconciliation.
> Implemented Card-less Cash Withdrawal andOTP for cash withdrawal above '10,000.
> Bank has taken several measures to comply withthe directives of RBI on Monitoring of availabilityof cash in ATMs and ensuring availability of cashat all times to avoid penalty.
> Digital Lending Platform: Digital LendingPlatform is successfully integrated in NetBanking page.
> Integration of Canara Heal, Merchant ORand Sales force (Lead generation) in internetbanking.
> Chat Bot Integration: Chatbot option isimplemented in Login page.
> Aadhaar Data Vault: Facility to fetch and storeAadhaar details through Aadhaar Data vault isimplemented.
> Internet Banking facility for Gift city IBUcustomers: Financial Rights for IBU Net Bankingcustomers introduced.
> Account product portability has been enabled inInternet Banking.
> Beneficiary name look up facility for NEFT /RTGS / IMPS has been enabled in Internet Banking.
> Public Key infrastructure integration in internetbanking for high value transactions.
> CVV validation has been introduced for DebitCard / Credit Card PIN reset through InternetBanking as an additional security measure.
> I-SIP, a paperless and secure method of settingup an online SIP in Mutual Fund schemes ininternet banking platform.
> Display of Customer Relationship Managerdetail in internet banking for selected HNIcustomers.
> MT 940 pass sheet (Forex Transactions) issuccessfully integrated in Net Banking page.
> Enabling AePS is successfully integrated in NetBanking page.
> Train Ticket Booking: Customers can enjoy thefacilities of seat booking, enquiry, PNR status,cancelling ticket, change in boarding Point,booking history and File TDR of unavailedbooked in Train Tickets option of Canara ai1Mobile Banking application.
> Mobile Banking Facility for Minor (10-18 yrs)customer: Mobile banking facility for individualMinor customers enabled with limited access.
> Scratch Cards: Customers can collect points/coupons through scratch cards on performingIMPS, NEFT, RTGS and Intra Bank transactions.These coupons can be redeemed in relevantapplications while the points can be accumulatedto avail offers available in Stores and Offers tabof the application.
> Target based financial planning (Options to setGoal / targets): Personal Finance Managementfor tracking of expenditure pattern.
> Average Monthly Balance: Customer can nowview and maintain Average Balances based onthe information provided in this implementationthus saving service charge expenses.
> New Green Term Deposit made available inCanara ai1.
> Sweep-in & Sweep-out: Customers can viewthe sweep-in and Sweep-out balance details inMobile Banking application.
> ChatBot: Customers can make enquiries such asaccount balance, EMI calculator, Loan InterestRated etc from Pre-login page of the application.
> FX4U beneficiary: Customers can modify theirFX4U Beneficiary details.
> Implementation of warning alert / Pop-upmessage at the time of first transaction fornewly added beneficiary.
> Beneficiary Account Name Lookup: Verifyingbeneficiaries' name while adding beneficiary toensure that funds are remitted to the intendedrecipient.
Preventing any modification in InternationalCash withdrawal through Mobile Banking incase passport details of the customer are notmaintained in CBS.
> UPI Tap & Pay: Users can make payment bytapping the UPI app installed device on thebeneficiary's smart OR / sound-box / UPI Tag /mobile device.
> Credit Line on UPI (Issuer): Users can on-boardPre-approved credit line accounts (CanaraHeal) to UPI to perform Merchant transactions(Hospitals) in other UPI apps.
> UI / UX Enhancements for UPI Scan & Pay inPost login screen on Canara ai1 app-Providing anoption to enter the mobile number on UPI Scanand pay screen to perform UPI transactions.
> Enabling credit to PPF / SSY Accounts throughUPI: Providing an option to pay PPF / SSYsubscription payments through UPI channel.
availability check for UPI Global transactions.
> Block / Un-block RuPay CC on UPI: EnablingBlock / Un-block feature of RuPay CC for UPIusers through Canara ail app / SAS BHIM ORportal / SMS.
> Programable CBDC (PCBDC) can beprogrammed by tying the money to undertake aspecific end use.
> Integration of Payment Gateway in CBDC appand also changes in Password Policy of CBDC.
> PM Vidyalaxmi App: Android and iOS productionbuilds have been made live and the disbursementto 74 eligible students who are having CBDCwallet was completed as on 26.03.2025.
> Financial assistance to beneficiaries underSubhadra Yojana of Odisha State Governmentdisbursed through our CBDC app.
> Canara Ready Cash: Pre-Approved Personal Loanproduct up to '10.00 Lakh to existing customers(Canara SB Premium Payroll Customers) of ourBank through Straight-through-Processing (STP)Mode under Digital Lending Platform.
> Canara My Money: Loan up to '10.00 Lakhsthrough Straight-through-Processing (STP) Modeunder Digital Lending Platform against theonline deposits opened through internet /mobile banking.
> Gold Loan (Retail & Agriculture) successfully liveon Digital Lending Platform on 17.09.2024.
> Canara Heal: A special scheme for fundingthe shortfall of hospital expenditure whilesettling the claims of self and / or dependentsthrough TPAs by way of Straight-through-Processing (STP).
> Staff Loan: DPN and OD Loan for our staff.
> Pre-Approved business loan: Business loan toexisting customers of our bank based on theirtransactions.
> E-Mudra: Financing of loans up to '10 lakhsunder PMMY through DLP.
> E-Udyam: Financing for TL / WC limit up to '25lakhs under Digi Credit loan facility as directedby DFS.
> OD Against Deposits: Overdraft facility againstown term deposits for Retail, Agricultural& MSME purpose through DLP has beenimplemented.
> KCC above '2 lakhs: Disbursement of KCC loanabove '2 Lakh through DLP has been implemented.
> KCC Review & Renewal: Renewal & Review ofKCC loans through DLP.
> Aadhaar Data vault feature has been successfullyimplemented in all ATMs and Cash Recyclers.
service enables cardholders to use NFSnetworked Cash Recyclers / Cash DepositMachines of participating member banks fordepositing cash in their own account or thirdparty account. Bank has implemented thesubject ICD functionality in 3 pilot HyosungCash Recyclers.
> Disabling PowerShell in ATMs: DisablingPowerShell in Bank ATMs leads to enhancedsecurity.
> Masking of card number in Cash Recyclers fordeposit transactions.
> Whenever an ATM / Cash Recycler goes downor non-functional, a SMS is triggered to theconcerned branch head, RO head and CO headfor timely action.
> Mobile number and e-mail validation throughOTP has been introduced in the account openingkiosk to enhance security and accuracy.
> New API Key generation used for biometricauthentication of staff validation has beenenabled for secure login in the accountopening Kiosk.
> New variant of PoS (Point of Sale) launchednamely “Soft PoS”, a mobile application thatfacilitates MEs (Merchant Establishment) toaccept digital payment through NFC enabledandroid mobiles from Rupay, VISA & MasterCardcontactless cards, UPI, Wallets etc.
> Integration of Dynamic OR Code with MESCOMand HP OIL Gas Private Limited completed.
> A new retail variant of low cost & new age Point-of-Sale (PoS) named “Hybrid PoS” is introducedto serve Merchant Establishments (MEs) withan all-new Digital Payment acceptance facilitythat allows MEs to accept digital paymentsby just tapping / inserting the Card on / intothe device or by scanning the Dynamic BHIM-OR and generates on-display alerts with voicenotification for successful transactions.
> API Banking has successfully developed andImplemented Connected Banking Solution tocorporate customers who do not have a properERP solution or do not have any ERP solutionto connect with Bank's API Gateway to accessvarious services through API Banking Services.The Connected Banking will help customersusing ERP like Accounting Applications suchas Tally, Zohobooks, Marg Erp etc. to connectwith Bank's system through the technicalplatform provided by the Bank's ConnectedBanking Partner. The connected BankingServices will help in customer addition throughthe Bank's Connected Banking partner andgarner fresh CASA.
> Fintech companies like M/s Cashfree PaymentsIndia Pvt. Ltd., M/s Viyona Fintech India Pvt.Ltd. & M/s Mayakrishna Sales Pvt. Ltd. havesuccessfully tested and integrated theirtechnical Platform with our Connected BankingServices and customer on-boarding throughthese partners are in final stage.
> Creation / View / Deletion of Mandate forrecharging of NCMC Balance.
> Mobile Banking Login Validation for Usersmarked as Deceased or illiterate in CBS.
> In our Mobile banking activation journey asan additional layer of security, authenticationbased on biometrics (face recognition) inaddition to OTP verification will be includedthus ensuring that the activation mandatorilyinvolves the User. The face authentication willbe based on biometrics available with UIDAI.
> Deposit revamp: The deposit module is beingrevamped to declutter the options and providea more interacting journey for Users whilecreating a new deposit and exploring otherrelated options.
> Limit enhancement in Mobile Banking: Limitenhancement to '7.50 lakhs for intra &interbank transactions.
> International Mobile Numbers on UPI: Non¬Resident accounts can avail UPI services throughInternational mobile numbers.
> Credit Line on UPI (Acquirer): Pre-approvedcredit line facility has been extended to accountson-boarded to UPI in Canara ai1 app.
> Single Block Multiple Debits: Users will createmandate with funds blocked shall be debitedmultiple times which can be used in Secondarymarket and Online goods and delivery.
> Rupay CC on UPI limit setting: Users are beenprovided with an option to set the usage limitsof Rupay CC on UPI transactions.
> UPI Lite Auto Top Up: This feature will allowusers to automatically top up their UPI Liteaccount based on pre-defined conditions.
> DTC-10,000 PoS: Pilot deployment has beenstarted from 10.09.2024 and 345 PoS hasbeen deployed so far. NCMC acceptance alsoimplemented on 26.02.2025 as pilot on 10buses of 2 depots, as per DTC requirements.Revised PO to be issued to Worldline and MOUto be signed with DTC and Bank shall go aheadfor deployment of remaining PoS terminals postconfirmation received from DTC.
> Lakshadweep - 250 PoS: PO issued toM/s Pentavibes on 06.11.2024 for startingthe integration & IS Audit of Payment Appdeveloped by M/s Pentavibes has also beencompleted. Total 74 PoS deployed till date andremaining will be deployed post confirmationreceived from the department.
> Loan Against Mutual Fund: Credit Facilityagainst Mutual Fund through DLP.
> Staff OD Renewal: STP journey for Renewal ofstaff OD facility in DLP.
> Heal Phase 2 (NTB): Introduction of Canara HealPhase 2 for NTB customers on DLP and currentlyit is under development.
> Housing Loan / Home Loan Secure: Introductionof Home Loan / Home loan secure (personalloan to housing loan customers) on DLP underdevelopment.
> Education Loan: Introduction of Education loanin DLP and the product development is underprocess.
> Renewal of Working Capital loan up to '10.00lakhs: Product Configuration is under processin consultation with user wing in the existinge-Mudra flow.
> Staff VL: Introduction of Staff Vehicle loan inDLP and the product SRS finalized by user wingand development is under process.
> The migration from fixed denominationenvironment to value based UTXO environmentis under progress for implementation.
> As RBI is planning to disburse the subsidiesthrough CBDC platform in other states similarto Subhadra Yojana, bulk upload facility hasbeen enabled in CBDC.
> Implementation of User Level Programmabilityin the CBDC app enabling enhancedcustomization, allowing users to define rulesand conditions for transactions within thedigital currency ecosystem and the project iscurrently under CUG stage.
> The focus will be on clients on boarding throughConnected Banking & Tally platform forgarnering fresh CASA to the Bank's business.
> The focus will be on ESB API migration to APIGEEplatform as per RBI CSITE -2024 observation.
> 500 APIs will be configured in APIGEE by30.06.2025.
> To focus on the production movement of 31UAT clients.
Debit Cards:
> Pre authorization functionality in all the RuPayDebit Card Variants will be introduced andregarding the same already approval taken fromthe ORMC committee.
BBPS:
> Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL),HPA-Madhuban, Pemiya School & Anand Vilasare the four billers initiated to integrate in ourBBPS Platform.
ATMs and CRs:
> Displaying of CKYC reference ID in ATMs.
> SMS will be sent to the customers informingnumber of transactions done in Metro and Non¬Metro cities for ON US transactions as per thesuggestion received from Employee SuggestionScheme (ESS).
> Nodal Bank for PM Vidyalaxmi Schemeimplementation: PM Vidyalaxmi is a portal forstudents seeking Education Loan. This portal hasbeen developed under the guidance of DoHE,Ministry of Education. The portal has beendeveloped and being maintained by CanaraBank as the Nodal Bank for implementation andsupport of PM Vidyalaxmi scheme. This portalacts as an end-to-end digital system for studentsto apply for education loan to the banks of theirchoice as well as for interest subvention process.
> Credit Card / Debit Card & UPI integration underGSTN: We have enabled GST payment usingCredit Card, Debit Card and UPI for all the Bankcustomers who choose to make payment throughCanara Bank UPI / payment Gateway, in additionto existing options of Internet Banking and Overthe Counter (OTC).
> NACH E-Mandate: We have launched SponsorDebit E-mandate application Customer caneasily register mandates to debit other bankaccounts and credit Canara bank account forvarious purposes such as Loan instalment, RDinstalment etc.
> SHG Dual Authentication enabled at BC Terminalsthrough which SHG Customers can initiate cashdeposit, cash withdrawal and fund transfertransactions.
> AePS OFF US Cash Deposit has been enabledwhich facilitates Customers to perform interbankcash deposit transactions through BC Terminals.
> Face authentication has been enabled as anadditional mode of authentication for AePStransactions and eKYC account opening. Faceauthentication with liveliness detection can beused as an additional factor to increase security.
> Bank has provided customers with the facilityof Enabling / Disabling of Aadhaar EnabledPayment System (AePS) through mobile banking,WhatsApp, IVRS, SMS Banking, call centre andbranch channels. This enables customer withadditional control on account activities.
> BASE Integration: To ensure that the benefits ofDBT schemes are credited to the beneficiary ina hassle free manner, NPCI has launched BharatAadhaar Seeding Enabler (BASE) platform tofacilitate the citizens to carry out Aadhaar seeding/deseeding in digital modes. Bank is integratedwith the BASE platform of NPCI, to facilitate thebelow options :
• Checking the Aadhaar seeding status
• Aadhaarseeding
• Aadhaar de-seeding
• Move Aadhaar from one bank to another
In addition, the facility has also been enabled to all ourbank customer through bank website.
Performance highlights for FY2024-25
(' in Crore
Parameter
Mar’24
Dec’24
Mar’25
OoO
YOY
Gold
Loans
1,51,638
1,70,402
1,81,352
10,950
(6.43%)
29,714
(19.60%)
Net NPA
86.51
89.25
89.31
0.06
2.8
Net NPA %
0.05%
-
> Gold loan business has crossed '1,81,000 Crore asat 31.03.2025
> Number of gold loan accounts crossed 1.03 Crore.
> Business has grown by '29,714 Crore duringFY 2024-25
> Net NPA maintained at same level during entireFY2024-25
Key Initiatives during FY 2024-25
> New gold loan product -Swarna Monthly Interest(Product code - 3027) under retail segmentlaunched.
> Revamped Gold loan sanction cum pass cardintroduced and KFS (Key Fact Statement) madeavailable for customers.
> Sequence number introduced for gold loan packetsto ease the balancing and arrangement process.
> Introduction of Consolidated processing chargesfor retail gold loans.
As a part of financial inclusion drive, the Bank makes itsproducts and services available to financially excludedand marginalized sections of the society. As per theGovernment of India and the Reserve Bank of Indiadirections, the Bank has been proactive in financialinclusion efforts, with key interventions, viz., expandingbanking infrastructure, offering appropriate financialproducts, making extensive & intensive use of technologyand advocacy of financial literacy.
> Bank has made significant efforts to empowerunderserved communities through theimplementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana (PMJDY). We have opened 2.16 Crore ofPMJDY accounts. Additionally, we have beenenrolled in schemes like PMJJBY (71.89 Lakh),PMSBY (231.96 lakh), and APY (49.68 lakh), furtherenhancing their financial security. Canara Bank'sinitiatives demonstrate their strong commitmentto underserved communities, financial inclusionand socio-economic empowerment.
> Bank has opened 2.16 Crore accounts underPMJDY, having total outstanding balance of'14,231 Crore in those accounts with averagebalance of ' 6,588 per account.
> Bank has 15000 Business Correspondent locationsout of which 5483 are Sub Service Area (SSA) and9517 are NON SSA locations.
> Bank formed 'Canara Financial Advisory Trust'managed by Managing Trustee and DeputyManaging Trustee to take care of the affairs ofthe Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs) of the Bank aswell as the FLCs promoted by the Regional RuralBanks (RRBs) sponsored by the Bank. The Bankhas total 152 FLCs (115 FLCs sponsored by CanaraBank and 37 FLCs sponsored by RRBs) in districts& blocks level across the country, managed by theCounsellors and Asst. Counsellors. Counsellorsshould have sound knowledge of banking, law,finance, requisite communication and teambuilding skills, etc. Individuals such as retired Bankofficers, with domain knowledge in agriculture,ex-servicemen, etc. may be engaged as creditcounselors. The broad objective of the FLCs willbe to provide free financial literacy / educationand credit counseling. During FY 2024-25, 22,660FLC camps were conducted wherein 19,41,966persons were educated and 1,36,773 personswere counselled.
> As per RBI directions, 243 CFLs are running across8 States and one Union Territory with fundingfrom DEAF of RBI and FIF of NABARD collaborationwith NGOs. Funding Agency is providing 90% of
OPEX and 100% of CAPEX to NGOs for runningCFLs smoothly to spread financial education tofinancial excluded persons in remote areas.
> During financial year 2024-25, the bank settled5984 death claims under the PMJJBY, totalling'119.68 Crore, and 1914 cases under PMSBY,amounting to '38.28 Crore. Since its inception,the bank has settled 43,063 death claimsunder the PMJJBY scheme, totaling '861.12 Crore,and 10667 cases under PMSBY, amounting to' 213.34 Crore.
(' In Lakhs)
Scheme Enrolments includingRenewal
As at March 2025
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana (PMJJBY)
71.89
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana (PMSBY)
231.96
Atal Pension Yojana (APY)Active Enrollment
49.68
The Bank is a Registrar and Enrolment Agency for AadhaarEnrolment. As per UIDAI guidelines Bank has established796 ASKs, comprising of 500 centres for the Bank and296 centres for the 4 sponsored RRBs (KAGB 116, KGB 62,KVGB 63 & APGB 55).
Women Empowerment Section at Head office and Centrefor Entrepreneurship Development for Women (CEDW)at 26 Circle Offices and 177 Regional offices across thecountry are working relentlessly towards economicempowerment of women. These CEDWs have reachedpotential entrepreneurs, undertaken counselling,supported their training needs, provided finance andarranged marketing facilities. A total of 283 Programmeswere organized by the CEDWs during FY 2024-25.
As against RBI's requirement of 5% of Net Credit towomen beneficiaries, the Bank has advanced 26.39%of Net Bank Credit as at March, 2025. Over 79,26,869Women are assisted to the tune of '2,06,652.12 Crore.
Lead Bank Responsibility:
As on 31.03.2025, Our Bank has been assigned with:
> State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) convenorshipin two states i.e., Karnataka & Kerala and UnionTerritory Level Banker's Committee (UTLBC)convenorship in Lakshadweep.
> Lead Bank Responsibility in 61 Districts across 8states and 2 Union Territories viz. Andhra Pradesh(6), Bihar (1), Delhi (3), Haryana (3), Lakshadweep (1),Karnataka (15), Kerala (7), Tamil Nadu (7), Telangana(4) & Uttar Pradesh (14).
The Bank has 4 overseas branches, viz., London (UK), NewYork (USA), Dubai International Financial Center - DIFC(UAE) and IBU GIFT CITY Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Besidesthe above 4 branches, the Bank has a RepresentativeOffice at Sharjah (UAE) and a wholly owned subsidiary;Viz Canara Bank (Tanzania) Limited at Dar Es Salam(Tanzania).
Total Business of the overseas branches aggregates to'1,90,407 Crore (USD 22,276.34 Mn) comprising depositsto the tune of '1,25,746 Crore (USD 14,711.44 Mn) andadvances to the tune of '64,661 Crore (USD 7,564.90Mn) as at March 2025. Overseas business constituted7.53% of the Bank's global business.
Canara Bank (Tanzania) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiaryin Tanzania, has transferred its assets and liabilities toExim Bank Tanzania Limited and ceased its operations witheffect from 21.12.2024. The license has been surrenderedto Bank of Tanzania on 23.12.2024. Bank of Tanzania hadacknowledged the receipt of surrender of banking licenseto defunct CBTL Further, the divestment process of saidentity is under progress and is expected to be completedby the end of this year.
The sustained focus to contain risk, well supported bybroad-based recovery in economic growth, kept the assetquality robust in FY2025. Gross NPA of your Bank stoodat 2.94%, an improvement of 129 bps YoY while the netNPA stood at 0.70%, an improvement of 57 bps YoY.The improvement in asset quality was seen across allsectors. Overall Gross NPA declined to '31,530 Crore asof March 2025 from '40,605 Crore in March 2024 andNet NPA declined to '7,353 Crore as of March 2025from '11,823 Crore in March 2024. The cumulative CashRecovery including Recovery in written off accounts stoodat '11,131 Crore and upgradation at '672 Crore duringFY 2024-25. Bank has recovered '8,534 Crore underrecovery in written off accounts during FY 2024-25.Slippage during the year has contained to '8,196 Crore.Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) improved by 360 bps andstood at 92.70 % as at March 2025 against 89.10% as atMarch 2024.
The Bank believes that continuous day-to-day monitoringis the first step towards reduction in non-performingloans and in ensuring good recovery. For this, the Bankundertook various steps and formulated strategies toaugment recoveries and reduce slippages. Bank hasstrategies to touch each and every NPA account in ascientific manner.
Bank has centralised actions under SARFAESI Act 2002at 177 Regional Offices and 37 ARM & SAM Branchesresulting Bank sales as well as resolution throughSARFAESI actions increased manifold. During FY 2024-25,2684 properties were sold amounting to '1,900 Croreand 5168 accounts were settled / closed / upgradedamounting to '1,522 Crore on account of initiatingactions under the SARFAESI Act. Being a member ofBAANKNET (Bank Asset Auction Network) Portal, ane-auction site for putting properties under Securitizationand Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcementof Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002, Bank has puthighest number of properties on auction and highestsales among PSBs during FY 2024-25.
Further, Bank had conducted 5454 Recovery Meetsduring FY 2024-25 that has resulted in settlement of401909 accounts covering book liability of '5,475 Crore.
Simultaneously, Bank has developed and deployedautomated "Electronic One Time Settlement (e-OTS)"Package in our Bank's website for Small Value NPAaccounts under Non-Discretionary Non-DiscriminatoryScheme.
Bank has also adopted the following strategies forrecoveries and reduce slippages:
1. To have a proper monitoring of the portfolio ofAgriculture, MSME and Retail Loans we have takena cluster / area approach with dedicated recoveryofficers.
2. Proper allocation of small NPA accounts to RecoveryAgents.
3. Bank has formulated various special OTS Schemesfor settlement of Small Value Agriculture, EducationLoan, MSME Loans etc.
4. Active participation in all National Lok-Adalats ®ular Weekly Can-Adalats at all Regional Officesand Monthly Mega Can-Adalats at all Circle Offices.
5. Bank has initiated the SARFAESI action in all eligibleNPA accounts and continued the action till conclusion/disposal of asset & recovery in the account. We arealso listing/ publishing the auction property detailson Bank's website, Newspaper etc.
As on 31.03.2025, 363 cases have referred to NCLTunder IBC for resolution wherein our Bank is havingBook liability exposure of around '34,508 Crore. Outof which, 305 cases admitted by NCLT with our Bank'saggregate admitted claim of '29,219 Crore. Our Bankis expecting substantial recovery during FY 2025-26through resolution/liquidation in these NCLT referredcases. During FY 2024-25, Bank has recovered '2,600Crore through cases referred to NCLT. As on March 2025,the outstanding Stressed Assets Portfolio (includingrestructured Standard Accounts) stood at '56,602 Crore,accounting for 5.27 % of Gross Advances.
Bank has a dedicated Risk Management Departmentwhich ensures proper identification, measurement,monitoring and mitigation of all pertinent risks andpromotes compliance culture with an effective reportingsystem. Risk Management serves as a key enablerin decision making by facilitating effective resourceallocation in line with the bank's risk appetite, ensuringthat strategic decisions are made with thoroughconsideration of both risks and opportunities. The guidingprinciples to manage risk in the Bank is compliance ofregulatory & legal requirements and achieving balancebetween risk and return, while ensuring independenceof risk and business functions.
The Bank has put in place an independent RiskGovernance Structure, in line with industry bestpractices, which clearly delineates roles andresponsibilities of its members. Board of Directors isthe highest governing body and is duly assisted by theRisk Management Committee of the Board (RMCB) andvarious executive level risk management committeesviz., Enterprise Risk Management Committee (ERMC),Credit Risk Management Committee (CRMC), MarketRisk Management Committee (MRMC), OperationalRisk Management Committee (ORMC), AssetLiability Management Committee (ALCO), Group RiskManagement Committee (GRMC) etc. To make riskgovernance and culture more pervasive across the Bank,risk management & compliance committees are alsoformed at administrative units throughout the countrywith active involvement of field functionaries.
Responsibility for the effectiveness of overall riskmanagement throughout the Bank and its group entitieslies with Group Chief Risk Officer (GCRO), who is directlyreporting to Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer(MD & CEO). GCRO monitors the overall effectivenessof risk management throughout the bank vide variousrisk reports. In this regard, the Bank utilizes IntegratedRisk Management Solution for integrated overview of allthe risks.
Further, the Bank has also set-up an AssuranceCommittee (Solo and Group Level) which comprisesof Risk, Compliance & Inspection units (a trio of all thethree lines of defense) to bolster collaboration acrossdifferent lines of defense and to institutionalize effectiverisk culture and governance structure. The Bank has alsoaligned Key Performance Indicators of all the functionalunits with Key Risk Indicators for inclusive and riskoriented approach towards managing business.
Bank has put in place a comprehensive Boardapproved Credit Policy and Credit Risk ManagementPolicy which articulates Bank's approach to identify,measure, monitor & control / mitigate and activelymanage Credit risk. Bank has in place a robust systemfor internal credit ratings, appraisal, approval andmonitoring process. Bank utilizes robust internalCredit Risk assessment models and scorecards toassess credit worthiness of the borrowers. These areinternally developed models and undergo multiplerounds of rigorous validation and back testing,which include both internal assessments & externalreviews. The entire process of the Loan reviewand monitoring is duly administered by the CreditAdministration & Monitoring Wing. Moreover,the Bank's risk based pricing framework ensureadequate pricing of credit risks.
Market risk is managed through a well-definedBoard approved Market Risk Management Policyand Integrated Treasury Policy, which governs themanagement of market risk captured throughvarious limits / triggers. Mid Office Unit, RiskManagement Wing monitors these limits on a dailybasis for timely mitigation. A reporting frameworkhas been put in place for effective and timelymonitoring of market risk limits and triggers whichare being reviewed periodically based on the riskappetite of Bank.
Operational Risk Management framework in theBank is based on ethics, organization culture andstrong operating procedures, involving corporatevalues, internal control culture, effective internalreporting and contingency planning. The Bank hasadopted policy for management of Operational
Risk, which covers aspects, such as, Operational RiskManagement framework, Outsourcing Activities andBusiness Continuity Plan, Key Risk Indicators (KRI),Risk Control & Self-Assessment (RCSA) workshopsto measure and manage Operational Risks. Furtherthe Bank conducts various Risk Culture & RiskAwareness Assessment programs for employees tosupport effective risk management, which promotessound risk-taking and ensure that emerging risks orrisk-taking activities beyond the risk appetite arerecognized, assessed, escalated and addressed in atimely manner.
d) Assets Liability and Liquidity Risk Management:
The Bank endeavors to maintain adequate liquidityin the system while maintaining NIM at optimumlevel with given balance-sheet profile of theBank. In the long run, the Bank aims to maximizeshareholders' wealth by improving Return on Asset(RoA) and Return on Equity (RoE).
Bank deploys various standard tools viz., StructuralLiquidity Statement (SLS), liquidity ratios, Baseldefined stress liquidity ratios viz., Liquidity CoverageRatio (LCR) and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) tomeasure and manage liquidity risk. Interest RateSensitivity (IRS) Statements are used to measurerepricing gaps of assets and liabilities and itsconsequent impact on Bank's earning (i.e., Earningat Risk) under different rate cycle movement.A long term impact of change in market interest rateon shareholder's net-worth is measured throughchange in economic value of equity approach.
Different stress test scenarios are further usedto evaluate the resilience of the Bank undersevere liquidity run-off and adverse interest ratemovement. Based on the probable adversemovement of market variables - the Bank developsContingency Funding Plan (CFP) with inbuilt triggerpoints and defined actionable across differentbusiness and admin units.
e) Cyber / Information Security Risk Management
Bank has a comprehensive "Cyber Security Policy"to provide guidance and direction to combat cyberthreats given the level of complexity of business andlevels of risk, specific to the Bank. Cyber Security &Information Security of the Bank is managed by aseparate division which is headed by Group Chief
Information Security Officer (GCISO), with stateof the art cyber security tools and 24x7 SecurityOperation Centre (SOC).
f) Enterprise Risk Management:
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is the process ofmanaging all of Bank's risks within an integrated andcentralized framework. It is an on-going, proactiveand dynamic process to identify, assess, manage andcommunicate risks that may impact objectives tomeet the overall strategic goals of the organization.In this regard, Bank has constituted an EnterpriseRisk Management Committee (ERMC) committeecomprising of senior management formed withprimary objective of management and monitoringof risk at an enterprise level.
Therefore, as a part of holistic approach towardsmanaging risks, the Bank conducts a comprehensiveassessment of all material risks under InternalCapital Adequacy Assessment Process, driven by thecore guiding principles of proportionality, continuity,materiality, stress testing, sound governance, capitalquality, etc.
Recognizing that advanced risk managementpractices rely on seamless data flow and integrity,the Bank has leveraged technology to automateits core risk management system and processes,enabling timely and effective management actions.
g) Group Risk Management:
The Bank has put in place a Board approved Policyon Group Risk Management to manage the risksinvolved in the functioning of the Group Entities andensure that adequate risk management systems arein place in all the Group Entities. The Group ChiefRisk Officer (GCRO) of the Bank is supervising the riskmanagement activities of the Group Entities.
h) ESG & Climate Risk Management:
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is oneof the emerging concern areas for Banks. Envisagingthe importance, Bank has formed a ESG Committee(CGM / GM level) & ESG Working Group (DGM / AGMlevel) for overall implementation of ESG practicesand Board Level Sub Committee oversees the same.
Bank has in place the Board approved ESG Policy &publishes Sustainability Report on an annual basis,which outlines the Bank's commitment, initiatives &actions that are built around its founding principles,in alignment with the United Nation's SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs).
To promote transparency, trust and accountability,Bank discloses all the relevant risks and mitigationplan to its stakeholders for meaningful insight intothe functioning of the Bank. In this regard, the Bankhas a board approved Disclosure Policy in place,which is being reviewed on an annual basis.
j) Basel Norms Implementation:
The Bank complies with RBI Guidelines on BaselIII Capital Regulations and remains adequatelycapitalized as per the current requirements. Further,the Bank is comfortably placed and remains wellabove the regulatory requirements in terms of LCR,NSFR and Leverage Ratio as well.
Bank is certified with ISO 27001:2013 for Data Centre,Near Data Centre, Disaster Recovery Site, InformationTechnology Wing and Technology Operations Wing.
Bank has undergone upgradation of ISO 27001:2013certification to ISO 27001:2022 certification. Audithas been completed and Bank is certified with ISO27001:2022. The certification is valid till 11/04/2026.
It is certified that the Information Security managementsystem of the organization has been assessed and foundto be in accordance with the requirements of the ISO27001:2022 standard.
Aggregate investments Domestic (net) of the Bankstood at '3,76,969.77 Crore as at March 2025. Modifiedduration of the investment portfolio and Available forSale (AFS) portfolio stood at 4.60 and 5.72 as at March2025 respectively. The yield on investments stood at6.96% as at 31st March 2025. The trading profit underdomestic treasury operations during financial year is'2,664.45 Crore including revaluation gain of '399.65Crore for HFT&FVTPL as on 31.03.2025.
The Bank continues to be an active player in Governmentsecurities market as a Primary Dealer. The total amountof bids submitted for underwriting was '2,10,569 Croreout of which the underwriting commitment accepted byRBI was '76,044 Crore. With regard to treasury bills underPD business as against minimum success ratio of 40%to be achieved in each half year, the Bank has achieved45.19% during the first half and 43.18 % for second halfof Financial Year 2024-25.
Foreign Business Turnover of the Bank aggregated to'2,09,921 Crore, comprising '78,611 Crore under exports,'47,209 Crore under imports and '84,101 Crore underremittances during the year ended March 2025.
During the Financial year 2024-25 Merchant BankingDivision of the Bank
> Monitored 317 Equity Issues, 48 Debt Issues and 166Rights and Bank got float fund benefit for 4-5 daysthrough ASBA. The Bank collected commission of'1.51 Crore in respect of ASBA.
> Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC),Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (IRFC) andPower Finance Corporation (PFC) have entrusted theBank to act as "Arrangers and Collecting Bankers"for the Private Placement of 54EC Capital GainBond Issues.
> During the year, funds mobilized / Collected byour Bank as arranger for 54EC Capital Gain Bondsis '740.12 Crore and earned a commission of'79.04 Lakh.
> During the year, Section has prepared Sharevaluation report of M/s Fossil India PVT Ltd. andearned commission of '3.25 Lakh.
> During the year we have earned '53.66 Lakh foracting as Arranger for Bond issuance of Companies(Under taken by Treasury Wing).
To enhance operational efficiency, manage regulatoryrisks effectively, and promote Ease of Doing Business,the Bank has centralized all foreign exchange (forex)and domestic trade transactions under the Global TradeProcessing Centre (GTPC).
GTPC functions as a centralized back-office hub,processing all trade finance activities - both forex andinland - originating from branches across the Bank. WhileGTPC handles the processing operations, Bank brancheswill continue to serve as the primary point of contactfor customers, providing services such as new businessacquisition, credit-related matters, advisory support anddocumentation.
GTPC manages a wide range of trade and forexoperations, including:
• Foreign inward and outward remittances
• Foreign cheque collection and foreign currencytransactions
• Import and export trade transactions
• Trade credit and foreign bank guarantees
• Inland (domestic) Letters of Credit and BankGuarantees, including electronic BankGuarantees (e-BG)
• Bill discounting servicesDigital Transformation Initiatives
The Bank has launched FX4U, a digitaldocument management system for forextransactions. This platform enables customersto submit online requests for export / importtransactions and forex remittances, with theability to upload required documents digitally.
The Bank has implemented a fully digitale-BG platform, replacing traditional physicalguarantees with a seamless digital process.Integrated with National E-Governance ServicesLtd (NeSL), the system allows for e-stamping,e-signing, and real-time hosting of guaranteesThis enables instant issuance - withinminutes - compared to the 3-4 days required forphysical BGs. Beneficiaries can access the e-BGimmediately, eliminating the need for separateauthentication and significantly acceleratingtransaction turnaround times.
Branch Network - Expanding Pan India Presence
In a bid to expand the reach, the Bank added 270 domesticbranches during the year. As at March 2025, the Bank had9849 domestic branches, including Specialized Branches.Composition of Branch Network
No. of Branches
Openedduring theyear
31.03.2023
31.03.2024
Metropolitan
1925
1843
1866
30
Urban
1991
1907
1944
50
Semi-urban
2742
2751
2900
152
Rural
3048
3103
3139
38
Overseas*
3
4
domestic
Branches
9706
9604
9849
270
Note: Domestic branches were merged during the year: 25The total Specialized Branches of the Bank stood at625 as at March 2025.
As at 31st March 2025, the Bank had 81260 employees onits roll. The cadre-wise break-up of manpower for the last3 years are as under:
Cadre
March 2023
March 2024
March 2025
Officer
52241
52607
52652
Clerk
21509
19651
19197
Sub Staff/PTE
11228
10380
9411
84978
82638
81260
Total staff strength of the Bank comprised of 65%Officers, 24% Clerks and 11% Sub Staff / PTE. The Womenstaff strength of the Bank was 26006 constituting 32% ofthe total employees. The total number of ex-servicemenstaff as at March 2025 stood at 5081. There were 2481Differently abled persons (DAPs) on the rolls of the Bank.
The Bank has been adhering to the Reservation Policy inrespect of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST),Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically WeakerSections (EWS) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities(PwBD), as per the Government of India guidelines.
The representation of SCs / STs / OBCs / EWS / PwBDemployees as on 31st March 2025 is as under:
Grade
SCs
STs
OBCs
EWS
PWDs1
9317
4155
17216
527
1547
3515
1230
6301
180
656
Sub Staff /PTE
3754
692
2745
278
16586
6077
26262
707
2481
% to totalEmployees
20.41
7.48
32.32
During the FY 2024-25, Bank recruited 1547 personsin various cadres. Out of which, 629 were womenemployees, consisting of 40.66% of total recruitment.The category wise representation of newly recruitedemployees is as under:
PwBDs*
257
101
413
139
49
* Also belongs to SC / ST / OBC / EWS / UR category.
> Engagement of graduate apprentices - In compliancewith the Apprentices Act, 1961, our Bank hasinitiated the engagement of Apprentices for theFY 2024-25. At present 2,797 Apprentices areundergoing Apprenticeship training in variousBranches across India for a period of one year.
> Project Aarohan - HR Transformation Projectis ongoing for reimagining and redesigning HRfunctions to align with Bank's strategic goals andobjectives.
> Monthly sessions on Work Life balance for employees.
> Canara Resume - Monthly Webinar Session forEmployees joining post Maternity / Sabbatical Leave.
> FOCUS (Fostering Outstanding Customer Service) -High impact Sales Leadership Training Programmefor Frontline Staff has been launched aiming atenhancing Customer Service at Branches.
> Know Your Circular (KYC) Quiz: KYC Quizzeswere conducted for all the employees and mademandatory for the eligible officers to get four marksin APAS this year.
> Conducted Pre-promotion training to eligibleemployees from Sub-staff to Scale VI.
> Circular Synopsis: The details of circulars issued ina day are being shared with the employees throughe-mail on the subsequent day.
> Collaborations: CIBM Manipal has also takenthe Membership of Indian Society for Training &Development. Collaboration with SBI Foundation forthe training of PwD (Visually Impaired and Speechand Hearing Impaired) employees has also beenentered into.
> AR / VR (Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality)Training: Bank developed an innovative trainingmethodology using Augmented Reality (AR) andVirtual Reality (VR) technologies to enhance the onboarding experience for new staff, equipping themwith necessary skills and confidence from day one.
A new-age technology initiative by the Bank, whereinthe Bot generates responses for the queries / doubtsof the employees using Gen-AI technology throughWhatsApp 24x7.
> Radio CIBM: This is a new initiative by the Bank,where episodes in the form of podcasts are beingreleased periodically through which the employeesof the Bank are educated on Banking news, policies& regulatory guidelines, circulars and Do's & Don'tson various procedures at workplace, etc.,
EASE 7.0 reforms, Bank has conducted T-SAT to allthe employees from CSA to Scale-V based on theirjob-roles.
> Introduced scheme of Transportation of Mortalremains of the deceased employees to native place /place of domicile.
> Introduced scheme of Absorption of Tax onPerquisites of employees from FY 2024-25.
> Opened Canara Care Home at Delhi in addition toVellore and Mumbai.
> Extended relief loan to staff members affected dueto unprecedented floods in 9 districts in the state ofAndhra Pradesh and in the state of Tripura.
> Replicated the following staff benefits pagesavailable in HRMS / SAS package to Mobile Banking /Internet as under:
• Child Care Allowance
• Bereavement Leave
• Canarites Grievance Redressal System Package
> Enabled Auto approval (without authorization) ofcertain staff benefits such as - Festival Advance,Lunch Allowance & Cleaning Expenses.
> Implemented all the benefits / provisions of 12thBipartite Settlements within 6 months from the dateof Bipartite Settlement (for workmen employees).
> Our Bank's Hindi in-house magazine 'Canara Jyoti'and bilingual in-house magazine 'Shreyas' wereawarded with the Best in house magazine award forthe year 2024-25 on 20th February, 2025 by 'GlobalExcellence Award' in the respective category in the32nd edition of World Congress Brand.
> Canara Bank's in-house magazine 'Canara Jyoti'has been awarded the Silver Award in the categoryof Magazine of Excellence in the 18th GlobalCommunication Programme by PRCI on 09.11.2024.
> During the Joint Regional Official Languageconference of South and South West regions held atMysore on 04th January 2025, the Honorable Governorof Bihar Shri. Arif Mohammad Khan & Union Ministerof State for Home Affairs Shri. Nityanand Rai honoredthe Town Official Language ImplementationCommittee (Bank & Insurance), Bengaluru with the"First" prize of the Regional Official Language Awardfor excellent implementation.
> Canara Bank was awarded with the Rajbhasha Kirti'First' Puraskar in Region 'C' for its quarterly in-housemagazine 'Canara Jyoti' by Hon'ble Union Ministerof Home Affairs and Co-operation Shri. Amit Shahduring Hindi Diwas and 4th All India Official LanguageConference on 14th September 2024 at BharatMandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
> Under the aegis of Department of Financial Services,Ministry of Finance, Government of India, a two-day seminar / review meeting was organized byPunjab National Bank, Chandigarh (TOLIC Bank) on22.08.2024 and 23.08.2024 for all banks / insurancecompanies / financial institutions. Canara Bankreceived the Third prize in 'C' Region for excellentofficial language implementation by the Departmentof Financial Services.
> Canara Bank's in-house magazine "Canara Jyoti" wasawarded the Best Magazine Award at the 32nd editionof World Brand Congress & Awards on 20.02.2025.
> Conducted Shreyas contest for kids of Staff in thecategory "Painting and Sketching" in 2024 (First ofits Kind).
> Shreyas Magazine won the best in house magazineconducted by Public Relations Council of India,Mangalore and Global Excellence Awards at Mumbaifor the year 2024-25.
> Conducted an Awareness campaign for Indian OrganDonation Day.
> Conduction of Library Day at Head Office, Circles andRegional Offices.
> Encouraging Sporting Activities: Facilities areprovided to Sportspersons to participate incompetitions at District / State / Zone / National/International level competitions.
> Employees who are taking up sports activities areprovided with 75 Days of Special Leave in a calendaryear. Sportspersons are provided necessary leavewithout any restrictions towards preparations/participation in competitions.
> Sportspersons recruited under sports category arerewarded with Five Special Increments & Three Outof Turn Promotions for having secured Medals inNational / International level competitions.
> Sportspersons are provided with 100% medicalreimbursement for sports injury & rehabilitationincluding physiotherapy for faster recovery.
> Sportspersons are provided with Out-of-PocketExpenses (OPE) & Diet Allowance during theirtraining camps & competitions.
> Gratuity calculator implemented in HRMS Package.
> SPF pass sheet generation for all financial years from2010 (From 2020 for e-Syndicate employees) madeavailable in HRMS Package.
> Applying for SPF & Gratuity nomination madeavailable in Canarites Mobile App.
> Introduced pension and commutation calculator in
HRMS package.
> The following modules were developed / converted
from manual to online in HRMS package for FY
• Sabbatical leave module
• JAIIB / CAIIB Module
• HRA module
• Air travel / taxi permissions module
• Revamped transfer module
• Executive feedback module
• ODI agreed module
• Mobile handset module
• Festival advance auto approval
• Dependent modification module
• Staff DPN / OD module
• Court summons module
• Compensatory off module
• Promotion appeal page
• Experience certificate module
• Salary extract page
• Bereavement leave page
• Shifting of quarters module
• Bank sim maker / checker page
• RC copy upload page
• Mile stone award page
• Automating of cleaning, lunch and mobilecall charges
• Annual health and eye check-up page
• Staff welfare measures viz., Birthday gift,Marriage gift, Diwali gift, spouse health check¬up, funeral expenses for ex staffs.
• Human Resources are the most valued assetsand success lies in developing, retainingand transforming them to act as strategicbusiness partners. Treating people as resources,rewarding them equitably and integratingtheir goals with that of the organizationthrough suitable HR policies are the presentmantras to "Organizational Excellence". Also,with a fast-changing banking landscape, skillsand qualifications acquired needs continuedupgradation and there is need for employeetraining support at periodical intervals to keepthem abreast of the latest developments.Accordingly, the HR functions of the Bank aregetting tuned in this direction and are movingahead to do this new transformational role.
• Bank has adopted the new 52 / 26-week inductiontraining module as recommended by the CVC forthe newly recruited POs & SWOs respectively. Inaddition to this, mentoring concept is in placefor the benefit of the newly recruited POs to helpthem to get acclimatized with Bank's culture,tradition and ethos.
• Bank is imparting training in various functionalareas to build and upgrade competenciesthrough the one Apex Centre of Excellence atManipal (CIBM - Canara Institute of Banking &Management) and two Centres of Excellence atBagaluru and Gurugram, supported by 26 CanaraLearning & Development Centres establishedacross the country.
• Functional trainings are imparted to staffmembers in various cadres by drawing trainingcalendars in consultation with Circle Offices. Inthe Financial Year 2024-25, 4477 programmeswere conducted in which 144122 employeeswere trained, a total of 80223 employees gotat least one training in the Financial year whichis almost 98.61 per cent of the total employeestrength of the Bank.
• In order to acclimatize them with their new rolesand responsibilities, Executive DevelopmentPrograms (EDPs) is provided to Executivesupon their promotion at institutes of reputelike ASCI Hyderabad, MDI Gurugram. During FY2024-25 around 351 executives have attendedEDP & Customised Leadership DevelopmentProgram was conducted for 411 Executives(CGMs, GMs, DGMs & RO Heads). 54 Executiveshave undergone the RBI mandated Certificateprogram in IT & Cyber Security at IDRBT.
• Bank is grooming its top leadership throughthe Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB)Flagship Leadership Development program. Inaddition to this, around 44 officials were givenForeign Training Programmes / Workshop duringFY 2024-25.
• Bank is providing focused training programmefor the Business Outlet Heads so as to equipthem well to focus on future challenges. (FirstTime CO / RO / MCB / LCB / RAH / ACC / BranchHead). Further, Bank is constantly striving tobuild effective Management and Leadershiptraits among its Officers. In this regard, Bank isconducting Officers' Development Program (ODP)and Managerial Development Program (MDP) forpromotee Officers and Managers respectively.
• During the current FY following trainingprogrammes were conducted covering effectivemanagement and Leadership DevelopmentProgrammes:
Sl.
No
Programme Name
No. ofOfficersattended
1
Managerial Development Program(MDP)
1407
2
Officers' Development Program (ODP)
742
Role And Responsibility - First TimeBranch Head
1382
1st Time Regional / MCB / LCB / MSMESulabh / RAH / LDMs / ACC & Hi-techAgri Finance Branch Heads TrainingProgramme
305
• Bank has a e-Learning portal - "CanDLE"(Canara Digital Learning Experience) facilitatingeffective and continuous online learning forour employees for enhancing their knowledgeand skills.
The representation of SCs / STs / OBC / EWS employeesin our Bank as on 31st March 2025 is as under:
Clerical
Sub-Staff
During the FY 2024-25, our Bank recruited 1547employees in various cadres. The category wise detailsare as under:
Out of which
676
95
179
68
827
42
226
71
Sub¬
Staff
44
17
9
8
In compliance with the Apprentices Act, 1961, our Bankhas initiated the engagement of Apprentices for the FY2024-25. At present 2,797 Apprentices are undergoingApprenticeship training in various Branches across Indiafor a period of one year. The category wise details areas under:
2797
630
214
1089
248
Bank has taken several initiatives to remain customerfocused through provision of fast service, offeringdiversified products & services, responding to customers'
> Bank has implemented a centralized grievanceredressal mechanism where all general customercomplaints, regardless of their origin, are handled atHead Office centrally, and resolution is being providedby subject experts. This centralized approach ensuresconsistent quality complaint handling and resolutionacross the Bank.
a) The centralized grievance redressal mechanism,a sophisticated complaint management modulehas been implemented within Bank's CRM,leveraging innovative functionalities designedto significantly enhance the efficiency and withenhanced features such as, automated escalationto the Internal Ombudsman, complaint reopeningoption to dissatisfied complainants, review by TopManagement, feedback collection etc.
b) Periodically, conducting Root Cause Analysis(RCA) on repetitive nature/ type of complaints incoordination with stakeholders, identifying andfixing the exact cause of concern across the Bank.
c) Extending reliefs to the aggrieved customer as perBank and Regulator's guidelines
d) Enabled customer 3600 view at Grievance portallevel for more precise & accurate redressal ofcomplaint.
e) Enabled complaint re-open facility for customerwhere complaints can be reopened within 7 daysfrom closure date, if complainant feels dissatisfiedwith Bank's resolution. All re-open complaints areplaced before Internal Ombudsman for viewsand closed only after receiving concurrence ofCustomer Service Vertical head.
f) Complaint review by top management andCustomer Service Vertical Head / executive -Bank's top management and Vertical head reviewsclosed complaints on a random selection basis to
verify the quality in resolution and issue necessarydirection for further improvement besidere-opening of complaints if resolution is not uptoto the mark.
g) All partially / fully rejected complaints areauto-escalating to the Internal Ombudsmanfor final decision and reply to the complainantprovided duly incorporating decision of theInternal Ombudsman.
h) Feedback collection from complainant: - To ensurecontinuous improvement and enhance customersatisfaction, Bank has implemented feedbackmechanism to collect customer feedback afterclosing complaints. Apart from auto-triggeringSMS & email to complainant on closure of eachcomplaint requesting for their feedback ongrievance resolution, we also directly call to thecomplainant through our Call Center and HOofficials to record their feedback responses, andfurther analysing to identify & address the gaps,if any.
S Customer Service Vertical has been revamped with astrengthened with a team, focussing on timely andquality resolution of public grievances within theBank's prescribed timeline.
S Comprehensive Employee Specific FeedbackMechanism is implemented to gauze the levelof customer service at branches. Our bank is thefirst in the banking industry to implement a sucha mechanism. This Feedback mechanism aims toreach out to the customers for their employee wisefeedback on real time transactions done customers atbranches. A range of channels are introduced keepingcustomer ease in view for capturing customerfeedback viz. OR code, SMS, Email, WhatsApp, KIOSK.
S CRM (Customer Relationship Management) - CANARARISHTEY is introduced in our bank for improvingservice quality, and driving business growth. Bankuse CRM systems to track customer data, analyzebehavior, and offer personalized services, whichenhances customer satisfaction and loyalty. Bank haslaunched 12 modules under CRM as of now.
S One Bank One Number (Toll-Free number 1800 1030)has been introduced where customers can avail 43services in 17 languages.
S WhatsApp banking facility has been introducedallowing customers to avail banking services fromanywhere, at any time and get information at theirconvenience. As of now 75 plus services are offeredthrough WhatsApp banking in five languages Viz.English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada & Telugu.
S Chat-bot Banking Service has also been introducedfor General Public use. As of now 16 service areavailable in five languages viz., English, Hindi,Marathi, Kannada & Telugu.
> Executives from Customer Service Vertical areconducting mystery shopping visits in branchesof selected Circles at quarterly intervals underIncognito mode.
> Our Bank is a partner in the PSB Alliance whichhas floated Door Step Banking Services (DSB) andextended Doorstep Banking Services 2572 Centrescovering 4154 branches for the benefit of all theindividual customers including Senior Citizens &Differently abled persons. Customers can book manyof the banking services by downloading the DSBMobile App, or through DSB Website or Vendor's CallCentres. Bank offers 3 Door Step Banking Servicesper month absolutely free for customers aged above75 years at all the select 1000 centres.
> Training programmes with more emphasis oncustomer service aspects are being conductedregularly in coordination with Apex Centre ofExcellence, Manipal.
> As per the directions issued by the Regulator ayear-long action plan has been devised to conductawareness programmes Pan India to augmentexisting efforts undertaken for awareness initiatives,covering three broad parameters viz. target group,theme / focus area and appropriate delivery channelfor each target group.
> A detailed Citizen Charter has been made availablein the Bank's corporate Website to make use of thesame for General Public encouraging good bankingpractices.
> Based on the Root cause analysis of complaintsreceived, with our suggestions various Banks hasadopted / made many systemic changes resultingin improved customer services. Prominent systemicreforms undertaken by the Bank are as follows:
(i) Debit Card Green PIN generation through digitalchannels.
(ii) Reversal of failed UPI transaction amount withinT+1 days, & raising chargeback within TurnAround Time.
(iii) Introduced Offline OTP and enabled OTP throughemail facility.
(iv) Cooling period is implemented after addition ofbeneficiary in Mobile and Internet Banking.
(v) SMS to incipient inoperative status accounts,further quarterly SMS for KYC documentssubmission.
(vi) Delivering TDS Certificate (Form 16A) tocustomers on their registered email IDs.
(vii) Key Fact Statement (KFS) Functionality hasbeen implemented which summarises thecritical aspects of a loan including the loanamount, interest rate, repayment schedule, fees,charges and the total repayment amount etc.This level of detail provides borrowers with aclear understanding of the financial obligationsassociated with the loan and empowers them tomake informed financial decisions.
(viii) Bank has Launched Documents Release TrackingSystem (DRTS) for tracking release of movable/immovable property documents on closure ofloan account as an enhanced monitoring tooland better up keeping of records.
(ix) Bank has integrated UDGAM Portal for easyaccess of Customer's unclaimed deposits /DEAF fund with RBI.
(x) Introduction of intimation SMS facility forcustomers for reaching threshold limit in theirFASTag balance.
In terms of the Reserve Bank of India guidelines, theBank has appointed an Internal Ombudsman (IO) as anindependent authority to review complaints that arepartly or wholly rejected by the Bank. The IO submitsperiodical report on its functions & activities toCustomer Service Committee of the Board of the Bank,analyzing the pattern of complaints for taking action toaddress the root cause of complaints. Changes wherenecessitated on the procedures / guidelines have alsobeen carried out based on the IO's recommendations.
Sri Unnam Raghavendra Rao has taken over as InternalOmbudsman with effect from 17.02.2025 on expiry ofthe term of the earlier IO.
Details of audits conducted during the Financial Year2024-25 are furnished below:
Risk Based Internal Audit (RBIA): RBIA was conductedin 7018 branches / units.
Concurrent Audit: It collectively covers 70% ofadvances and corresponding deposits, forming asignificant portion of the Bank's total business.Monthly concurrent / continuous audits were carriedout in 1528 branches / service units, out of which, in1139 branches the audit was conducted by externalauditors and in 389 branches audit was conducted byinternal auditors.
Income Audit: 4239 branches underwent income /revenue audits on a quarterly basis
1. Pre-Audit Exercises: The procedure of pre-audit wasrevamped in order to strengthen the objective ofpre-audit exercise i.e., reducing the number ofqueries during RBIA and helping branches achievea lower risk grade. Inspection Wing shares the listof branches due for RBIA in next 6 months duringthe ZACE meetings. Accordingly, RO / CO shall sendPilot letter to branches / units regarding conductof pre-audit exercise at least 3 months prior tocommencement of RBIA.
2. Moderate-Risk Branches: Moderate-risk ratedbranches are audited every 12 months and aresubjected to a Snap Audit within 6 to 9 months forbetter control. Additionally, a training programwas initiated through CIBM to enhance the skills ofbranch officials at moderate-risk branches, aimed atimproving their risk ratings in the ensuing RBIA.
3. Special Moderate: Branches risk rated as Moderaterisk for three consecutive audit cycles are categorizedas Special Moderate branches, which will nowundergo RBIA every 9 months instead of the usual12 months and will also be subjected to monthlyconcurrent audits. Two ED level meetings wereconducted to guide the branches for improvingrisk rating.
4. First Handbook on Inspection Matters: InspectionWing has designed Handbook on Inspection Matters,which is helpful to Inspecting Officials in enrichingtheir knowledge for performing various audits.
5. Training Material for CIBM Faculties: Inspection Wingdesigned training material for CIBM faculties to trainbranch officials of moderate risk-rated branches,named "Nurture," a guide on internal control mattersof the branch.
6. Verification of Immovable Securities: InspectionWing initiated a one-time verification of immovablesecurities mortgaged to the Bank for loans above'1.00 Crore at RAHs and MSME Sulabhs from April2024 to December 2024.
7. Security Verification during Concurrent Audits:On the basis of the findings of verification ofimmovable properties, policy level changes havebeen implemented for mitigating risks. Now, theconcurrent auditors are required to verify 25% ofloans sanctioned during the month, with a minimumof 20 securities (mortgaged and non-mortgaged).Furthermore, 100% verification of all mortgagedimmovable securities during review period, as well asverification of all MSME loans of '10 lakh and above,confirming the existence and functioning of unitsand all loans with government subsidies.
8. Automation of Legal Audit: To streamline the process,the Wing developed a package in the SAS portal forthe automation of legal audits. This package aims toimprove the efficiency of legal audits and avoid therecurrence of such issues.
9. Formation of New Zonal Inspectorates and Units:Formation of 2 new ZI (Patna & Vijayawada), 18 newunits and remapping of Circles for increasing theefficiency, operational convenience and reduction ofcost to the bank.
10. Increased Frequency of ACE Meetings: Frequency ofAudit Committee of Executives (ACE) Meeting has beenincreased to ensure timely closure of audit reports andeffective monitoring of Action Taken Reports.
11. Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP):Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP)was introduced for recommending improvement inquality of audit closure of Branches.
12. Management Audit Package for Regional Office:Development of a comprehensive audit packagefor the Management Audit of Regional Office bycapturing all the details of Audit Findings, Arrival ofscores and Reply by Auditee.
13. Revamped RBIA and Concurrent Audit Packages:Revamped the Queries & checklists of Risk-BasedInternal Audit (RBIA- Branches / RO / CO) andConcurrent audit packages to enhance accuracyof audit observations and implemented in Darpanpackage with version control and effective date.
14. Audit Module for Inoperative Account Reactivation:Implemented an audit module for continuousaudit of Inoperative accounts which arereactivated, through SAS module in adherence to RBIguidelines.
15. Centralized ZACE Meeting Package: Centralisedpackage for upload and maintenance of agenda,minutes and ATR observations of bi-monthly ZACEmeetings which can be viewed by Regional Offices,Circle Offices, Zonal Inspectorates.
16. Inspection Wing has introduced concurrent audit forthe following:
a. Re-activated Inoperative Accounts
b. TAB Banking
c. Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and Net StableFunding Ratio (NSFR) calculation at RM Wing
Bank has also introduced Half-yearly audit of Credit andPrepaid Cards Wing.
The Bank was brought under Risk Based Supervision (RBS)regime by RBI, in lieu of Annual Financial Inspection (AFI)from FY 2013-14. Presently, the Bank has completed the11th cycle of RBS. RBS framework is named as SupervisoryProgramme for Assessment of Risk and Capital (SPARC).Under SPARC, a detailed qualitative and quantitativeassessment of the Bank's risks is made by RBI on anon-going basis through a combination of offsite analysisof the data and information furnished by the Bank as wellas the findings of the on-site Inspection for supervisoryEvaluation (ISE).
Status of Grievance redressal for PwD Customers(from 08.08.2024 to 31.03.2025):
Sr. No
No. ofComplaints
Total Number of complaintsreceived from PwD Customers
4606
Number of complaints resolved
4560
Number of complaints
46*
pending as on 31.03.2025
0
pending as on 12.05.2025
‘Mentioned 46 complaints are with in TAT of 21 days.
The Bank is committed to implement the KYC / AML /CFT norms in its completeness and has zero tolerancetowards non-compliance. To ensure this, the Bank hasput robust systems and processes in place. Advisoriesissued by the regulators with respect to designatedindividuals / entities are scrupulously followed. Regulartraining is provided to staff members to increase theirawareness on matters regarding KYC / AML / CFT.
Our Bank is ensuring compliance of Official LanguageImplementation as per Official Language Act 1963,Official Language Rules 1976, recommendations ofParliamentary Committee on Official Language, Annualprogramme of Department of Official Language,Ministry of Home Affairs and also as per the guidelinesissued by Department of Financial Services, Ministryof Finance, Government of India. OL Implementationencompasses teaching & training of Employees tolearn and understand Hindi and its use in a day-to¬day banking activities. Employees who do not possessworking knowledge in Hindi are nominated for Prabodh,Praveen and Banking Pragya examinations conductedby Hindi Teaching Scheme, New Delhi and they are alsoincentivized on passing it. Incentives are also providedto employees for passing Parangat examination whoaspires to obtain proficiency in Hindi. Bank provides cashincentives to motivate employees for obtaining HindiDegrees like Graduation, Post-Graduation, M.Phil. andPh.D in Hindi and also for creative writing in Hindi whoseliterary work is recognized by institutes of repute.
Bank has made available forms in Bilingual in Region'A' and Trilingual in 'B' & 'C' Region branch counters forthe use of customers. Official Language Section, HumanResources Wing provides translation from English toHindi and vice versa to meet the requirements of all theWings in Head Office. Official Language Cells establishedat Circle Offices & Regional Offices are also providingthe requisite translations in Hindi & English apart fromensuring implementation of OL in their respective areas.Official Language Implementation Committees areconstituted at all levels, where quarterly meetingsare conducted promptly and review of status of OLimplementation is effectuated. A Hindi inter-translatorsystem has been introduced in CBS through which passbook / pass sheets could be generated in Hindi, includinggeneration of Deposit receipts and DDs. CBS Screens(in Hindi) have been created and a facility to generatereports in Hindi are now made available. Provision hasbeen made in ATM Screen to view the transactions in 11Regional Languages. Standard greetings and messagesto customers are being sent through SMS in Hindi &Regional Languages also. Customers can now opt toreceive SMS in their opted language.
An online package has been made live (in SAS portal)for submission of OPR i.e., STR 18 by all branches andadministrative offices. Hindi Workshops and Unicodetrainings are being organized for staff. Existing manualbranch visit report by OL Officers has been digitalised.Branch visits by OL Officers is helpful for branches toface visit / inspection by Govt. Depts. and ParliamentaryCommittees, etc., Hindi workshop and conference forOfficial Language Officers are conducted annually toensure effective implementation of Hindi.
Our Bank's Head Office is the Convenor of Town OfficialLanguage Implementation Committee (Banks) meetingsat Bengaluru. Our Bank is also the Convener of 21 TOLICsat various Cities / Towns across the Country. Bank hassecured numerous Shields and Certificates Pan India,awarded by various TOLIC committees for the bestimplementation of OL. TOLIC (Bank) Bengaluru has beenadjudged best performing TOLIC in the country Further,TOLIC (Bank) Bengaluru has also won the 1st prize underSouthern Region for commendable performance inimplementing the OL policy of the Union.
Our Bank has secured prizes from RegionalImplementation Office for commendable performancein implementation of Official Language during the year.
In order to accelerate OL implementation, Shields arebeing awarded to Offices and Branches under 'RajbhashaAkshay Yojana'. 'Rajbhasha Puraskar Yojana' has alsobeen conceptualized and put in place to motivate theemployees towards effective OL implementation.
Canara bank has been awarded with "Rajbhasha Sammaan"Shield for outstanding performance in the field of OfficialLanguage by Rajbhasha Academy, New Delhi.
Banking related news in Hindi under the title "Aaj KeSamachar" are included in Today's Tidings, a daily newsbrief. 'HRD(e) light's, 'NRI Bulletin' & 'Staff MeetingLiterature' are being brought out in Hindi as well on amonthly basis. Canara Jyoti, a quarterly Hindi housemagazine to showcase the literary talent of our staffmembers in Hindi has received many accolades. CanaraBank's in-house magazines 'Shreyas' and 'Canara Jyoti' hasbeen awarded the Global Brand Excellence Award by theWorld Brand Congress on 20.02.2025 for the year 2023-24.
Regional Language Cells i.e., Kannada cell, Tamil cell,Telugu cell, Marathi cell etc., are formed in Circle Officeslocated in Region 'B' & 'C'. Regional Language Cell underOL Section, HR Wing has been formed as the Nodal Cellfor coordinating the usage of Regional Languages. "HindiMein Paricharcha", an innovative Discussion Programmein Hindi on contemporary banking subjects is beingorganized by all Administrative Units of the bank on aquarterly basis.
Bank has established Hindi library at HO, COs & ROs formotivating employees to read books in Hindi. A DigitalLibrary portal has also been initiated and made availableto all the employees.
The Vigilance administration in the Bank constitutesVigilance Wing at Head Office, Bengaluru, functioningunder the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), assisted byan Additional Chief Vigilance Officer (ACVO) and twovigilance units at Delhi and Mumbai, functioning undertwo ACVOs. This apart, all the three ACVOs also undertake
The Vigilance Administration in the Bank extends tothe different verticals of the Bank, viz., Circle Officesand Regional Offices, through the Vigilance Officersposted at the Circles and Regions.
The said Vigilance set-up in the Bank ensures carryingout of the three major Vigilance functions in theBank, viz., Preventive, Participative (Surveillance &Detection) and Punitive Vigilance.
As a Preventive Vigilance measure, the Vigilanceset-up in the Bank ensure conduct of Surprise visitsby Circle Vigilance Officers to Branches, conductof Monthly Preventive Vigilance Meetings in thebranches, preparation and maintenance of agreed Listand Officers of Doubtful Integrity, Periodic review ofSensitive Postings in Bank & timely rotation of officialsin sensitive posts, etc. Further, the Vigilance Wing atHead Office, is publishing a Quarterly Magazine inthe name of "Canara Vigil" covering all the vigilancerelated activities conducted in the Bank and a MonthlyBulletin on Preventive Vigilance, for the benefit ofemployees of the Bank.
During the financial year, the Vigilance Wing at HeadOffice, has conducted Capacity Building Programmesunder the aegis of Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) at Trivandrum and Bengaluru for the benefit ofthe Chief Vigilance Officers & Vigilance Officers ofPSUs / PSBs. Further, the Wing also extended necessarysupport for the said programme conducted by KeralaGramin Bank (one of the RRB sponsored by the Bank) atTrivandrum, again under the aegis of Central VigilanceCommission.
The Vigilance Wing at Head Office and the two VigilanceUnits at Delhi and Mumbai, respectively ensure timelyprocessing of various disciplinary matters referred bythe Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and DisciplinaryAuthorities (DAs) and conveying of the decisions of theCVO / ACVO in such matters. Also, complaints receivedfrom various quarters including CVC / RBI / DFS / CBI,are examined thoroughly and dealt appropriately in
During the financial year, the Wing as per thedirections of the Central Vigilance Commissionhad observed, "Vigilance Awareness Week" from28.10.2024 to 03.11.2024 with the theme, "Culture ofIntegrity for Nation's Prosperity" and various activitiessuch as Walkathon, Quiz contest, Seminars, Essaywriting competition & several outreach programmeswere conducted during the week to create awarenessamong the general public.
For monitoring the functions of Vigilance Officersin the Circle Offices / Regional Offices, the VigilanceWing has developed an exclusive package, "PreventiveVigilance Management System (PVMS)", wherethe Branch visits by the Vigilance Officers, theirobservations and rectification of observations arefollowed up and the data on the same are generatedon a real time basis.
The Wing during the financial year has implemented"Vigilance Risk Perception Index (VRPI)", for evaluatinglevel of compliance at Circles and Regions based onvarious Vigilance Risk Parameters.
The Wing is continuously suggesting the Managementon possible improvements in the existing systems& procedures by way of suggesting SystemicImprovements. As many as 10 systemic improvementssuggested by the Wing has been implemented by theBank during the financial year 2024-25.
As per RBI guidelines, the Bank is in the process ofimplementing the Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS). A Project Steering Committee headed by ExecutiveDirector has been formed to take the required steps ona continuous basis for smooth convergence. RBI, videits communication ref: DBR.BP.BC.No.29/21.07.001/2018-19 dated 22nd March, 2019 has deferredimplementation of Ind AS for all Scheduled Commercial
Banks till further notice. Bank is submitting pro-formafinancial Statements to RBI on half-yearly basis as per theguidelines of RBI.
Canara Bank, with an objective of offering 'One StopBanking' facilities for the customers, forayed intodiversified business activities by opening subsidiariesduring late 1980s. Today, the Bank functions asa 'Financial Supermarket', with eight DomesticSubsidiaries, five associates and one joint venture.All the Domestic Subsidiaries / Associate / Joint Ventureof the Bank recorded satisfactory performance duringthe year 2024-25. CRMF Trustee Private Limited is yetto commence it's operations. RBI has identified CanaraGroup as a bank led Financial Conglomerate and CanaraBank as the designated entity for the group.
M/s Can Fin Homes Limited, a sponsored entity of CanaraBank is one of the premier housing finance entities in thecountry. The bank holds 29.99% stake with the company.The loans outstanding of the Company as at March 2025were '38,217 Crore. The Company earned a Net Profit of' 857.16 Crore as against '750.69 Crore in the previousyear, with y-o-y growth of 14.18%. Gross NPAs of theCompany was '333 Crore (0.87%) and Net NPA was'174 Crore (0.46%) as on 31.03.2025. The Company hasprovided an interim dividend of 300% and also declaredfinal dividend of 300% for FY 2024-25.
M/s Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd (CHLIC)is a Life Insurance Joint Venture floated by the Bank inassociation with HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) HoldingLimited and Punjab National Bank in the year 2007.The JV commenced its business operations witheffect from 16.06.2008, with majority shareholdingof 51% by Canara Bank, followed by HSBC (26%) andPunjab National Bank (23%). The Company recordednet premium of '7,850.24 Crore during the year.
The Company registered Net Profit of '116.98 Crore forFY 2024-25. The company has declared final dividend of4% for the year 2024-25.
M/s Canara Robeco Asset Management CompanyLimited is a joint venture (JV) of Canara Bank andM/s Orix Corporation, Japan with Canara Bank holding51% Stake. The Company is currently managing 25Mutual Fund Schemes with a mix of equity, balanced anddebt schemes. The Company has registered a net profitof '182.68 Crore and has provided an interim dividend of10% and also declared final dividend of 15% for FY 2024-25.
M/s Canara Bank Securities Limited is a whollyowned subsidiary of the Bank. CBSL has taken overthe Depository participant services from Canara Bankw.e.f. 01.04.2017. M/s Canara Bank Securities Ltd. isextending Demat Services (Depository Participant),Online Trading, e-Insurance and distribution of Financialproducts. The Company offers stock broking servicesto both institutional and retail clients. The Companyhas registered a net profit of '7.90 Crore for the year2024-25. The Company has declared final dividend of12.5% for FY 2024-25.
M/s Canbank Factors Limited is a factoring subsidiaryof the Bank with 70% stake held by the Bank. During2024-25, the Company had a total business turnover of' 1,196.25 Crore, registering net profit of ' 2.72 Crore.
M/s Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited is a whollyowned subsidiary of the Bank and the Trustee andManager of Canbank Venture Capital Fund Trust.The company presently managing 3 funds includingFund of Fund with present total AUM of '252.00 Crore.
The Company recorded a net profit of ' 0.28 Crore duringthe year 2024-2025. The Company has provided interimdividend of 400% for FY 2024-25.
M/s Canbank Computer Services Limited is the onlySoftware Company promoted by a Public Sector Bankin the country, with a 69.14% shareholding by the Bank.CCSL is mainly engaged in IT and Software developmentservices, BPO services, ATM / Any Time Payment services,Training, Consultancy and R&T agent. The Companyhas posted net profit of '14.98 Crore for FY 2024-25.The Company has provided an interim dividend of 50%FY 2024-25.
M/s Canbank Financial Services Limited is confining itsactivities to legal matter arising out of past transactionsin securities and recovery of dues under decreed accounts.Company has posted a profit of '21.75 Crore for the year2024-25 by way of receipt of dividends, interest receivedon Bank deposits and amount pertaining to pendinglitigations. The Company has provided an interimdividend of 36.67% for FY 2024-25.
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), is a not-for-profit organization, set up by the Bank under a jointventure share holder agreement with the Ministry ofEducation (MoE), Government of India.
HEFA has been set up for developing the educationalinfrastructure, including R&D infrastructure therebyenabling the institutions to reach top rankings globally.As on 31.03.2025, MoE has infused Capital of '4,812.50Crore and Canara Bank has contributed '481.25 Crorerespectively. The total loans sanctioned till 31.03.2025is '43,437.58 Crore and disbursement stood at'22,600.83 Crore.
HEFA has disbursed ' 2,632.58 Crore of loans to differentinstitutions during FY 2024-25 and Bank has received' 19.82 Crore of Management Fee from HEFA.
As at March 2025, the Bank had four sponsored RRBs,viz., Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) in AndhraPradesh, Kerala Gramin Bank (KeGB) in Kerala, KarnatakaGramm Bank (KaGB) and Karnataka Vikas GrameenaBank (KVGB) in Karnataka.
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) operates in10 districts of Andhra Pradesh with 551 branches and98 ATMs. Total business of the Bank as at March 2025is '50,757 Crore (Unaudited). (Deposits: '23,667 CroreAdvances: '27,090 Crore).
Kerala Gramin Bank (KeGB) operates in all 14districts of Kerala with 634 branches & 269 ATMs.The total business of the Bank as at March 2025 is'54,989 Crore (Unaudited). (Deposits: '27,427 Crore,Advances: '27,562 Crore).
Karnataka Gramin Bank (KaGB) operates in 22 districtsof Karnataka with 1122 branches & 172 ATMs.The total business of the Bank as at March 2025 is'66,137 Crore (Unaudited). (Deposits: '35,129 Crore,Advances: '31,008 Crore).
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) operates in9 districts of Karnataka with 629 branches & 50 ATMs.The total business of the Bank as at March 2025 is'38,514 Crore (Unaudited). (Deposits: '20,941 Crore,Advances: '17,573 Crore).
Aggregate business of the RRBs increased to '2,10,395Crore as at March 2025 comprising of Deposits of'1,07,162 Crore and Advances of '1,03,233 Crore.Through the Bank's infrastructure support, the RRBs areextending facilities, like, ATM cum Debit Card services. Thesponsored RRBs are 100% CBS compliant and are aheadof their peer RRBs under technology front by extendingIT based products, like Internet Banking, Mobile Banking,RuPay Debit Card services, Account Aggregator andalso Aadhaar enabled services and remittance facilitiesthrough NEFT / RTGS to their customers.
Our Bank remains committed to Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR), towards betterment of thesociety at large through various activities like trainingunemployed rural youth, scholarship to meritorious SC /ST Girl students, renovation of schools and providingof other infrastructural facilities to needy educationalinstitutes, providing primary health care, drinking water,community development, empowerment of women,environment protection, Swatch Bharat and other socialinitiatives.
Major initiatives of the Canara Bank under CSR havebeen the setting up of Trusts and Institutions which havecreated an impact in serving the people and society atlarge. Bank has also been partnering with like-mindedorganizations for CSR activities in the area of livelihoodcreation, education, health and environment andparticipated in meaningful activities.
Under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Canara Bankhas undertaken various social initiatives and have spenta total outlay of '9,181.78 lakhs. A few social initiativesare outlined below.
S Education: Bank has taken up initiatives to promoteeducation and skill development in the country.Our Bank has contributed towards providinginfrastructure to schools, books and school essentialsfor students, setting up of Digital classrooms,computer labs, libraries etc. especially in the ruralareas of our country.
S Canara Bank Dr.Ambedkar Vidya Jyothi ScholarshipScheme to meritorious SC / ST Girl Students. DuringFY 2024-25, 43290 students have been provided withscholarships to the tune of '1,769.48 Lakhs.
S The details of major CSR projects under educationsector sanctioned in the financial year 2024-25 arementioned below:
No.
Organisation Name
Purpose
Amountsanctioned[In Lakhs]
Parivaar EducationSociety (Kolkata WestBengal)
Construction of2nd floor of schoolBuilding in Village-Sandalpur, District-Dewas, MP
270.85
2.
Swami VivekanandaCultural youth Centre- Viveka Smarka,
Sri RamakrishnaAshrama, Mysuru,Karnataka
Constructionof 600-seatercoveredamphitheatre
50.00
3.
FORTESS, Mumbai
Exhibits towardsInformation AgeMuseum (mobilemuseum) project
30.00
4.
City CentralLibrary, SouthZone, Jayanagar,Bengaluru
Purchase of busto City CentralLibrary, SouthZone, Jayanagar,Bengalurutowards MobileLibrary
5.
KarnatakaPublic SchoolSiddaramanahundi,Mysore Taluk,Karnataka
Construction ofTwo class roomsfor the students
29.50
6.
St. Paul MissionSchool, Kolkata
Providing 25Smart Boardstowards theInfrastructuraldevelopment ofClass rooms
7.
National Institute ofTechnology, Calicut,Kerala
Providingvehicle for wastemanagement,electric buggiesand setting up ofplastic to powerplant office
S Health: Bank has undertaken various initiatives tosupport the health sector including hospitals, healthcentres, clinics, laboratories etc., The details of major
CSR projects under health sector sanctioned in thefinancial year 2024-25 are mentioned helow:
Chief Minister'sDisaster Relief Fund(CMDRF), Kerala
Emergencyassistance forKerala flood Relief
100.00
Karnataka LingayatEducation Society,Belgaum
ProvidingAmbulance(Hi tech)
39.05
Hassan Institute ofMedical Sciences,Hassan
Communityhealth support
VivekanandaPolyclinic &Institute of MedicalSciences, Lucknow
Installation of 02Ventilator & 11Monitors
5
Sevabharathi
Tamilnadu
To provide mobilemedical Unit(MMU)
6
Jayadeva Instituteof CardiovascularSciences andResearch, Bengaluru
To provide 40Syringe Pumps(Agilia SPMC)
v Poverty and Nutrition: Bank has undertaken variousinitiatives to alleviate poverty and improve nutritionin the country. Bank has taken initiatives to providefood & nutrition to underprivileged people throughtemples, orphanages, old age homes etc. Detailsof Major CSR initiatives taken under Poverty andNutrition sector are given below:
Canara Bank ReliefWelfare Society[CBRWS] Bengaluru
Construction ofHome for Elders
200.00
M/s. Akshaya
Construction &
49.74
Patra Foundation,
providing kitchen
Bengaluru
equipment'sto Centralized
Kitchen Projectat Avalahalli
for providingMid-Day Mealto 5,000 schoolchildren on
daily basis tobe housed at
Bengaluru city
S Environmental Protection: Bank has undertakeninitiatives to protect the environment and promotesustainability. Bank has implemented greeninitiatives, such as installation of solar panels, solarpower plants, grids, water harvesting systems, biogas plants in Govt schools, Universities, Panchayatsetc. to promote environment protection. Details ofMajor CSR initiatives taken under EnvironmentalProtection sector are given below:
Tadoba Andhari
Tiger Reserve
Conservation
Foundation,
Chandrapur,
Maharashtra
Enhance theforest patrollingand conservation
10.00
Cochin SmartMission Limited(CSML)
Beautificationof Queen'sWalkway, Kochi
Chhaya AnimalHospital, Managedby People forthe Respect &
Care of Animals,Aswathaberia,Chandaneswar,West Bengal
To install RoofTop Solar PVsystem
9.82
S Swachh Bharat: Bank has taken up initiatives tosupport the Swachh Bharat Mission, and variousother activities have been supported under thesector. The major CSR activities under Swachh Bharatsector are mentioned below:
Bhopal MunicipalCorporation
ProvidingLitter PickerMachine foreffective wastemanagement inthe city
17.93
Davangere SmartCity limited,Karnataka
Construction ofToilet facility andPantry at OfficersClub Smart City
MunicipalCorporation,Perambalur City,Tamil Nadu
Providing fourBattery OperatedVehicles forsanitation andsolid wastemanagement
Kothanur LakeDevelopmentAssociation, J PNagar, Bengaluru
Providingshelters, bore-well, granitebenches &refurbishing ofpublic toilet
S Assistance to Divyangjan: Bank has taken variousinitiatives to empower Divyangjan and some of themajor activities during the year are as under:
Canara Bank Reliefwelfare society
Assistance toBraille ResourcesCentre
25.00
Defence ServicesStaff College(DSSC), Wellington,The Nilgiris, TamilNadu
Providing 05Mobility Scooter
7.53
Boccia SportsFederation of India,New Delhi
Providing sportsequipment's forthe divyangjan
S Skill Development: The Bank has sponsored /co-sponsored 67 RSETIs & RUDSETIs, 5 CBIITs,3 ATIs and 4 joint ventures which have trained morethan 12.68 lakh unemployed youth so far, with asettlement rate of 74%.
S Rural Development: Bank has taken up variousinitiatives to support the Rural Areas. The majoractivities are given below:
Rural Water SupplySub DivisionBheemavaram, WestGodavari District,Andhra Pradesh
Providing ROmicro waterplant (25 Nos) in25 Villages under4 mandals (UNDI,Palakoderu,Akividu & Kalla
118.00
Akiveedu NagarPanchayat, WestGodavari district,Andhra Pradesh
Amenties toprovide park atAkiveedu for thepublic especiallyChildren, youthand old agepeople
Integrated TribalDevelopmentProject, KodaguDistrict, Madikeri
To supportIntegrated TribalDevelopmentProject, KodaguDistrict,
Madikeritowardsfacilities likeelectrical &water storagesystem for14 houses inVirajapet &PonnampetTaluk of KodaguDistrict forthe benefit ofscheduled tribefamilies
M/s. PandurangaCharities,Govindapuram,Aduthurai,
Tamil Nadu
Providing shelterfor laboursof Gosala toenhance theirliving condition
20.00
Anju Bobby Sports
Bangalore
Organizingthe 4th IndianOpen JumpsCompetitionat AnjuBobby SportsFoundation,Bangalore
Boccia Sports
Providing sports
Federation of India,New Delhi
equipment's
Sl No
Sector wise proposals under CSR
AmountSanctioned[In Lakhs]
1.
Education
3757.62
Sports
186.49
Rural Development
484.76
Environment Protection
118.74
Swachh Bharat
83.19
Health
843.48
Divyangjan
33.45
8.
Poverty & Nutrition
620.28
9.
Other
1686.27
10.
Women Empowerment
92.34
11.
Skill development
6300.98
12.
Financial Literacy
734.73
TOTAL
14942.332
S Canara Bank has received award with second toprunner-up in the top improvers category of the Ease6.0 Banking Reform Citation Award 2024 on datedMarch 17, 2025.
S Canara Bank has received The Golden Globe TigerAward for "Excellence in Training" initiated by WorldHRD Congress held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on08.05.2024.
S Canara Bank has received Green Warrior award forExecution of Digital & Paperless documentationin Gold Loans organized by the NeSL (Nationale-Governance Services Limited) at IIM Bangalore on19th April 2024
S Canara Bank has received runner-up award under thecategory "IT Risk & Cyber Security Initiatives" underIBEX Awards 2025 on dated 13th February 2025.
S Canara Bank In-House Magazine "Shreyas" and HindiMagazine "Canara Jyoti" won award under the BestIn-House Magazine category in the 32nd Edition ofGlobal Brand Excellence Awards conducted by WorldBrand Congress. The award ceremony was held on20.02.2025 at Taj Lands' End, Mumbai.
S Canara Bank is proud to announce that it has beenconferred with the "PSU Data Quality Champion -FY 25" and won the Award for overall Best DataQuality amongst all Public Sector Banks in theconference organized by TransUnion CIBIL atMumbai on 12/02/2025. The Award was acceptedon behalf of the Bank by DGM Shri R V R S Subbarao.
S Our Bank has received Silver Award for 'API Banking'under BFSI Category at Skoch Award ceremony on30th November 2024 at New Delhi.
S Canara Bank has been awarded at the 18th Globalcommunication conclave of Public relation Councilof India for Inhouse magazine "Shreyas" - bilingualpublications and "Canara Jyothi" - Hindi publication forexcellence in Communication on 9th November 2024.
S Canara Bank has received "IBSi Global FintechInnovation Awards - Mule Detection using ML" atthe 6th Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2024 on22.11.2024 at Mumbai.
S The Indian Green Building Council felicitated CanaraBank with IGBC Green Champion Award 2024 in thecategory of leading Financial Sector with large-scaleadoption of Green Bank Branches during World GBCon 14-16 November 2024 at the 22nd Green BuildingCongress 2024 in Bangalore.
S Canara Bank was conferred with the prestigiousRajbhasha Kirti Puraskar in region 'C' for the bank'squarterly in-house magazine 'Canara Jyoti' by Hon'bleUnion Minister of Home Affairs & CooperationShri. Amit Shah during the 4th All India OfficialLanguage Conference held on 14th September 2024,during Hindi Diwas celebrations.
S Canara Bank has received the third prize in Region'C' for excellent official language implementation inthe 2-day seminar organized by the Department ofFinancial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government ofIndia on 22.08.2024 and 23.08.2024.
S Canara Bank has been awarded for 'Excellent Practicesand Adoption of ESG Initiatives' at the 2nd ICC EmergingAsia Banking Conclave 2024, organized by the IndianChamber of Commerce (ICC) on 23rd August 2024.
S Canara Bank was awarded First Prize under categoryof Best Lenders (both Public & Private sector)for outstanding achievement under PM SVANidhi2023-24.
S Canara Bank has been felicitated with the prestigious"2nd Rank" in Public Sector Banks under PM SVANidhi'PRAISE" Awards 2023-24" in Karnataka State.
S Canara Bank has received Finnoviti Award for 'CANARADigital Rupee' application on 19th June 2024.
CHANGE IN DIRECTORS, INCLUDING MANAGING DIRECTOR / WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR
SL
NO.
NAME
DESIGNATION
DATE OF APPOINTMENT
DATE OF CESSATION
Shri. R Kesavan
RBI Nominee Director
26.04.2019
04.08.2024
Shri. Karunakara Shetty
Shareholder Director
30.11.2021
29.11.2024
Ms NaliniPadmanabhan #
Part-Time Non-OfficialDirector
21.12.2021
20.12.2024
Shri. Dibakar PrasadHarichandan
21.03.2022
20.03.2025
Shri. Ashok Chandra
Executive Director
21.11.2022
15.01.2025
#Ms Nalini Padmanabhan has been re-nominated by Central Government as Part-Time Non-Official Director of theBank w.e.f 11.04.2025.
1. Ms. Nalini Padmanabhan, was appointed asPart-Time Non-Official Director w.e.f. 21.12.2021, by theCentral Government under Clause (h) of Sub-Section(3) and Sub section (3A) of Section 9 of the BankingCompanies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)Act, 1970 for a period of three years with effect fromthe date of assumption of office or until further orders,whichever is earlier. She was cessated on 20.12.2024.
2. Shri. R Kesavan, was appointed as RBI NomineeDirector w.e.f. 26.04.2019, by the Central Governmentunder clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 9 ofthe Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transferof Undertakings) Act, 1970, to hold the post untilfurther orders. He was cessated on 04.08.2024.
3. Shri. Dibakar Prasad Harichandan was appointed asPart-Time Non-Official Director w.e.f. 21.03.2022,by the Central Government under Clause (h) ofSub-Section (3) and Sub section (3A) of Section 9 ofthe Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer ofUndertakings) Act, 1970 for a period of three yearswith effect from the date of assumption of officeor until further orders, whichever is earlier. He wascessated on 20.03.2025.
4. Shri. Karunakara Shetty was elected as ShareholderDirector w.e.f 30.11.2021, under clause (i) of SubSection (3) of Section 9 of the Banking Companies(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act,1970 / 1980, read with Sub clause (1) of Clause 3 ofthe Nationalised Banks (Management MiscellaneousProvisions) Scheme 1970 / 1980, Canara Bank(Shares and Meetings) Regulations, 2000 for a periodof three years. He was cessated on 29.11.2024.
1. Shri. Rohit Das was appointed as RBI NomineeDirector w.e.f. 05.08.2024, by the CentralGovernment under clause (c) of sub-section (3) ofSection 9 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition andTransfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 to hold the postuntil further orders.
2. Shri. Hemant Buch was elected as ShareholderDirector of the Bank w.e.f. 30.11.2024 u/s 9 (3) (i) ofthe Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer ofUndertakings) Act, 1970 for a period of 3 years. i.e.upto 29.11.2027.
3. Shri. S K Majumdar was appointed as ExecutiveDirector w.e.f 24.03.2025, by the Central Governmentunder clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 9 ofthe Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transferof Undertakings) Act, 1970 for a period of threeyears, with effect from the date of assumption of
charge of the post or until further orders, whicheveris earlier.
The Directors, in preparation of the annual accounts forthe year ended March 31, 2025, confirm the following:
• That in the preparation of the annual accounts, theapplicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures.
• That they had selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theBank at the end of the financial year and of the profitor loss of the Bank for the period.
• That they had taken proper and sufficient care forthe maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of applicable lawsgoverning banks in India for safeguarding the assetsof the Bank and for preventing and detecting fraudand other irregularities.
• That they had prepared the annual accounts on agoing concern basis.
• Internal financial controls followed by the Bank arein accordance with guidelines and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively.
• The directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provision of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operatingeffectively.
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 24A of theSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 & SEBI Circular CIR / CFD/CMD1 / 27 / 2019 dated February 08, 2019, the Bank hasappointed Kedarnath & Karthik, Practicing CompanySecretaries (ICSI FRN: P2023KR098600) as the Secretarial
Auditor for the financial year 2024-25 and their reportaddressed to the members of the Bank which forms partof this Annual Report is attached as an annexure to theBoard's report.
The Board wishes to place on record its sincereappreciation to the customers for their patronage, tothe shareholders for their support, to the Governmentauthorities and the Reserve Bank of India for theirvaluable guidance and support, to the Directors whocompleted their tenure during the financial year underreview, to the Bank's Correspondents in India andabroad for their co-operation and goodwill and to allthe Staff Members for their full support in the pursuit oforganizational growth and excellence.
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO
Also belongs to SC / ST / OBC / EWS / UR category.
Our Bank has nominated Executives in the rank ofCGM/GM as Chief Liaison Officers for SCs/STs/PwBDs/Ex-servicemen and for OBCs / EWS respectively whoensure compliance of various Government guidelinespertaining to implementation of Reservation Policy inthe Bank. Our Bank has also set up a Reservation Cellunder the direct control of Chief Liaison Officers formonitoring Reservation and other matters related to SC/ ST / OBC/EWS / PwBDs / Ex-Servicemen employees.
The amount includes the reimbursement receivedfrom MoRD towards previous year BPL training claims incase of RSETIs & RUDSETI & other income which is alsospend in the FY 2024 - 25.