Updated on Thursday, July 02, 2009, 18:17 IST

Mumbai, July 02: Public sector lender, Andhra Bank, is eyeing a total business of Rs 1.3 lakh-crore during this fiscal, a senior bank official said.

"During FY 09, we crossed the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark. We are aiming for a business of Rs 1.3-lakh-crore by end FY 10," Andhra Bank's Executive Director, Anil Girotra, said to a news agency here on Thursday.

The bank, presently a medium-sized one, plans to attain a large size by September-2010, he said.

"We became a medium-sized bank by attaining a business of Rs 1-lakh-crore. We are now targeting to become a large-sized bank with a business of Rs 1.5-lakh-crore by September 2010," Girotra said.

The bank is also looking at a growth of over 25 percent in its loan portfolio this fiscal, he said.

"Our total advances as at FY 09 was Rs 44,300-crore. We expect a growth of over 25 per cent in our advances this fiscal," Girotra said.

During the first quarter of this fiscal, the company has also seen a growth in its loans, he said.

"Our loans have grown by around Rs 800-crore in Q1 of this fiscal as against the same period during the last fiscal when there was no growth," Girotra added.

Bureau Report