Mumbai, Aug 1: Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) has reported a 550 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 12.24 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 compared to Rs 1.88 crore for the corresponding period in the previous year.Total income of the bank rose by 19 per cent to Rs 124.40 crore (Rs 104.53 crore). Interest income increased by 19.17 per cent to Rs 113.29 crore (Rs 94.43 crore), while other income rose by 10 per cent to Rs 11.10 crore (Rs 10.09 crore).
The interest expenditure rose marginally to Rs 77.61 crore (Rs 73.12 crore), while operating expenses increased by 11.71 per cent to Rs 31.95 crore (Rs 28.60 crore). Provisions and contingencies rose by 281.50 per cent to Rs 2.59 crore (Rs 92 lakh). The bank has entered into a strategic tie up with Infosys Technologies for upgrading its IT infrastructure. In the initial stage, the bank will replace its existing decentralised branch automation solution with `Finnacle' which will be deployed in 50 major branches.
BoR has also appointed PriceWaterhouse Coopers to improve its profitability in the treasury department, with KPMG assigned the task of formulating a new information technology strategy.
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