new bad loans doubled to $926 million during the three months to June from the previous quarter.
Loans to farmers and small business owners account for much of that, Chairman Dinesh Khara said. Its main rival, $150 billion HDFC Bank , last month blamed lower repayments in its crop-loan portfolio for a small uptick in gross non-performing assets. April to June is seasonally weak for farm credit, and Khara said some delinquent accounts have already bounced back.