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    Market Cap.(`) 1548591.14 Cr. P/BV 2.99 Book Value (`) 675.07
    52 Week High/Low ( ` ) 2038/1593 FV/ML 1/1 P/E(X) 21.88
    Book Closure 27/08/2025 EPS (`) 92.26 Div Yield (%) 1.09
    You can view Board of Directors and Key Executives of the company.

    Board of Directors
    Sr.No.NameDesignation
    1 Mr. Atanu ChakrabortyPart Time Chairman & Independent Director
    2 Mr. Sashidhar JagdishanManaging Director & CEO
    3 Mr. Kaizad BharuchaDeputy Managing Director
    4 Mr. V Srinivasa RanganExecutive Director
    5 Mr. Bhavesh ZaveriExecutive Director
    6 Mrs. Renu KarnadNon Exe.Non Ind.Director
    7 Mr. Keki MistryNon Exe.Non Ind.Director
    8 Mr. M D RanganathIndependent Director
    9 Mr. Sandeep ParekhIndependent Director
    10 Dr.(Mrs.) Sunita MaheshwariIndependent Director
    11 Mrs. Lily VaderaIndependent Director
    12 Dr. Harsh Kumar BhanwalaIndependent Director
    13 Mr. Santhosh KeshavanIndependent Director

    Key Executives
    Sr.No.NameDesignation
    1 Mr. Nirav ShahGroup Head
    2 Mr. Parag RaoGroup Head
    3 Mr. Rakesh SinghGroup Head
    4 Mr. Jimmy TataChief Credit Officer
    5 Mr. Srinivasan VaidyanathanChief Financial Officer
    6 Mr. Rahul ShuklaGroup Head
    7 Mr. Ashish ParthasarthyGroup Head
    8 Mr. Ramesh LakshminarayananChief Information Officer
    9 Mr. Rakesh RajputChief Compliance Officer
    10 Mr. Arvind VohraGroup Head
    11 Mr. Ajay Giridharilal AgarwalCo. Secretary & Compl. Officer
    12 Mr. Gourab RoyGroup Head
    13 Mr. Sanmoy ChakrabartiGroup Chief Risk Officer
  • HDFC Bank Ltd.

    Directors Report



    Market Cap.(`) 1548591.14 Cr. P/BV 2.99 Book Value (`) 675.07
    52 Week High/Low ( ` ) 2038/1593 FV/ML 1/1 P/E(X) 21.88
    Book Closure 27/08/2025 EPS (`) 92.26 Div Yield (%) 1.09
    You can view full text of the latest Director's Report for the company.
    Year End :2025-03

    Your Directors take great pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual
    Report on the business and financial operations of HDFC Bank
    Limited (“HDFC Bank” or “Bank”), together with the audited
    accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025.

    The Bank's key financial parameters continued to be healthy,
    due to its robust credit evaluation of targeted customers and a
    well-diversified loan book across sectors, customer segments
    and products. Its performance is an outcome of its disciplined
    approach to managing risk and return.

    The Indian economy is expected to remain one of the fastest
    growing economies in 2025-26. RBI has forecast GDP growth
    of 6.5 per cent. Rural demand is expected to be healthy on
    account of robust agricultural output, lower food inflation and
    easing input costs. Urban consumption is also likely to benefit
    from tax cuts announced in the Budget, reduction in interest
    rates by the RBI and moderating inflation.

    Global growth stood at 3.3 per cent in 2024, which was below
    the historical average. The growth in countries like the US
    remained strong at 2.8 per cent, while the growth contracted
    or remained muted in the Eurozone, Japan and UK.

    For more details, please refer to the Macroeconomic and
    Industry section on page no. 214.

    In this changing environment, your Bank continued to
    prioritise growth while strengthening its focus on governance,
    sustainability and inclusive development.

    I Financial Parameters

    The results for the year ended March 31, 2025 include the
    operations of Housing Development Finance Corporation
    Limited (“HDFC Limited”) and its subsidiaries (which became
    subsidiaries of the Bank on amalgamation) effective from July
    01, 2023 and hence are not comparable with results for the
    year ended March 31, 2024.

    I Based on Standalone Financial Statements

    The income statement reflected a growth in revenue comprising
    Net Interest Income and Non-Interest Income. While the former
    grew by 13.0 per cent, the latter fell by 7.33 per cent year-
    on-year. On an overall basis, Total Net Revenue for the year
    ended March 31, 2025, reached ' 1,68,302.4 crore, reflecting
    an increase of 6.7 per cent over the previous year.

    Net Revenue Distribution

    (6.7%

    1,80,000

       

    1,60,000

       

    45,632

     

    1,40,000

    49,241

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    1,20,000

     

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    1,00,000

    80,000

    60,000

    40.000

    20.000
    0

    Ý Ne

    in ' crore

    108,532

    13.0%

    122,670

     
         

    FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
    4 Interest Income Ý Non-Interest Income

    Net Profit increased by 10.7 per cent to ' 67,347.4 crore from
    ' 60,812.3 crore. Return on Average Net Worth was 14.56
    per cent while Basic Earnings Per Share was ' 88.29 up from
    ' 85.83.

    Net Profit

    80,000

    70,000

    60,000

     

    (10.7%

    67,347.4

     

    60,812.3

         

    50.000

    40.000

    30.000

    20.000
    10,000

    0

           

    FY 2023-24

    FY 2024-25

    in ' crore

           

    Total Advances grew by 5.4 per cent and Total Deposits grew
    by 14.1 per cent year-on-year. Net Interest Margin (NIM) was
    at 3.48 per cent.

    Growth in Advances and Deposits

    28,00,000

     

    26,19,609

     

    27,14,715

     

    24,84,862

           

    24,00,000

         

    23,79,786

       

    20,00,000

                   

    16,00,000

                   

    12,00,000

                   

    8,00,000

                   

    4,00,000

                   
     

    Advances

    Deposits

    in ' crore

    Ý

    FY 2023-24

    Ý

    FY 2024-25

    Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPAs) stood at 1.33 per
    cent as against 1.24 per cent. This is amongst the lowest in
    the industry.

    I Merger

    Two years into the merger, the integration of HDFC Limited's
    home loan expertise with HDFC Bank's scale and reach has
    solidified our position as a leading financial institution. Our
    enhanced capacity to support large-scale and infrastructure
    financing underscores our continued commitment to nation¬
    building and job creation. As our role expands, so does our
    emphasis on strong governance across the HDFC Bank
    Group. We remain steadfast in upholding ethical practices,
    transparency, and strong risk management-ensuring we
    retain the trust that defines our legacy.

    I Parivartan

    Parivartan, HDFC Bank's CSR initiative, is dedicated to
    supporting the inclusion of economically and socially
    disadvantaged groups by fostering growth, development and
    empowerment. With a commitment to creating sustainable
    ecosystems, it identifies and supports programmes that
    nurture and uplift communities.

    Parivartan concentrates on six key areas:

    1.    Rural Development

    2.    Promotion of Education

    3.    Skill Development & Livelihood Enhancement

    4.    Healthcare & Hygiene

    5.    Financial Literacy & Inclusion

    6.    Natural Resource Management.

    Each of these pillars is designed to foster holistic growth and
    empower communities, ensuring sustainable and inclusive
    development. Through Parivartan, your Bank has reached out
    to underserved communities in the tribal belt, border villages
    and locations with limited access. The Bank through its Holistic
    Rural Development Programme (HRDP), has worked towards
    creating self-reliant villages.

    Your Directors are pleased to announce that the Bank
    successfully fulfilled its CSR obligation for the Financial Year
    2024-25.

    For further details on Parivartan please refer to
    pages 168 to 191.

    I Summary

    Indian GDP grew at 6.5 per cent in 2024-25. It had registered a
    healthy average growth of 8.8 per cent over the previous three
    years. This was due to moderation in urban demand as inflation
    and elevated interest rates weighed on discretionary spending.

    According to RBI, India is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in
    2025-26. Consumption demand in the rural areas is expected
    to be supported on account of healthy agricultural output,
    lower food inflation and moderating input costs. Urban
    consumption demand will be supported by tax cuts, reduction
    in interest rates by RBI and moderating inflation. The RBI has
    reduced its policy rate by 100 basis points since February
    2025, bringing it to 5.50 per cent. This along with liquidity
    infusion is likely to help reduce borrowing costs and spur credit
    demand in the economy.

    In the year under review, the Bank focused on expanding
    customer reach, maintaining balance sheet strength, and
    advancing post-merger integration across business lines and
    systems. As the scale and complexity of operations increased,
    a formal Group Oversight Framework was introduced
    to ensure alignment of governance and risk practices
    across subsidiaries.

    The Bank continued to contribute to national development by
    enhancing access to financial services in underserved regions
    and supporting rural prosperity through both commercial
    and social initiatives. We remain committed to responsible
    corporate citizenship by contributing to the development of
    society and promoting sustainability.

    These efforts are made possible by the resilience and
    dedication of over 2,14,000 employees whose contribution
    remains integral to the Bank's progress. We continue to focus
    on attracting and retaining top talent, striving to be one of the
    industry's premier employers.

    I Mission and Strategic Focus

    Your Bank's mission is to be a ‘World-Class Indian Bank'. Its
    business philosophy is based on five core values:

    •    Customer Focus

    •    Operational Excellence

    •    Product Leadership

    •    People

    •    Sustainability

    Sustainability should be viewed in unison with Environmental,
    Social and Governance performance. As a part of this your
    Bank, through its CSR initiative Parivartan, seeks to bring
    about change in the lives of communities mainly in rural India.

    During the year under review, HDFC Bank continued building
    a sound customer franchise across distinct businesses to
    achieve healthy growth in profitability consistent with its
    risk appetite.

    The Bank is focusing on:

    •    Delivering a better experience and greater
    convenience to customers

    •    Increasing market share in India's growing banking
    and financial services industry

    •    Expanding geographical reach

    •    Cross-selling the broad financial product portfolio

    •    Sustaining strong asset quality through disciplined
    credit risk management

    •    Maintaining low cost of funds

    Your Bank remains committed to the highest levels of ethical
    standards, professional integrity, corporate governance and
    regulatory compliance. Every employee affirms to abide by the
    Code of Conduct annually.

    I Summary of Financial Performance

     

    Particulars

    For the year ended
    / As on
    March 31, 2025

    For the year ended /
    As on
    March 31,2024

    Deposits and Borrowings

    3,262,645.8

    3,041,939.4

    Advances

    2,619,608.6

    2,484,861.5

    Total Income

    346,149.3

    307,581.6

    Profit Before Depreciation and Tax

    91,857.5

    73,705.4

    Profit After Tax

    67,347.4

    60,812.3

    Profit Brought Forward

    139,579.9

    112,960.0

    Additions on Amalgamation (net)

    -

    3,570.1

    Total Profit Available for Appropriation

    206,927.3

    177,342.4

    Appropriations

     

    Transfer to Statutory Reserve

    16,836.8

    15,203.1

    Transfer to General Reserve

    6,734.7

    6,081.2

    Transfer to Capital Reserve

    507.0

    4,166.4

    Transfer to / (from) Investment Reserve

    -

    529.4

    Transfer to / (from) Investment Fluctuation Reserve

    -

    378.0

    Transfer to Special Reserve

    3,200.0

    3,000.0

    Dividend pertaining to previous year paid during the year

    14,826.2

    8,404.4

    Balance carried over to Balance Sheet

    164,822.4

    139,579.9

     

    I Dividend

    The Board of Directors of the Bank, at its meeting held on April
    19, 2025, has recommended a dividend of ' 22.00 (Rupees
    Twenty-two only) per equity share of ' 1/- (Rupee One only),
    for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025. This translates
    to a Dividend Payout Ratio of 25.00 per cent of the profits for
    the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.

    In general, your Bank's dividend policy, among other things,
    balances the objectives of rewarding shareholders and
    retaining capital to fund future growth. It has a consistent track
    record of dividend distribution, with the Dividend Payout Ratio
    ranging between 20 per cent and 25 per cent, which the Board
    endeavours to maintain. The dividend policy of your Bank is
    available on the Bank's website.

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    I Ratings

     

    Instrument

    Rating

    Rating Agency

    Comments

    Fixed Deposit
    Programme

    CARE AAA (FD)

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    IND AAA

    India Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

    Fixed Deposit
    Programme
    (Transferred from

    CRISIL AAA

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

    HDFC Limited)*

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

    Certificate of Deposits
    Programme

    CARE A1 +

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have very strong degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    IND A1 +

    India Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have very strong degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

    Infrastructure Bonds

    CARE AAA

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    CRISIL AAA

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    IND AAA

    India Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

     

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    Additional Tier I
    Bonds

    (Under Basel III)

    CARE AA+

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have high degree of safety regarding
    timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry very low credit risk.

     

    CRISIL AA+

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    IND AA+

    India Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have high degree of safety regarding
    timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry very low credit risk.

     

    Instrument

    Rating

    Rating Agency

    Comments

    Tier II Bonds
    (Under Basel III)

    CARE AAA

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    CRISIL AAA

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry the lowest credit risk.

     

    IND AAA

    India Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

     

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely servicing of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    Commercial Paper
    (Transferred from
    HDFC Limited)*

    CRISIL A1 +

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have very strong degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    Bank Loans
    (Transferred from
    HDFC Limited)*

    CARE AAA

    CARE Ratings

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

     

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    Unsecured NCD
    (Transferred from
    HDFC Limited)*

    CRISIL AAA

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

     

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    Subordinated Debt
    (Transferred from
    HDFC Limited)*

    CRISIL AAA

    CRISIL

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

     

    ICRA AAA

    ICRA

    Securities with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety
    regarding timely payment of financial obligations.

    Such securities carry lowest credit risk.

    * The instruments / bank facilities have been transferred from Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited) on account
    of amalgamation of HDFC Limited into HDFC Bank Limited with effect from July 01, 2023.

     

    Issuance of Equity Shares and Employee Stock
    Option Scheme (ESOP)

    As on March 31, 2025, the issued, subscribed and paid-up
    capital of your Bank stood at ' 7,65,22,21,674.00 /- comprising
    7,65,22,21,674 equity shares of ' 1/- each. Further, 5,53,11,012
    equity shares of face value of ' 1/- each were issued by your
    Bank pursuant to the exercise of Employee Stock Options
    (ESOPs) and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

    For information pertaining to ESOPs, please refer Annexure 1
    of the Directors' Report.

    I Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)

    As on March 31, 2025, your Bank's total CAR, calculated as
    per Basel III Regulations, stood at 19.6 per cent, well above the

    regulatory minimum requirement of 11.7 per cent, including a
    Capital Conservation Buffer of 2.5 per cent and an additional
    requirement of 0.2 per cent on account of the Bank being
    identified as a Domestic Systemically Important Bank. Tier I
    Capital was at 17.7 per cent as of March 31, 2025.

    Management Discussion and Analysis

    Macroeconomic and Industry Developments

    India's GDP growth moderated to 6.5 per cent in 2024-25,
    after registering a healthy average growth of 8.8 per cent over
    the preceding three years. This was driven by a moderation in
    urban demand as inflation and elevated interest rates weighed
    on discretionary spending, growth in fixed investments
    remained muted and government spending was off to a slow
    start due to union and state elections in the first half of 2024¬
    25. Further, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows remained
    weak as rising global uncertainty related to US tariff threats
    led to outflow of capital in second half of Financial Year 2024¬
    25. On the other hand, domestic growth was supported by
    an improvement in rural demand conditions on the back of
    healthy agriculture output. In addition, exports also added
    positively to growth increasing by 6.3 per cent. Export growth
    was led by strong momentum in net services exports, driven
    by the continued expansion of global capability centers and
    strong demand from large trading partners like the US.

    From the supply side, manufacturing growth slowed in 2024¬
    25 with a rise in input costs and slower volume growth while
    service sector growth broadly held up above 7 per cent.
    Elsewhere, growth in the construction sector remained healthy
    at 9.4 per cent. The biggest support to growth came from
    above trend growth in the agriculture sector, as favourable
    monsoon conditions supported kharif output while healthy
    reservoir levels and soil moisture conditions supported
    rabi crops.

    On the external front, global growth stood at 3.3 per cent in
    2024 - below the historical average. While growth in countries
    like the US remained strong at 2.8 per cent, growth contracted
    or remained muted in the Eurozone, Japan, and UK.

    Looking ahead, India is widely expected to remain one of the
    fastest growing economies in Financial Year 2025-26, with the
    RBI forecasting GDP growth at 6.5 per cent. Consumption
    demand in the rural areas is expected to be supported by
    healthy agricultural output, lower food inflation and moderating
    input costs. Tax cuts, reduction in interest rates by RBI and
    moderating inflation are likely to support urban consumption
    demand. The RBI has reduced its policy rate by 100 basis
    points since February 2025 bringing it down to 5.5 per
    cent. This along with liquidity infusion is likely to help reduce
    borrowing costs and spur credit demand in the economy.

    The government is expected to continue supporting growth
    through capital spending which is budgeted at '11 lakh crore
    for 2025-26. In addition, with an improvement in demand

    conditions, private capex is expected to also see some
    recovery. At the same time accommodative monetary policy,
    lower inflation and healthy balance sheets of financial institutions
    and corporates are likely to support private investments.

    Inflationary pressures started to ease towards the end of
    Financial Year 2024-25, with headline Consumer Price Index
    (CPI) averaging at 4.6 per cent from 5.4 per cent in Financial
    Year 2023-24. Though inflation increased to a high of 6.2 per
    cent in October 2024, it has continuously moderated since
    then, reaching 3.3 per cent in March 2025. The moderation
    in headline inflation was led by moderating food price inflation
    in H2-2024-25. Core inflation (which excludes the volatile
    food and fuel prices) continued to remain below 4 per cent
    for most part of the fiscal year. Going forward, we expect
    headline inflation to moderate further to 3.7 per cent in 2025¬
    26, with a continued easing in food inflation, assuming a
    normal monsoon. The risk to inflation stems from weather-
    related disruptions reigniting food inflation.

    Tariff threats and related disruptions in global trade flows pose
    the biggest risks to global and India's growth prospects. The
    US had imposed reciprocal tariffs across all countries with
    India attracting a tariff of 26 per cent in early April, 2025. Higher
    tariffs were later put on pause for a 90-day period and replaced
    with a blanket tariff of 10 per cent on all countries except
    China which attracts a 30 per cent tariff for now. The final tariff
    imposed will depend on country specific trade agreements
    including between India and the US. The diversification and
    derisking of supply chains could open an opportunity for India
    to expand its exports to the US in sectors like electronics
    and textiles amongst others. Moreover, India could benefit
    from closer trade ties with the US depending on the final
    negotiations under the Bilateral Trade Agreement. That said,
    the risk of a sharp global growth slowdown, recession in the
    US and supply chain disruptions due to US tariffs and any
    retaliation by other countries poses a risk for India's overall
    exports in Financial Year 2025-26.

    Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine
    or closer home with neighbours could impact domestic
    growth. The geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan
    have currently subsided but need to be closely monitored.
    Similarly, a further escalation in Ukraine - Russia tensions
    could disrupt global trade and energy flows and negatively
    impact the domestic economy. Furthermore, financial market
    volatility and climate induced uncertainties continue to pose
    risks to growth.

    Domestically, a slower than expected improvement in
    consumption demand due to weather related disruptions,

    inflation spikes and any sharp corrections in the domestic
    equity market could also weigh on growth prospects.

    That said, India's domestic economy remains resilient and
    its financial system sound to navigate global headwinds.
    Moreover, proactive monetary and fiscal support are likely to
    provide further support to growth in Financial Year 2025-26.

    I Financial Performance

    The financial performance of your Bank during the year ended
    March 31, 2025 remained healthy with Total Net Revenue
    (Net Interest Income plus Other Income) rising 6.7 per cent
    to ' 1,68,302.4 crore from ' 1,57,773.5 crore in the previous
    year. Revenue growth was driven by an increase in Net
    Interest Income. Net Interest Income grew by 13.0 per cent
    to ' 1,22,670.1 crore. Net Interest Margin (NIM) stood 3.48
    per cent.

    Total Provisions and Contingencies were ' 11,649.4 crore
    as compared to ' 23,492.2 crore in the preceding year. The
    decrease is mainly on account of floating provision created in
    the previous year of ' 10,900.0 crore. Your Bank's provisioning
    policies remain more stringent than regulatory requirements.

    The Coverage Ratio based on specific provisions alone
    excluding write-offs was 67.9 per cent and including general,
    floating and contingent provisions was 172.1 per cent. Your
    Bank made General Provisions of ' 198.4 crore during the
    year. Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPAs) were at 1.33
    per cent of Gross Advances, as against 1.24 per cent in the
    previous year. Net NPA ratio stood at 0.43 per cent as against
    0.33 per cent in the previous year.

    Profit Before Tax grew by 24.8 per cent to ' 88,478.1 crore.
    After providing for Income Tax of ' 21,130.7 crore, Net Profit
    increased by 10.7 per cent to ' 67,347.4 crore from ' 60,812.3
    crore. Return on Average Net Worth was 14.56 per cent while
    Basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) was ' 88.29 up from ' 85.83.

    Other Income fell by 7.33 per cent to ' 45,632.3 crore.
    Excluding prior year transaction gains of ' 7,341.42 crore
    from stake sale in subsidiary HDFC Credila Financial Services
    Ltd, Other Income grew by 8.91 per cent. The largest
    component was Fees and Commissions at ' 31,898.6 crore.
    Profit on Revaluation and Sale of Investments was ' 1,754.3
    crore. Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Revenue was
    ' 4,919.04 crore and recoveries from written-off accounts
    were ' 3,785.0 crore.

    Operating (Non-Interest) Expenses rose to ' 68,174.9 crore
    from ' 63,386.0 crore. During the year, your Bank set up
    719 new branches and 201 ATMs / Cash Recycler Machines
    (CRMs). The addition in expenses includes HDFC Limited
    operating cost post-merger. This, along with higher spend
    on IT resulted in higher infrastructure and staffing expenses.
    Staff expenses also went up due to employee additions and
    annual wage revisions. Further, Deposit Insurance and Credit
    Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) premium cost increased due
    to deposit growth. Despite higher Staff and Infrastructure
    Expenses, the Cost to Income Ratio was 40.5 per cent as
    compared to 40.2 per cent during the previous year.

    As on March 31, 2025, your Bank's Total Balance Sheet
    stood at ' 39,10,199 crore, an increase of 8.1 per cent over
    ' 36,17,623 crore on March 31, 2024. Total Deposits rose by
    14.1 per cent to ' 27,14,715 crore from ' 23,79,786 crore.
    Savings Account Deposits grew by 5.3 per cent to ' 6,30,467
    crore while Current Account Deposits rose by 1.3 per cent to
    ' 3,14,094 crore. Time Deposits stood at ' 17,70,155 crore,
    representing an increase of 20.3 per cent. CASA Deposits
    accounted for 34.8 per cent of Total Deposits. Advances stood
    at ' 26,19,609 crore representing an increase of 5.4 per cent.
    The Domestic Loan Portfolio at ' 25,73,450 crore grew by 5.2
    per cent over March 31, 2024.

    The Bank's Debt Equity Ratio for the year ended March 31,
    2025 stood at 0.74 as compared to 1.21 in the previous year.

    HDFC Limited’s Borrowing Maturity Schedule

    Of the HDFC Limited's borrowings of ' 2,87,923 crore as at
    March 31,2025, approximately 15 per cent is due for repayment
    in each of the two years up to FY27 and the balance 70 per
    cent is due thereafter.

    I Business Review

    Your Bank's operations are split into Domestic and International.

    A. Domestic Business comprises the following:
    Retail Banking

    Your Bank's Retail Assets are built on three key
    principles: Strong Digital Offering, Optimal Risk Pricing
    and Maintaining Pristine Portfolio Quality. Adherence to
    these principles combined with the strength of merger
    boosted your Bank's Retail Advances to ' 13,75,769
    crore witnessing a growth of about 9 per cent year-on-
    year.

    Brief on segment performance:

    The Bank's increased focus on top corporates and
    good credit score customers contributed to the overall
    pristine portfolio quality. Personal Loans segment has
    experienced strong growth with the overall portfolio
    touching ' 1,99,334 crore towards the end of the year.
    Nearly all applications (99.6 per cent) of this segment are
    originated digitally and 87 per cent of these applications
    are disbursed digitally.

    The Xpress car loans, offering seamless end-to-end
    digital disbursement, has increased the digital origination
    to 36 per cent of the total New Car Loan business.

    Two-Wheeler advances are close to ' 12,359 crore with
    nearly 100 per cent digital acquisition.

    Your Bank has exhibited significant year-on-year growth
    of 28 per cent in Gold Loans capitalising on an expanded
    branch network.

    Post the merger, your Bank, has emerged as an
    institution with one of the largest mortgage loan portfolios
    in the country. The retail mortgage advances stood at
    ' 8,35,656 crore compared to the previous year's
    ' 7,74,406 crore representing a growth of 8 per cent year
    on year.

    The payments business is one of the stated strategic
    pillars for the Bank.

    With over 7.5 crore cards issued (credit, debit and pre¬
    paid) and a widely distributed acceptance network
    across the online and offline merchant ecosystem, HDFC
    Bank continues to maintain a leadership position across
    multiple product offerings in the payments landscape.

    I n the Financial Year 2024-25, HDFC Bank scaled up
    with a slew of new products launched across UPI, TATA,
    Swiggy in the Payments Business.

    The year ended March 31, 2025 saw 62 lakh new
    credit cards being issued covering retail and business
    segments. Of total cards in force in market, HDFC Bank
    crossed 2.38 crore cards in force which is the highest
    amongst all issuers. To provide better service to all card
    holders, the recently launched Mycards, emerged as a
    robust and comprehensive card servicing platform and
    currently has 3.45 crore registered customers availing
    several card related services.

    Further, the Bank launched PayZapp 2.0 a comprehensive
    mobile payment commerce app in March 2023. PayZapp
    not only supports a complete range of payments from
    credit cards, debit cards, wallet and UPI with customers
    getting the choice of form factor to make payments
    at merchant stores using Scan or Tap or at Online
    merchants with a Swipe action. The app has reached
    the milestone of 1.6 crore registrations in FY 2025 and
    over 50 lakh (on an average) active users per month.

    To enhance and strengthen offerings to merchants,
    SmartHub Vyapar- an integrated payment, banking
    and business solution that caters to the daily needs of
    merchants and helps them drive business growth was
    formally launched in October 2022. The platform has
    witnessed widespread adoption ever since and has
    onboarded close to 19.3 lakh users across the country
    as on March 31, 2025.

    SmartHub Payment Gateway, a unified payment platform
    for online merchants was launched in February 2024 in
    line with the Bank's endeavour to provide merchants a
    comprehensive platform to cater to their payments and
    banking needs and help drive their growth. This platform
    enables merchants to collect payments through 150
    plus methods and assists them in maximising sales
    with best-in-class success rate. SmartHub Payment
    Gateway provides an insightful dashboard powered by

    smart analytics and empowers merchants to provide a
    frictionless check out experience for their customers.
    The platform has onboarded over 1,600 Merchants
    with projected March exit volume of approximately
    1,000 crore.

    Lastly, in tune with the evolving payments landscape
    the business continues to transform itself with significant
    investments across Cloud Computing, Analytics,
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Open APIs
    and Cyber Security. The objective is to manage large
    scale and continuously grow volumes while processing
    transactions in a safe and secure manner.

    Key digital initiatives in the Retail segment in
    FY 2024-25:

    I n the Financial Year 2024-25, the Bank continued to
    expand and deepen its digital footprint across the retail
    segment, with a strong emphasis on simplifying customer
    journeys, scaling digital fulfilment, and embedding
    services across channels and platforms.

    Driven by the Bank's broader Shift Right strategy, the
    focus this year was on developing end-to-end journeys
    that minimise friction, reduce paperwork and enhance
    speed-to-fulfilment—while ensuring security, regulatory
    alignment and accessibility.

    Digital Origination and Fulfilment at Scale

    Retail customer acquisition through digital channels
    reached new milestones during the year. 86 per cent
    of all new retail products—including savings accounts,
    loans, credit cards and deposits—were sourced digitally,
    up from 82 per cent in the previous year. The bank now
    enables 97 per cent of all financial transactions through
    digital channels, highlighting the shift towards a self¬
    service ecosystem. Additionally, 79 per cent of servicing
    requests were fulfilled digitally, compared to 73 per
    cent in FY 2024. The Bank's self-service and assisted
    journeys now support onboarding across a diverse
    customer base, from digitally native users to first-time
    users in semi-urban and rural markets.

    The Bank's Xpress Car Loan (XCL) platform continued
    to scale as India's largest end-to-end digital auto loan
    journey. The platform processed over 1.3 lakh units,
    disbursing ' 13,110 crore digitally in FY 2025. This zero-
    paper, zero-touch model is now the preferred channel

    for auto loans and extends full-service capabilities even
    to new-to-bank customers.

    Other digitally enabled loan products—such as personal
    loans, gold loans and business loans—saw increased
    adoption, supported by features like:

    •    Pre-qualified offer journeys

    •    Bank statement analytics

    •    Automated underwriting

    •    Real-time KYC and biometric authentication

    Digital journeys were also introduced for Group
    Health and Group Term insurance, embedded within
    account and loan offerings for existing-to-bank (ETB)
    customers—reflecting a growing focus on integrated
    protection products.

    Expanded Digital Journeys Across Liabilities
    and Cards

    In deposits and liabilities, the Bank launched new
    journeys for:

    •    Assisted and unassisted savings account onboarding

    •    Minor-to-major conversions and salary
    family accounts

    •    Fixed deposits with external funding

    •    Standalone card and asset customer servicing

    Digital issuance and activation journeys for credit cards,
    including DSA-assisted and corporate card variants,
    were expanded during the year. These journeys were
    integrated with real-time bureau checks and document
    validations, reducing manual touchpoints and enabling
    faster disbursals.

    Enhanced Customer Service and Post-Sale
    Fulfilment

    Customer servicing continued to see strong digital
    adoption. The Bank now offers 89 per cent digital
    coverage across common retail service interactions—up
    from 73 per cent in FY 2024.

    Key services journeys rolled out during the year included:

    •    Address update (cards and assets)

    •    Re-KYC for standalone asset customers

    •    SmartHub and WhatsApp-based service ticketing

    Over 55 per cent of support interactions were resolved
    through self-service channels, powered by intelligent
    routing, contextual nudges and fallback to live assistance
    where required.

    Embedded Retail Journeys and Ecosystem
    Integration

    Retail journeys were also extended beyond the Bank's
    direct platforms through embedded finance partnerships
    with e-commerce, fintech and mobility platforms.
    Strategic tie-ups with platforms like Tata Neu, Swiggy
    and PhonePe enabled real-time, near 100 per cent
    digital fulfilment of savings accounts, personal loans and
    credit cards.

    Behind the scenes, these embedded journeys were
    powered by the Bank's growing library of secure,
    reusable APIs and an orchestration framework that
    enabled straight-through processing (STP), verification,
    and activation at the point of need.

    Inclusive and Assisted Digital Journeys

    The Bank continued to prioritise accessibility through
    assisted digital journeys, especially in semi-urban and
    rural markets. These journeys leverage field agents,
    business correspondents and biometric-ready apps to
    support onboarding and fulfilment.

    Key features included:

    •    Aadhaar and biometric-based KYC

    •    Geo-tagged documentation

    •    Offline-ready functionality for low-connectivity areas

    Products such as gold loans, microcredit, and deposits
    were offered through assisted apps, ensuring financial
    inclusion while maintaining the speed and simplicity of
    digital fulfilment.

    Our Distribution Channel:

    The virtual channels of the Bank were set up to enhance
    coverage across customer segments and to ensure a
    holistic service experience to all customers. This is one
    of the key engagement channels in the Bank.

    Virtual Relationship Banking is an integrated customer
    centric approach covering three pillars - Virtual
    Relationship, Virtual Sales and Virtual Care serving as
    a crucial component of the Bank's sales and customer
    engagement strategy. This approach harnesses

    technology to connect with customers, build relationships
    and promote banking products and services. This helps
    the Bank to expand the managed customer base,
    generate leads and drive revenue growth.

    Recognising employees and customers as the
    capitals for this business, your Bank has invested
    heavily in training and development of its relationship
    managers. Training covers product knowledge, sales
    techniques, communication skills, compliance and
    regulatory requirements and customer relationship
    management skills.

    As we transition into the digital age, a banking experience
    characterised by digital ease and personalised
    conversations remains at the core of our Virtual
    Relationship Management (VRM) strategy.

    As a part of this strategy, relationship managers reach
    out to customers through remote and digital platforms
    resulting in deeper and cost-effective engagement. As
    digital literacy and exposure increases exponentially,
    VRMs are gaining wider acceptance through deeper
    engagement and relationships backed by a strong
    product offering thereby constituting an important
    component of the Bank's customer engagement strategy.

    With proper training, technology support, and adherence
    to compliance, this channel is a highly effective tool for
    the Bank to drive revenue growth, expand its customer
    base and provide excellent customer service.

    Retail Banking - Mortgage Business

    Post the merger, HDFC Bank, has emerged as an
    institution with one of the largest mortgage loan portfolios
    in the country. This brings together HDFC Limited's
    segment expertise of over four and a half decades and
    in person customer connect with HDFC Bank's extensive
    branch network and an ability to leverage technology
    platforms. The home loan business has opened a
    fresh pathway for future growth for the Bank due to a
    large customer base. This increases its ability to serve
    customers better due to a longer tenure engagement and
    enhances its ability to tap into opportunities for cross¬
    sell. The retail mortgage advances stood at ' 8,35,656
    crore compared to ' 7,74,406 crore in FY 2024.

    Cross-sell remains a primary focus for both existing and
    new customers. The Bank leverages its digital channels
    to minimise acquisition costs. Post the merger, over 95
    per cent of the newly acquired home loan customers
    hold a liability account with the Bank. The home loan

    customers also enjoy the benefit of a strong suite of
    financial products and solutions that the Bank offers, like
    credit cards, consumer durable loans, wealth products
    and insurance. This culminates in strengthening customer
    relationships and enables HDFC Bank to emerge as the
    primary banker for these customers.

    Third Party Products

    Your Bank distributes Life, General and Health Insurance
    as well as Mutual Funds (Third Party Products) to its
    customers. In the Financial Year 2024-25, the income
    from this business accounted for 24.7 per cent of the
    Bank's Total Fee Income.

    Life Insurance

    Your Bank has adopted an open architecture model
    for distributing insurance products from three trusted
    partners with a focus on offering customers a diverse
    array of options. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the
    Bank mobilised premium of ' 10,331 crore representing
    a year-on-year growth of 16 per cent. HDFC Bank's
    extensive distribution network includes branches, virtual
    channels, NRI services and wealth management. The
    key focus would continue to be on staff training, robust
    quality and control processes uniformly implemented
    across all partners as well as offering integrated and
    seamless digital on-boarding journeys. Currently, the
    Bank's NetBanking platform offers 66 insurance products
    across all partners accounting for over 49 per cent of the
    total policies.

    Premium Earned

    12,000

     

    |16%

    10,331

    10,000

    8,000

    8,940

       
         

    6,000

    4.000

    2.000
    0

         

    in ' crore

    FY 2023-24

    FY 2024-25

    Non-Life Insurance

    Your Bank, in collaboration with its four General Insurance
    and two Standalone Health and Insurance partners, has
    introduced innovative non-life insurance products to
    expand the range of offerings and provide comprehensive
    coverage to customers. These products are accessible
    through both digital and physical platforms. Employees
    across channels have been trained in the new products

    and processes. To meet customer demands, additional
    manpower has been deployed across non-life insurers.
    As on March 31, 2025, premium mobilisation in General
    and Health Insurance reached a total of ' 4,381.6 crore
    representing a growth of 4 per cent over the previous year.

    Premium Earned

    5,000

           

    4,500

    4,208.4

    ^4%

    4,381.6

     

    4,000

       

    3.500
    3,000

    2.500
    2,000

    1.500
    1,000

    500

    0

           
           

    in ' crore

    FY 2023-24

    FY 2024-25

    Mutual Funds

    Your Bank follows an open architecture approach in
    distribution of Mutual Funds and is currently associated
    with 37 Asset Management Companies (AMCs).

    The Bank's Assets Under Management (AUM) grew by
    14 per cent to reach ' 1,56,321 crore for the year ended
    March 31, 2025. The Bank offers digital on-boarding
    platform to customers for Mutual Fund investments
    through Investment Services Account (ISA) and
    SmartWealth (app based).

    During the same period, HDFC Bank and HSL
    (InvestNow) witnessed a significant growth of 40 per cent
    in Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) mobilisation.

    Assets Under Management (AUM)

    1,80,000

    1,60,000

    1,37,343

    ^14%

    1,56,321

    1,40,000

       

    1,20,000

    1,00,000

    80,000

    60,000

    40.000

    20.000
    0

    in ' crore

         

    FY 2023-24

    FY 2024-25

    Wealth Management

    I n the Financial Year 2024-25, our team of over 1000
    Sales and Service experts have focused on extending
    Wealth services to clients ranging from Ultra-HNW to
    Mass Affluent client segments.

    HDFC Bank was adjudged as “India's Best for HNW”
    in the Euromoney Private Banking Awards 2025. In
    the Global Private Banking Awards 2024 organised by
    Professional Wealth Management (PWM), published by
    the Financial Times, HDFC Bank was adjudged the Best
    Private Bank in India.

    Your Bank made continuous and incremental efforts to
    generate as well as quantify the alpha delivered in each
    client's portfolio. In 2025, 87 per cent of our clients had
    generated a positive alpha with the median client alpha
    at 2.6 per cent. Our aim is to incorporate alpha in all client
    reports and portfolio reviews.

    With a sales force of over 850 team members supported
    by 150+ service staff and over 100 Investment Analysts,
    we have the largest Wealth bankers in the country. With
    an increase in manpower, we've put in consistent efforts
    in providing the best education and training to our private
    bankers. By conducting intensive training sessions in
    collaboration with top-ranked business schools such
    as Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad and
    Bangalore, we have groomed our in-house talent.

    Service First culture is the central pillar for our business
    as we focus on service led sales by prioritising client
    delight and relationship banking. Service Quality is an
    essential part of RM scorecards and Supervisor KPIs.
    Client engagement, portfolio servicing and Net Promoter
    Score are key business performance assessment
    measures. Our Service First Culture has led to an NPS
    score of 87 in the Financial Year 2024-25 which is one of
    the highest in the industry.

    With this segment specific focus, we have been
    consistent in growing our market share and proving to be
    one of the largest Wealth Managers in the country. With
    the help of over 100 Investor Education Initiatives having
    fund managers as expert guest speakers, your Bank has
    been able to reach across the length and breath of the
    country, covering Tier II and III cities as well.

    Your Bank has endeavoured to become the market
    leader across all investor segments through curated

    offerings in each segment. For Ultra-HNW clients, we
    have more than doubled the number of products referred
    on our platform. Keeping our Super-Affluent clients in
    mind, we've introduced State-of-the-art Wealthfy reports
    that provide detailed portfolio diagnostics and analysis.

    We have developed an advanced unassisted digital
    investment platform - SmartWealth that enables our clients
    to track their portfolios and make investments along with
    access to goal-based investment recommendations.
    With highly intuitive client experience and gamification of
    client journeys, this mobile first platform aims to provide
    access of our research to all mass affluent clients. It has
    more than six lakh downloads and nearly four lakh clients
    onboarded on SmartWealth.

    HDFC Bank's wide range of investment offerings
    successfully adapt to the changing economic landscape
    to manage and create wealth for our clients, with “Protect,
    Manage, Grow.” being our brand identity.

    Wholesale Banking

    The Wholesale Banking business focuses on institutional
    customers such as the Government, PSUs, Large and
    Emerging Corporates and SMEs. Your Bank offers a
    range of products and services encompassing working
    capital and term loans, trade credit, cash management,
    supply chain financing, foreign exchange and investment
    banking services.

    Wholesale Banking business constituted about 42 per
    cent of your Bank's Gross domestic advances as per
    Basel II classification, with a book size of ' 10,82,413 crore.

    The Bank has continued making significant inroads into
    the banking consortia of a number of leading corporates.
    Corporate Banking, focusing on large, well-rated
    companies continued to be the biggest contributor to
    Wholesale Banking in terms of asset size.

    This business continued its attention towards engaging
    with Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) and capitalised
    on the increasing trend among large companies to
    consolidate their banking relationships. Your Bank
    strengthened its existing relationships and expanded its
    market share by leveraging its extensive array of product
    offerings. The Emerging Corporates Group focuses on
    the mid- market segment. Your Bank leveraged its vast
    geographical reach, technology backbone, automated
    processes, suite of financial products and quick

    turnaround times to offer a differentiated service. The
    business continues to have a diversified portfolio in terms
    of both industry and geography.

    I n the year under review, the Bank continued its focus
    on the MSME sector. There has already been increased
    formalistion and digitalisation of the MSME sector owing
    to the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax
    (GST). Through MyBusiness, which offers comprehensive
    financial solutions like Business Banking, Easy Loans,
    Trade Services and Digital Solutions, MSMEs can
    conveniently access a suite of product / services tailored
    to meet the business requirements.

    Post the merger of HDFC Limited with HDFC Bank, the
    Bank inherited the realty finance business. During the
    year, the bank increased its focus to provide construction
    finance in the residential and commercial space as well
    as lease rental discounting to leading developers in the
    country. The Bank increased its market share in existing
    relationships and added new customers. it plans to
    increase its geographical presence in the coming year to
    cater to new customers in key growing markets. The Bank
    focuses on providing a gamut of banking services and
    customised solutions to its customers in this segment.

    The Investment Banking business further cemented its
    prominent position in the Debt Capital Markets, Equity
    Capital Markets and INR Loan Syndication. Your Bank is
    among the top three in the Bloomberg rankings of Rupee
    Bond Book Runners for the Financial Year 2024-25 with a
    market share of 11.61 per cent. Your Bank is amongst the
    top five in the Bloomberg rankings of Syndicated INR term
    loans for Financial Year 2024-25. The Bank has provided
    advisory services and actively assisted clients in equity
    fund raising through five Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
    amounting to ' 17,250 crore (including one InvIT IPO) and
    one Institutional Placement of units of InvIT amounting to
    ' 8,400 crore, aggregating to about ' 25,650 crore for
    the Financial Year 2024-25. Additionally, the Bank also
    assisted in a government. disinvestment through an Offer
    for Sale amounting to about ' 3,450 crore.

    I n the Government Business, your Bank sustained its
    focus on tax collections, collecting direct tax (CBDT) of
    ' 6,08,278.22 crore and Indirect tax - CBIC (Custom duty
    + GST) of over ' 5,15,558.20 crore during Financial Year
    2024-25. It continues to enjoy a pre-eminent position
    among the country's major stock and commodity
    exchanges in both Cash Management Services and
    Cash Settlement Services.

    Your Bank has embarked on strategic digital
    transformation to enhance Customer Engagement and
    Employee Experience and create an ecosystem for
    seamless banking.

    It also leverages analytics to delve deeper into corporate
    ecosystems resulting in better product structuring, cross
    sell opportunities, improved yields thus improving the
    Bank's share of Revenue Pools from Corporates.

    HDFC Bank provides a comprehensive suite of cutting-
    edge platforms tailored to meet the diverse needs of
    corporate clients. Among these, our Corporate E-Net
    Banking platform stands out, offering both the reliable
    e-Net service and the more recently upgraded CBX
    platform. These platforms provide intuitive interfaces
    and robust functionalities empowering businesses
    with seamless control over their financial operations.
    Additionally, our Trade Platform - Trade on Net (TON)
    serves as a cornerstone for facilitating efficient trade
    transactions. Also, our Supply Chain Finance (SCF)
    transaction platform enables digital contract bookings
    and automated disbursements, streamlining end-to-
    end SCF transactions for the corporates. Your Bank
    has integrated with all the three TReDS platforms.
    We are also collaborating with Fintechs to integrate
    with Corporate ERP and offer Embedded Banking in
    Corporate Ecosystems journeys.

    Treasury

    The Treasury Department is the custodian of your
    Bank's cash / liquid assets and handles its investments
    in securities, foreign exchange and cash instruments.
    It manages the liquidity and interest rate risks on the
    balance sheet and is also responsible for meeting
    reserve requirements. The vertical also helps manage
    the hedging needs of customers and earns a fee income
    generated from transactions customers undertake with
    your Bank while managing their foreign exchange and
    interest rate risks.

    Revenue accrues from spreads on customer transactions
    based on trade and remittance flows and demonstrated
    hedging needs. Your Bank recorded a revenue of
    ' 4,919.04 crore from foreign exchange and derivative
    transactions in the year under review.

    As a part of its prudent risk management, your Bank
    enters into foreign exchange and derivatives deals with
    counterparties after it has set up appropriate credit limits
    based on its evaluation of the ability of the counterparty

    to meet its obligations. Where your Bank enters into
    foreign currency derivatives contracts not involving the
    Indian Rupee with its customers, it typically lays them off
    in the inter-bank market on a matched basis. For such
    foreign currency derivatives, your Bank primarily carries
    the counterparty credit risk (where the customer has
    crystallised payables or ‘mark-to-market' losses) and
    may carry only residual market risk, if any. Your Bank
    also deals in derivatives on its own account including for
    the purpose of its own balance sheet risk management.

    HDFC Bank is also a nominated agent for the
    bullion imports and has a significant market share in
    that business.

    Your Bank maintains a portfolio of Government securities
    in line with the regulatory norms governing the Statutory
    Liquidity Ratio (SLR). A significant portion of these SLR
    securities are in ‘Held-to-Maturity' (HTM) category, while
    some are ‘Available for Sale' (AFS). The Bank is also a
    primary dealer for Government Securities. As a part of
    this business, your Bank holds fixed income securities
    as ‘Held for Trading' (HFT).

    I n the year under review, your Bank continued to be a
    significant participant in the domestic exchange and
    interest rate markets. It also capitalised on falling bond
    yields to book profits and is now looking at tapping
    opportunities arising out of the liberalisation in the foreign
    exchange and interest rate markets.

    B. International Business

    During the year, your Bank stayed on course to cater
    to NRI clients and deepen its product and service
    proposition. HDFC Bank's international operations
    comprise five branches, located in Hong Kong, Bahrain,
    Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Singapore
    and an IFSC Banking Unit in Gujarat International Finance
    Tec-City. Additionally, it has four representative offices
    in Kenya, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London respectively,
    catering to Non-Resident Indians and Persons of
    Indian Origin.

    The Bank's product strategy in International Markets is
    customer centric and it has products to cater to client
    needs across asset classes. GIFT City branch offers
    products such as trade credits and foreign currency
    term loans (including external commercial borrowings).
    It is gradually widening the product offerings to cater
    to the needs of Resident and Non-Resident clients and
    capitalise on the growth in the financial centre.

    As on March 31, 2025, the Balance Sheet size of
    International Business was US $ 10.83 billion. Advances
    constituted 1.75 per cent of the Bank's advances.
    The Total Income contributed by Overseas Branches
    constituted 1.44 per cent of the Bank's Total Income for
    the year.

    C. Partnering with Government, Institutions and
    Start-Ups

    It has been another year of steady progress for
    Government, Institutional Business and Start-Ups
    within your Bank. Some of the key highlights and new
    initiatives include:

    1.    Increased focus on the retail Government deposits
    resulted in your Bank acquiring over 10 per cent of
    the market share in 201 districts.

    2.    Your Bank continues to rank among the top three
    leading Government Agency Banks for collecting
    Central Government taxes. Substantial market
    shares were acquired in collections of Direct Tax,
    GST and Custom Duty as per tax collection data
    reported through PIB & CGA, Government of India.
    Your Bank has now started sourcing accounts
    under the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme on
    behalf of the Central Government.

    HDFC Bank’s Market Share:

    3. Your Bank facilitated the transfer of funds flowing
    from the Central Government to various beneficiaries
    under the aegis of the Centrally Sponsored
    Schemes, Central Sector Schemes, and the 15th
    Finance Commission. The total flows processed
    grew by 11 per cent year on year.

    4.    Your Bank continues its initiatives on digitalisation
    of financial operations of government entities.
    For example, it has enabled online collection of
    revenues from wayside amenities for National
    Highway Logistics Management Limited.

    5.    On disbursements, your Bank has helped digitalise
    payments to beneficiaries against land acquisition
    activities undertaken by various authorities for
    development of national infrastructure.

    6.    Your Bank is now integrated with National
    e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) enabling
    online access and validation of electronic Bank
    Guarantees (eBGs) to serve customers better.

    7.    Your Bank is now integrated with treasury
    systems across six states to enable beneficiary
    account validation, payments, transaction and
    balance reporting.

    8.    Your Bank has successfully harnessed the granular
    business opportunity at District-level, Block-level
    and Gram Panchayat-level. It has introduced a new
    bundled offering called “Panchayat Kavach” where
    complimentary non-life insurance of ' 5 lakh and
    several exclusive benefits are provided to secure
    the Gram Panchayats from various calamities.

    9.    Your Bank has also driven digitalisation at district
    level through solutions that enable expenditure
    reporting and associated payments through
    integration with the Bank's payment channels.

    10.    Your Bank has intensified its efforts to engage with
    pensioners implementing the following measures:

    a.    Enhancing pension product for defence
    pensioners, with personal accidental death
    coverage of ' 50 lakh till the age of 80.

    b.    In the Financial Year 2024-25, we ensured that
    99 per cent of pensioners (our customers)
    successfully submitted their digital life
    certificates in the Pension Processing System
    of the Bank through a hassle-free experience.

    c.    Further, your Bank has extended its pension
    disbursement services to non-HDFC
    Bank accounts thus servicing a wider
    pensioner population.

    11.    Your Bank continues to expand its presence in
    the education sector and has successfully on-
    boarded approximately 42 per cent of universities
    nationwide. Some of the marquee additions during
    the year include IIM Kozhikode, IIM Visakhapatnam,
    AIIMS Jammu, Mahadevappa Rampure (MR)
    Medical College, Shekhawati University and
    Central Sanskrit University. Additionally, your Bank
    onboarded notable religious organisations, including
    Dwarkadhishji Mandir, Thakur Shri Bankey Bihari
    Ji Maharaj Vrindavan, Shri Digamber Jain Atishay
    Teerth Kshetra Chandragiri Dongargarh, Sri Rajapur
    Jagannath Mandir, Catholic diocese of Kottayam,
    Shri Bhimakali Temple, Haryana Wakf Board and
    the chain of ISKCON temples.

    12.    Your Bank has received positive customer feedback
    for its recent digital products and solutions:

    a.    FarSight Dashboard: Building on the
    existing solution, your Bank has further
    enhanced the FARSight Dashboard to provide
    visibility across accounts and offer cashflow
    forecasting capabilities for customers to plan
    their finances.

    b.    GIGA: Your bank launched GIGA - an industry
    first banking programme tailored specifically
    for gig/platform workers. GIGA addresses an
    underserved demographic, by understanding
    the unique challenges faced by them such as
    irregular income, lack of financial security and
    limited access to traditional banking services.

    GIGA Program includes a specialised savings
    account with relaxed quarterly balance requirements,
    debit and credit cards with value added offers,
    affordable health insurance for themselves and their
    family, unique flexible investment products which
    enables them to ‘invest when they can and how
    much they can' instead of a traditional systematic
    investment plan. Additionally, a range of loans to
    meet their borrowing needs are also offered.

    13.    Your Bank is committed to enabling smooth
    cross-border transactions for Indian merchants,
    freelancers, MSMEs and exporters. In line with
    RBI's regulations on online payment gateway
    service providers/ payment aggregators - cross
    border, your Bank is collaborating with fintech
    partners for providing authorised dealer services
    to enable secure and hassle free cross-border
    trade settlements.

    14.    Start-up Banking: Your Bank provides a
    comprehensive range of banking products specially
    curated for the start-up ecosystem. In furtherance
    of its objective to support the banking and financial
    needs of start-ups, your Bank signed MoUs with
    prominent start-up ecosystem partners. Most
    of them are government nodal agencies and
    incubators located at educational institutions. Some
    of the partners are:

    a.    Department for Promotion of Industry and
    Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India

    b.    Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    (SINE), IIT Bombay

    c.    Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

    d.    Startup Odisha

    e.    Startup Assam

    f.    Hyderabad University

    g.    Manipal University, Jaipur-Technological
    Incubation Centre

    h.    Chitkara University

    15.    HDFC Tech Innovators 2024: Your Bank along
    with HDFC Capital Advisors spearheaded HDFC
    Tech Innovators 2024, a joint initiative of HDFC
    Bank group companies - HDFC AMC, HDFC Ergo,
    HDB Financial Services, HDFC Life, and HDFC
    Securities to promote innovations and opportunities
    for technology related start-up ventures. Over 2,000
    applications were received across five categories -
    Fintech, Proptech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer
    Tech and New Age Tech. The top 10 winners
    were selected by a grand jury comprising HDFC
    Bank Group leadership, venture capitalists, senior
    industry executives and unicorn founders.

    16.    Parivartan Start-Up grants: Your Bank
    supported 20 incubators associated with reputed
    academic institutions and 87 start-ups through the
    eighth edition of the Parivartan Start-Up Grants.
    This year, your Bank partnered with three nodal
    government agencies, each contributing to specific
    thematic areas:

    a.    Reserve Bank Innovation Hub: Identifying/
    developing a product/process/policy to make
    banking inclusive for women

    b.    Startup India: Strategic partnership for
    access to startup ecosystem

    c.    MeitY India AI Mission: Strategic partnership
    towards nurturing AI solutions for large scale
    socio-economic impact.

    d. Semi-Urban and Rural

    Your Bank has traditionally focused on the Semi-Urban
    and Rural (SURU) markets. As rural incomes and
    aspirations rise, your Bank's focus on this market has
    only increased as it caters to the demand for better
    quality financial products and services. The Bank has
    been increasing its presence in Semi-Urban and Rural
    markets through various groups in the Bank with the
    objective of increasing lending.

    Apart from meeting its statutory obligations under PSL
    (Agri and Allied activities, Small and Marginal Farmers and
    Weaker Sections), your Bank has been offering a wide
    range of products on the asset side, such as Auto, Two¬
    Wheeler, Personal, Gold, Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV)
    and Small Shopkeeper Loans in these markets. Having
    expanded the rural footprint to more than 2.35 lakh
    villages, HDFC Bank now plans to increase its coverage
    in existing villages and deepen the relationships. The
    Semi-Urban and Rural push has been backed by the
    Bank's digital strategy. Your Bank's operations in Semi¬
    Urban and Rural locations are explained below:

    Agriculture and Allied Activities

    Your Bank's assets in Agriculture and Allied activities
    (PSL + Non PSL) stood at ' 3,73,863.65 crore as on
    March 31, 2025.

    The Key to HDFC Bank's success in the existing market has
    been its ability to leverage various opportunities through:

    1. A diverse product range

    2.    Faster turnaround time

    3.    Distribution strength

    4.    Innovative digital solutions

    HDFC Bank's extensive product portfolio encompasses
    pre and post-harvest Crop Loans, Farm Development
    / Investment Loans, Two-Wheeler Loans, Auto Loans,
    Tractor Loans, Small Agri Business Loans, Loan Against
    Gold, Loan to landless labourers and more. This
    comprehensive offering has enabled the Bank to establish
    a robust presence in rural areas with its asset products.
    Additionally, it has been a prominent participant in the
    Agri Infrastructure Fund Scheme consistently achieving
    allocated targets set by the Government.

    HDFC Bank is increasingly involved in facilitating various
    Government / Regulatory Schemes to other Non-crop
    Segments, including Agri-allied and Small Agri-Business
    Enterprises, as well as Rural MSMEs. A unique business
    model encompassing a wide variety of products and
    services driven by a relationship management approach
    ensures suitable solutions as well as financial literacy
    to farmers. The Bank has tailored a range of crop and
    geography-specific products to align with harvest cycles
    and address the specific needs of farmers across diverse
    Agro-climatic zones. This customer-centric approach
    has transformed the rural banking services, enabling the
    delivery of personalised offerings to meet the evolving
    needs of rural customers effectively.

    Products such as post-harvest cash credit and
    warehouse receipt financing facilitate faster cash flows to
    farmers, while credit is also extended for Allied Agricultural
    Activities such as Dairy, Pisciculture, and Sericulture.
    Moreover, HDFC Bank's targeted branch expansion in
    SURU regions coupled with digital interventions aims to
    create a superior customer experience and position it as
    a future-ready institution.

    Participation in Government Schemes

    As a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Government
    of India has announced several schemes/enablers across
    several sectors, particularly in the Agriculture sector. Your
    Bank is implementing almost all such initiatives / schemes
    targeting multiple stakeholders in the Agri ecosystem.

    Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme:

    Through this scheme, the Bank is offering medium to
    long-term debt for investment in viable projects pertaining
    to post-harvest management and infrastructure
    development like construction of warehouses/silos. As
    of March 31,2025, under the AIF scheme, your Bank has
    sanctioned ' 6,359 crore covering 8,859 projects and
    disbursed ' 4,642 crore covering 7,494 projects. During
    the year under review, your Bank has sanctioned ' 1,991

    crore for 3,529 projects and disbursed ' 1,843 crore for
    3,363 projects.

    •    The Project Monitoring Unit, AIF, Ministry of
    Agriculture and Farmer Welfare has set specific
    targets through various campaigns. Your Bank
    achieved 106 per cent of assigned target by
    approving ' 688 crore against target of ' 650 crore
    in AIF PRAGATI Campaign conducted between
    January 1 and February 15, 2025.

    •    In the ARISE Campaign conducted between
    June 18 and July 31, 2024, your Bank has secured
    second position amongst all Scheduled Commercial
    Banks (SCBs) by approving 1,421 applications.

    Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Food and
    Micro Enterprises (PMFME):

    Your Bank is actively implementing the scheme and
    passing the benefits to all eligible borrowers in the food
    processing sector.

    I n the year under review, loans worth ' 549 crore were
    sanctioned for 2,929 projects and ' 567 crore has been
    disbursed for 3,319 projects.

    Other Agri schemes, where your Bank has significantly
    contributed include Agri Marketing Infrastructure Fund
    (AMIF), Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Fund (AHIDF),
    Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units, National
    Livestock Mission (NLM) as well as state-specific
    Government schemes.

    To address high volume and low-value ticket loans in
    Agri-Business with a digital optimisation strategy, your
    Bank plans to onboard AgriTech-BCs with differentiated
    business models. These BCs will help source and service
    small and marginal farmers.

    Funding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs):

    Your Bank views lending to the agriculture sector,
    including to small and marginal farmers, as a huge
    opportunity and not just a regulatory mandate to meet
    priority sector lending requirements. The Bank has
    leveraged its extensive knowledge of rural customers
    to create as well as deliver products and services at
    affordable price points with a quick turnaround time. This
    has enabled HDFC Bank to establish a strong footprint
    in the rural geographies which it has now leveraged to
    increase its penetration of liability products.

    I n the Financial Year 2023-24, your Bank serviced
    customers in about 2.25 lakh villages. Through a plethora
    of interventions, the number of villages grew to over 2.35
    lakh in the Financial Year 2024-25. Your Bank has put in
    place a strategy to further penetrate these villages and
    add more customers through a variety of products for
    farmer financing.

    HDFC Bank has financed and supported 35 lakh Small
    and Marginal Farmers. This was achieved through a
    strategy to engage closely with small and marginal farmers
    through customised agriculture loans. Leveraging the
    government schemes it has launched various secured/
    unsecured loan products including Loan Against Gold as
    security, targeting small and marginal farmers in Agri and
    Allied segments.

    Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs):

    For agriculture productivity and incomes to grow,
    aggregation of farm holdings in the form of FPOs is the
    key strategy to double farmers' income. Leveraging the
    government scheme for formation and promotion of
    10,000 new FPOs (Credit guarantee is available from
    NABARD / CGTMSE), your Bank has funded eligible
    FPOs for working capital and term loan requirements. As
    of March 31,2025, your Bank was able to reach 249 FPOs
    covering about one lakh small and marginal farmers.

    Digital Interventions

    Some of the digital interventions made by your
    bank include:

    Digitalising Milk Procurement:

    This initiative brings transparency in the milk procurement
    and payment process which benefits both farmers and
    dairy societies. Multi-function Terminals (MFTs), popularly
    known as Milk-to-Money ATMs, are deployed in dairy
    societies. The MFTs link the milk procurement system of
    the dairy society to the farmer's account to enable faster
    payments. MFTs have cash dispensers that function
    as standard ATMs. Payments are credited without the
    hassles of cash distribution. Further, this process creates
    a credit history which can then be used for accessing
    bank credit. So far, the Bank has digitalised payments
    at various milk cooperatives across two states also
    279 milk cooperatives actively serving and benefiting
    more than 1.66 lakh dairy farmers and facilitated 41.72
    lakhs transactions. Apart from dairy and cattle loans,
    customers gain access to the Bank's products including
    digital offerings such as 10 Second Personal Loan, Kisan

    Credit Card and Bill Pay

    Gold Loans:

    Your Bank is making inroads into a market dominated
    by the unorganised sector, moneylenders and pawn
    brokers. The Bank is keen on making the gold loan
    facility available across the length and breadth of the
    country. As on March 31, 2025, the Bank is offering gold
    loans through 4,617 branches, with 46 per cent of these
    branches in Semi-Urban and Rural location. HDFC Bank
    ended the year with a Gold Loan Portfolio of ' 18,716
    crore with growth of 28 per cent over the previous year.

    Your Bank is implementing its blueprint of making gold
    loans available in most of its branches and thereby taking
    this product within the reach of otherwise untapped
    customer segments

    Social Initiatives in Farm Sector

    The farm sector faces threats arising out of climate
    change as evident from the growing number of extreme
    weather events. In addition, factors like soil health, input
    quality (seeds and fertilisers), water availability and
    Government policy have significant impact, along with
    price realisations and storage facilities. All this has an
    impact on farm yield and income.

    Given the vulnerabilities, it is critical to strengthen climate
    resilience and adaptability of the agri-food sector. In this
    context, your Bank has launched a variety of initiatives
    such as Holistic Rural Development Programme
    (HRDP), Crop Residue Management Project amongst
    others. Within regulatory guidelines, your Bank has also
    been providing relief to impacted farmers. It also has
    put in place systems designed to enable Direct Benefit
    Transfers in a time-bound manner.

    Lending to the agriculture sector, including to small
    and marginal farmers, is a regulatory mandate as part
    of priority sector lending requirements. The Bank has
    leveraged its extensive knowledge of rural customers
    to create as well as deliver products and services at
    affordable price points and with a quick turnaround
    time. This has enabled it to establish a strong footprint
    in the rural geographies which has now been leveraged
    to increase penetration of liability products. Further,
    your Bank has been working with a segment-specific
    approach like funding to horticulture clusters, supply
    chain finance, agri business, MSMEs and dairy farmers. It
    also continues to engage closely with farmers to mitigate
    risks and protect portfolio quality.

    Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

    The MSME sector serves as an important engine for
    economic growth and is one of the largest employers in
    the economy.

    As on March 31,2025, your Bank's assets in the MSME
    segment stood at ' 5,24,101.10 crore.

    The Micro Enterprises assets alone stood at
    ' 1,54,028.51 crore.

    The Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India
    (RBI) have been providing support for lending to MSME
    segment on an ongoing basis. Apart from various
    schemes to support MSMEs during the pandemic, the
    Government has also launched a revamped CGTMSE
    scheme with an increased limit threshold for guarantee
    cover and reduction of guarantee fee. Many other
    schemes like Credit Guarantee to Start Ups (CGSS),
    eNWR guarantee scheme have been rolled out.

    Your bank emerged as one of the leading contributors to
    CGTMSE in the Financial Year 2024-25 also, supporting
    the MSME sector with guarantee-covered credit facilities.
    This has further supported the growth of MSME loans
    which have shown a year-on-year growth of 4.07 per cent.

    The pace of digitalisation among MSMEs has accelerated,
    which has helped to speed up the pace of disbursement
    and increase transparency in the sector. Customers can
    now apply online and submit required documents digitally
    and they can also execute post-sanction agreements
    digitally to avail of facilities quickly with straight-through
    disbursement. The Government's digitalisation push,
    the adoption of GST and reforms in return filings, such
    as income tax have made it easier to access customer
    cash flow and financial data, which can be used to
    support decision making and portfolio monitoring. Your
    Bank's SME portal continues to offer ad hoc approvals
    and pre-approved Temporary Overdrafts (TODs) on a
    simplified and faster basis to existing customers. They
    can request a top-up of loans and submit the required
    documents online. The SME portal also allows customers
    to access your Bank's services related to sanctioned
    credit facilities 24/7 from anywhere. Customers can
    download various certificates and statements as needed
    on an ongoing basis.

    On the trade side, your Bank focuses on customer
    engagement to increase the penetration of Trade on Net
    applications. Trade on Net is a complete enterprise trade
    solution for customers engaged in domestic and foreign

    trade. It enables them to initiate and track requests online
    seamlessly, reducing time and costs.

    Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy to
    educate and empower the under-banked

    The philosophy of financial inclusion is about seamless
    delivery of financial services. This includes opening of
    savings bank accounts to inculcate the savings habit/
    transactions, extending credit for productive, personal
    and other purposes and offering value added services
    such as micro-insurance, pension products among
    others. The Bank, through its wide network of branches
    and business correspondents coupled with enhanced
    digital offerings such as BHIM UPI as well as Aadhaar and
    RuPay-enabled Micro-ATMs ensures a wide coverage
    pan-India.

    HDFC Bank is committed to extending banking services
    to deeper geographies in the country to educate,
    empower and enable citizens to be a part of the formal
    financial system. The bank believes that financial literacy
    is an important tool for promoting financial inclusion and
    has adopted an integrated approach, wherein its efforts
    towards Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy go
    hand in hand.

    Through Financial literacy and education, the Bank
    disseminates information on the general banking
    concepts to diverse target groups, including students,
    women, rural and urban poor, pensioners and senior
    citizens to enable them to make informed financial
    decisions as well as to make people understand the
    benefits of linking with the banking system.

    Your Bank has been actively committed to offering a
    multitude of Government schemes across diverse
    geographies. Below are key highlights:

        Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Social
    Security Schemes (PMJJBY, PMSBY and
    APY): 
    To enhance financial inclusion coverage.

    Support: Opened more than 50 lakh PMJDY
    accounts and enrolled 90.97 lakh customers in
    Social Security Schemes (PMJJBY, PMSBY and
    APY) since inception.

        Financial Literacy Camps (FLCs): To educate
    and empower citizens to understand the benefits
    of joining the formal financial system.

    Support: The Bank has cumulatively covered
    over 1.84 crore customers through its FLCs.
    During the Financial Year 2024-25, the bank has
    conducted 4.97 lakh FLC camps covering 30.65
    lakh participants.

        Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY): To

    enable small borrowers to borrow upto ' 20 lakh
    for non-farm income generating activities.

    Support: Since the launch of the scheme, the Bank
    has extended loans amounting to ' 88,664 crore to
    1.32 crore beneficiaries.

        Stand Up India (SUPI): To empower Scheduled
    Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Women borrowers.

    Support: Your Bank has extended loans amounting
    to ' 3,720 crore to 16,115 beneficiaries since
    inception of the scheme.

        Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
    Programme (PMEGP): 
    A special scheme aimed
    at generating employment opportunities in rural
    and urban areas through establishment of new
    self-employment ventures, projects and micro¬
    enterprises.

    Support: The Bank has disbursed funding of ' 390
    crore since inception to micro-enterprise units in
    manufacturing and service sectors.

        PM-Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM-
    SVANidhi): 
    Special scheme under micro-credit
    facility for street vendors providing collateral-free,
    affordable term loans of ' 10,000 for one year in the
    1st tranche.

    Support: Your Bank has provided loans to 40,302
    Street Vendors since inception and educated and
    encouraged them to adopt digital transactions
    through the “Main Bhi Digital” campaign.

        Aadhaar Seva Kendras (Aadhaar enrolment
    and updation service): 
    Your Bank provides
    Aadhaar enrolment and update services at branches
    that are designated as Aadhaar Seva Kendras.

    Support: More than 65.8 lakh enrolments and
    updates undertaken since inception basis explicit
    customer request.

    Sustainable Livelihood Initiative

    Our Sustainable Livelihood Initiative (SLI) is a holistic approach
    that aims to deliver financial support to that section of the
    population who lack access to formal banking services.

    For details click on https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/
    borrow/other-loans/sustainable-livelihood-initiative

    E.    Environmental Sustainability

    Sustainability is one of the core values of the Bank. The
    details are covered in pages 112 to 135.

    F.    Business Enablers

    1.    People

    People is one of the core values of the Bank. Through
    continuous reinforcement and alignment with our
    strategic objectives, the HDFC Bank Culture Framework
    ensures that over 2.14 lakh employees are equipped to
    succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. Our supervisory
    behaviour framework - Nurture, Care, Collaborate
    (NCC) - empowers our workforce with the knowledge
    and guidance needed to lead transformation. We focus
    on acquiring diverse talent and prioritise their well¬
    being, safety and development, fostering an inclusive
    environment where they can thrive and grow.

    For details please refer to pages 150 to 167.

    2.    Leveraging Technology for Growth and
    Technology Absorption

    I n the Financial Year 2024-25 HDFC Bank advanced
    its long-term technology strategy with an integrated
    approach to digital, data, and risk transformation. Our
    ambition to build a future-ready, inclusive financial
    institution continued to gain ground-guided by the belief
    that technology must serve the customer, not complexity.

    The year saw the convergence of three key forces:

    •    A pivot towards platform-led architecture,

    •    A sharp focus on digitalising every meaningful
    journey, and

    •    A proactive stance on resilience and responsible
    AI exploration.

     

    Our “Shift Right” strategy, launched in FY 2024., served
    as the compass-anchoring transformation around five
    pillars: Journeys, Channels, Core, Data, and Security.

    Reimagining the Banking Experience

    Across customer segments —retail, SME, and
    enterprise—we reengineered critical touchpoints to be
    more responsive, inclusive and insight-led.

    •    86 per cent of new account acquisitions and 79
    per cent service requests were fulfilled digitally,
    supported by simplified onboarding, real-time
    validations, and assisted journeys where needed.

    •    High-volume lending products like Xpress Car
    Loans, Business Loans and Gold Loans saw scale
    through straight-through processing and biometric
    KYC flows.

    •    I n rural and semi-urban India, digitally assisted
    journeys enabled credit and deposit access via local
    business correspondents—reducing onboarding
    time and improving branch capacities.

    Our customer-first design philosophy enabled us to deliver
    outcome-based journeys, not just digital workflows—
    focused on speed, intuitiveness and self-resolution.

    Scaling Digital Interfaces with Intelligence

    Our newly upgraded Mobile and NetBanking platforms—
    rolled out in phases—have ushered in a cutting-edge
    experience, featuring unified views, smart navigation and
    enhanced security protocols that elevate every interaction.

    Conversational interfaces through HDFC BankOne
    handled over 3.7 crore customer engagements monthly,
    while WhatsApp Banking emerged as the preferred
    channel of our customers. Over half of all service
    requests now flow through digital self-service channels,
    with fallback to agents only when required.

    The launch of Pixel, a fully digital, app-native
    credit card, saw strong traction. It is built on the
    principles of configurability, real-time servicing and
    contextual engagement.

    Deepening Ecosystem Play: Embedded and API
    Banking

    Our embedded banking model evolved into an
    anchoring capability:

    •    We scaled integrations with partners like Tata Neu,
    PhonePe and Swiggy enabling seamless API-led
    journeys for retail lending and cards.

    •    Over one lakh products were sourced monthly
    through these ecosystems.

    •    Our co-branded cards portfolio expanded
    with curated benefits, contextual offers and
    intelligent onboarding.

    We also enhanced our cross-border offering:

    •    HDFC Bank now handles over 20 per cent of India's
    inbound remittances through tie-ups with Lulu
    Exchange, Flywire and PayMyTuition, supported by
    over 115 correspondent arrangements.

    A robust API-first orchestration layer continues to
    drive plug-and-play capability for partners, enabling
    secure, real-time access to banking infrastructure
    across platforms.

    Modernising the Core for Real-Time, Resilient
    Scale

    Financial Year 2024-25 marked a major milestone with
    the migration of our Core Banking System to a next-gen
    engineered platform—making HDFC Bank one of the
    largest banks in the country to host its core ecosystem
    on a modern, scalable architecture.

    This was complemented by:

    •    The first deployment under our “Lighten the Core”
    strategy-Payments Hub-which modularised IMPS
    processing with reduced latency.

    •    Active-active data center configurations and
    infrastructure upgrades across payments,
    origination and loan management platforms.

    These foundational shifts allow us to handle
    exponential digital growth while preserving availability
    and performance.

    Harnessing Data for Insight-Led Decisions

    The Bank initiated a Data Lake House programme to
    centralise data from across systems, enabling scalable
    analytics, improving accuracy and regulatory compliance.

    Built on modern open-stack technologies, the platform
    supports better decision-making, standardises master
    data, and strengthens governance through unified
    controls, lineage tracking and reduced duplication.

    Cybersecurity and Digital Risk: A Measured
    Approach

    As the Bank expands its digital footprint, safeguarding
    customer data and ensuring system integrity remain
    paramount. In FY 2025, HDFC Bank strengthened its
    cybersecurity architecture with a comprehensive suite of
    tools and governance frameworks designed to manage
    evolving risks, ensure regulatory alignment and preserve
    operational continuity.

    The Bank continued to enhance its Zero Trust
    Architecture, reducing reliance on perimeter defences
    and embedding verification at every access point—
    across users, systems and APIs. These principles now
    underpin access controls, policy enforcement and cloud
    governance across business-critical environments.

    The Bank protects its customer data and digital services
    through a range of advanced security measures. By
    deploying PRISMA Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement
    Management (CIEM), the Bank effectively manages and
    restricts cloud permissions based on least-privilege
    principles. The integration of Accops Secure Gateway
    provides MFA-protected access to crucial internet¬
    facing applications while Zscaler Private Access (ZPA)
    ensures secure, policy-driven remote connectivity in
    line with the Bank's Zero Trust roadmap. Additionally,
    the Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) safeguards
    against application-layer threats across digital channels.
    Continuous monitoring, detection and remediation of
    cloud misconfigurations and vulnerabilities are achieved
    through the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
    and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP). The
    Bank also employs Cloud Access Security Broker
    (CASB), Browser Isolation and CI/CD Security Controls
    to secure SaaS usage and development pipelines. Lastly,
    Attack Surface Monitoring (ASM) continuously scans and
    secures exposed digital assets throughout the enterprise.

    Collectively, these investments reinforce the Bank's
    commitment to secure-by-design architecture ensuring
    that innovation, scale and resilience go hand in hand with
    responsible risk management.

    Serving Enterprises and SMEs with Speed and
    Simplicity

    Our Corporate and Wholesale Banking business saw
    strong digital adoption through:

    •    Rollout of fully digital onboarding journeys for
    working capital and trade finance.

    •    Enhancements to CBX (Corporate Banking
    Exchange), which now processes large volume of
    transactions monthly, with API share steadily rising.

    I n parallel, our SmartHub suite scaled across SME and
    merchant communities with embedded finance, payments
    and loan origination stitched into a single interface.

    Building at Scale: Agile Tech Delivery

    The Factory model continues to be the nucleus of
    digital execution at HDFC Bank—with dedicated units
    focused on:

    •    Experience design

    •    Mobile and cloud engineering

    •    APIs and orchestration

    •    Data and GenAI

    •    Secure-by-design architecture

    Various high-impact programmes were executed
    in FY 2025 using this construct—ranging from core
    modernisation to next-gen servicing platforms.

    The Next Chapter: Responsible GenAI and
    Platform-Led Innovation

    Financial Year 2024-25 served as the foundation year for
    AI-readiness. A structured platform approach is being
    developed with focus on:

    •    Secure, reusable models and components
    for scalability

    •    Built-in observability and compliance

    The Bank is exploring a Class of Problems
    methodology—prioritising high-impact, enterprise¬
    wide opportunities over isolated use cases. This
    approach ensures scalability, consistency and
    measurable business outcomes.

    Early pilots in documentation, support, underwriting
    and productivity workflows have validated the potential
    for GenAI to augment decision-making and reduce
    operational friction.

    What Lies Ahead

    Financial Year 2024-25 was a year of bold action,
    modernisation and simplification. In FY 2026, our focus
    sharpens towards:

    •    Scaling digital platforms with embedded capabilities

    •    Operationalising responsible GenAI

    •    Delivering contextual experiences at the edge

    •    Sustaining resilience while enabling agility

    HDFC Bank's technology and digital strategy remains
    focused not just on keeping pace with change—but on
    shaping the future of customer-centric, inclusive and
    intelligent banking in India.

    Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity is at the heart of the technology transformation
    journey and the Bank is deeply committed to ensuring robust
    cyber security with substantial advancements being made to
    further fortify its infrastructure and applications. Key initiatives
    in this regard include:

    •    Significant advancements to consolidate cyber security
    through initiatives such as the foundation of a next-
    generation Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC)
    for predictive security and incident management,
    introduction of Security Orchestration, Automation and
    Response (SOAR) to reduce incident response times and
    network micro-segmentation for better control, visibility
    and preparedness against ransomware.

    •    The initiative and approach to leverage AI and ML as an
    entire suite to proactively detect and respond to threats
    is managed through the deployment of next generation
    Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) solution
    augmented by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine
    Learning (ML) capabilities along with strong User Entity
    Behavioral Analysis (UEBA) functionalities and built-in
    threat modelling.

    •    24/7 defacement monitoring and vulnerability
    management of the bank's internet properties, antivirus
    / malware program, patch management, penetration

    testing, etc. for minimising the surface area for cyber
    security attacks and fortifying the Bank's assets like
    infrastructure and applications.

    •    Dedicated program for attack surface management
    (ASM) that includes continuous attack surface discovery
    and probing for weaknesses on the discovered assets.
    There has been a continuous effort to ensure that
    all significant weaknesses are remediated within a
    reasonable timeframe.

    •    Adopting a zero-trust architecture approach to ensure
    protection against cyber-attacks.

    •    I mplementation of Anti-Advanced Persistence Threat
    (Anti-APT) system agent on all endpoints in the Bank
    to protect from zero-day malware attacks. All network
    elements such as email, web as well as endpoint
    computers are protected by the anti-APT system.

    •    Enterprise solutions such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
    to monitor sensitive data stored, transmitted and shared
    by users, and to prevent and detect data breaches. All
    endpoints have proxy agent configured to ensure that
    only authorised websites are accessed. All outgoing
    e-mails are monitored through DLP solution.

    •    Laptop Encryption: Data encryption ensures that
    business-critical and sensitive data is not misplaced,
    thereby preventing any reputational damage and
    curtailing monetary losses. Hard disk encryption is
    implemented on all laptops.

    •    Implementation of Domain-based Message
    Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC)
    system for protecting the Bank's domain from
    unauthorized use, commonly known as ‘email spoofing'.

    Technology related challenges over the past few years have
    only made the Bank's resolve stronger to consolidate and
    fortify its technology environment. Focused technology /
    digital investments and programs in technology are pivotal to
    the Bank in the new age of digital banking and experiences
    for its customers.

    Service Quality Initiatives and Grievance Redressal

    Customer Focus is one of the five core values of the Bank.
    Given a highly competitive business environment, especially
    with diverse lines of businesses, we continuously strive to
    enhance customer experience. Delivering exceptional product

    quality and customer service is a prerequisite for sustained
    growth. The Bank strives to achieve this by seeking customer
    feedback, benchmarking with best-in-class business entities
    and implementing customer-centric improvements. We have
    adopted a well-defined three-step strategy towards Customer
    Service - Define, Measure and Improve. Towards improving
    customer experience, the Bank has adopted industry best
    practices and continuously acts on customer feedback
    secured across multiple channels.

    HDFC Bank has adopted a multi-pronged approach to
    provide an omnichannel experience to its customers. On
    the one hand, it has traditional touchpoints like branches,
    email care and PhoneBanking. On the other hand, it has
    state-of-the-art platforms like NetBanking, MobileBanking,
    WhatsApp Banking, the chatbot Eva and the Bank's exclusive
    social care handles. The Bank also has a Virtual Relationship
    Management programme to cater to various financial needs
    in a personalised manner.

    One of the key strategies adopted by your bank is to leverage
    the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation in
    providing better customer service - which entails (a) Speed
    of Response (b) Accuracy of Response (c) Response being In
    line with regulatory prescriptions and (d) in-depth root cause
    analysis to reduce/eliminate recurrence of customer grievances.

    Customer service performance and grievance redressal are
    regularly assessed at various levels, including Branch Level
    Customer Service Committees, Virtual Level Customer
    Service Committees, Standing Committee on Customer
    Service and Customer Service Committee of the Board. HDFC
    Bank has implemented robust processes to monitor and
    measure service quality levels across touchpoints, including
    at product and process level through the efforts of the Quality
    Initiatives Group.

    The service quality team conducts regular reviews across
    various products, processes and channels, focusing on
    improving the customer experience. A unique Service Quality
    Index (SQI) has been developed to measure the performance
    of key customer facing channels based on critical customer
    service parameters. This SQI enables customer facing
    channels to identify improvement areas, thereby raising
    service standards.

    One of the basic building blocks of providing acceptable
    level of customer service is to have an effective Internal
    Grievance Redressal Mechanism / Framework. HDFC Bank
    has developed a comprehensive Grievance Redressal Policy,
    Customer Rights Policy, Customer Protection Policy and a

    Customer Compensation Policy duly approved by the Board
    which outline a framework for resolving customer grievances
    in an effective manner. These policies are accessible to
    customers through the Bank's website and branch network.

    HDFC Bank has created multiple channels for customers
    to provide feedback and register grievances facilitating
    a transparent and accessible system. As a pioneer in
    innovative financial solutions and digital platforms, the
    Bank has witnessed an increased utilisation of its digital
    channels. Keeping customer interest in focus, the Bank has
    formulated a Board approved Protection Policy which limits
    the liability of customers in case of unauthorised electronic
    banking transactions.

    This Bank is compliant with the RBI Internal Ombudsman
    Scheme of RBI Guidelines. At the apex level, as a part of
    the Internal Grievance Redressal mechanism, the Bank has
    appointed seasoned-retired bankers as Internal Ombudsmen
    to independently review any customer grievance which is
    partly/wholly rejected by the Bank before the final decision is
    communicated to the customer.

    HDFC Bank is on a journey to measure customer loyalty
    through a high velocity, closed loop customer feedback
    system. This customer experience transformation programme
    helps employees to empathise better with customers and
    improve turnaround times. Branded as ‘Infinite Smiles',
    the programme helps establish behaviours and practices
    that result in customer-centric actions through continuous
    improvement in products, services, processes and policies.

    The Bank remains committed to placing the customer at the
    centre of its operations. By consistently improving customer
    experience, adopting an omnichannel approach and
    implementing robust service quality and grievance redressal
    mechanisms, it aims to build and nurture lasting relationships.

    Risk Management and Portfolio Quality

    Your Bank's historical focus on Pillar 1 risks, including Credit
    Risk, Market Risk and Operational Risk has been expanded
    in response to the evolving banking landscape. Liquidity
    Risk, Information Technology Risk, Information Security Risk,
    Group Risk and Model Risk have also emerged as critical
    considerations. These risks not only impact your Bank's
    financial strength and operations but also its reputation. To
    address these concerns, your Bank has established Board-
    approved risk strategy and policies overseen by the Risk Policy
    and Monitoring Committee (RPMC). RPMC is a Board level
    committee, which supports the Board by supervising the

    implementation of the risk strategy. It guides the development
    of policies, procedures and systems for managing risk. It
    ensures that these are adequate and appropriate to changing
    business conditions, the structure and needs of the Bank and
    the risk appetite of the Bank. It ensures that frameworks are
    established for assessing and managing various risks faced
    by the Bank, systems are developed to relate risk to the
    Bank's capital level and methods are in place for monitoring
    compliance with internal risk management policies and
    processes.

    The hallmark of your Bank's risk management function is that it
    is independent of the business sourcing unit with convergence
    only at the CEO level.

    The gamut of key risks faced by the Bank which are
    dimensioned and managed include:

    •    Financial Risks:

    •    Credit Risk,

    •    Market Risk

    •    Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book

    •    Liquidity Risk

    •    Intraday Liquidity Risk

    •    Intraday Credit Risk

    •    Credit Concentration    Risk

    •    Non-Financial Risks

    •    Operational Risk

    •    I nformation Technology and Information
    Security Practices

    •    Technology Risk

    •    Third Party Products    Risk

    •    Outsourcing Risk

    •    Group Risk (various risks pertaining to subsidiaries)

    •    Model Risk

    •    People Risk

    •    Business Risk

    •    Strategic Risk

    •    Compliance Risk

    •    Reputation Risk

    Financial Risks:

    Credit Risk

    Credit Risk is the possibility of losses associated with
    diminution in the credit quality of borrowers or counterparties.
    Losses stem from outright default or reduction in portfolio
    value. Your Bank has a comprehensive credit risk architecture,
    policies, procedures and systems for managing credit risk
    in its retail and wholesale businesses. Wholesale lending
    is managed on an individual as well as portfolio basis. In
    contrast, given the granularity of individual exposures, retail
    lending is managed largely on a portfolio basis across
    various products and customer segments. Robust front-end
    and back-end systems are in place to ensure credit quality
    and minimise default losses. The factors considered while
    sanctioning retail loans include income, demographics,
    credit history, loan tenure and banking behavior. In addition,
    multiple credit risk models are developed and used to assess
    different segments of customers based on portfolio behavior.
    In wholesale loans, credit risk is managed by capping
    exposures based on borrower group, industry, credit rating
    grades and country, among others. This is backed by portfolio
    diversification, stringent credit approval processes, periodic
    post-disbursement monitoring and remedial measures. Your
    Bank has ensured strong asset quality through volatile times
    in the lending environment by stringently adhering to prudent
    norms and institutionalised processes. Your Bank also has a
    robust framework for assessing Counterparty Banks, which
    are reviewed periodically to ensure interbank exposures are
    within approved appetite.

    As on March 31, 2025, your Bank's ratio of Gross Non¬
    Performing Assets (GNPAs) to Gross Advances was 1.33 per
    cent. Net Non- Performing Assets (Gross Non-Performing
    Assets Less Specific Loan Loss provisions) was 0.43 per cent
    of Net Advances.

    Your Bank has a conservative and prudent policy for specific
    provisions on NPAs. Its provision for NPAs is higher than
    the minimum regulatory requirements and adheres to the
    regulatory norms for Standard Assets.

    Credit Risk emanating from digital lending

    Driven by rapid technological advancements, the banking
    sector is witnessing the increasing importance of digitalisation
    as a critical differentiator for customer retention and service
    delivery. Digital lending has emerged as a convenient and
    quick method for customers to secure loans with just a
    few clicks, often in minutes. However, addressing the risks
    associated with digital lending is crucial, and your Bank has
    implemented appropriate measures to manage these risks
    effectively. Digital loans are sanctioned primarily to your Bank's
    existing customers. Often, they are customers across multiple
    products, thus enabling the Bank ready access to their
    credit history and risk profile. This accessibility facilitates the
    evaluation of their loan eligibility. Moreover, the credit checks
    and scores used by your Bank in process-based underwriting
    are replicated for digital loans. This ensures consistency in the
    evaluation process.

    Market Risk

    Market Risk arises primarily from your Bank's statutory reserve
    management and trading activity in interest rates, equity
    and currency market. These risks are managed through a
    well-defined Board approved Market Risk Policy, Investment
    Policy, Foreign Exchange Trading Policy and Derivatives Policy
    that caps risk in different trading desks or various securities
    through trading risk limits/triggers. The risk measures include
    position limits, tenor restrictions, sensitivity limits, namely,
    PV01, Modified Duration of Hold to Maturity Portfolio and
    Option Greeks, Value-at-Risk (VaR) Limit, Stop Loss Trigger
    Level (SLTL), Scenario-based P&L Triggers, Potential Loss
    Trigger Level (PLTL), YTD Trigger for AFS book. These limits
    are monitored on an end-of-day basis by treasury mid office.
    In addition, forex open positions, currency option delta and
    interest rate sensitivity limits are computed and monitored
    on an intraday basis. This is supplemented by a Board-
    approved stress testing policy and framework that simulates
    various market risk scenarios to measure losses and initiate
    remedial measures. Your Bank's Market Risk capital charge is
    computed daily using the Standardised Measurement Method
    applying the regulatory factors.

    Liquidity Risk

    Liquidity risk is the risk that the Bank may not be able to
    meet its financial obligations as they fall due without incurring
    unacceptable losses. Your Bank's liquidity and interest rate
    risk management framework is spelt out through a well-
    defined Board approved Asset Liability Management Policy.
    As part of this process, your Bank has established various
    Board-approved limits for liquidity and interest rate risks in

    the banking book. The Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) is a
    decision-making unit responsible for implementing the liquidity
    and interest rate risk management strategy of the Bank in line
    with its risk management objectives and ensures adherence
    to the risk tolerance/limits set by the Board. ALCO reviews
    the policy's implementation and monitoring of limits. While
    the maturity gap, Basel III ratios, and stock ratio limits help
    manage liquidity risk, Net Interest Income impact and Market
    Value of Equity (MVE) impact help mitigate interest rate risk
    in the banking book. This is reinforced by a comprehensive
    Board-approved stress testing programme covering both
    liquidity and interest rate risk.

    Your Bank conducts various studies to assess the behavioural
    pattern of non-contractual assets and liabilities and
    embedded options available to customers, which are used
    while managing maturity gaps and repricing risk respectively.
    Further, your Bank has the necessary framework to manage
    intraday liquidity risk.

    The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) is one of the Basel
    Committee's key reforms to develop a more resilient banking
    sector. The LCR, a global standard, is also used to measure
    your Bank's liquidity position. LCR seeks to ensure that the
    Bank has an adequate stock of unencumbered High-Quality
    Liquid Assets (HQLA) that can be converted into cash easily
    and immediately to meet its liquidity needs under a 30-day
    calendar liquidity stress scenario. The LCR helps in improving
    the banking sector's ability to absorb shocks arising from
    financial and economic stress, whatever the source, thus
    reducing the risk of spillover from the financial sector to the
    real economy.

    The Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), a key liquidity risk
    measure under BCBS liquidity standards, is also used to
    measure your Bank's liquidity position. The NSFR seeks to
    ensure that your Bank maintains a stable funding profile in
    relation to the composition of its assets and off-balance sheet
    activities. The NSFR promotes resilience over a longer-term
    time horizon by requiring banks to fund their activities with
    more stable sources of funding on an ongoing basis. The RBI

    guidelines stipulated a minimum NSFR requirement of 100 per
    cent at a consolidated level and your Bank has maintained
    the NSFR well above 100 per cent since its implementation.
    Based on guidelines issued by RBI, your Bank's NSFR stood
    at 119.80 per cent on a consolidated basis at March 31,2025.

    Non-financial Risks:

    Operational Risk

    This is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal
    processes, people and systems or from external events. It also
    includes risk of loss due to legal risk but excludes strategic
    and reputational risk.

    Given below is a detailed explanation under four different
    heads: Framework and Process, Internal Control, Information
    Technology and Information Security Practices and Fraud
    Monitoring and Control.

    A. Framework and Process

    To manage Operational Risks, your Bank has established
    a comprehensive Operational Risk Management
    Framework, whose implementation is supervised by the
    Operational Risk Management Committee (ORMC) and
    reviewed by the RPMC of the Board. An independent
    Operational Risk Management Department (ORMD)
    is responsible for implementing the framework. The
    framework incorporates, three lines of defence to
    ensure implementation.

    Three Lines of Defense model for Operational
    Risk Management

    •    In order to achieve the aforesaid objective pertaining
    to operational risk management framework, the ORMC
    guides and oversees the functioning, implementation, and
    maintenance of operational risk management activities of
    Bank, with special focus on:

    •    I dentification and assessment of risks across the Bank
    through the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
    and Scenario analysis

    •    Measurement of Operational Risk based on the actual
    loss data

    •    Monitoring of risk through Key Risk Indicators (KRI)

    •    Management and reporting through KRI, RCSA and
    operational risk losses of the Bank

    B. Internal Control

    Your Bank has implemented sound internal control
    practices across all processes, units and functions. It has
    well laid down policies and processes for the management
    of its day-to-day activities. Your Bank follows established,
    well-designed controls, which include traditional four eye
    principles, effective segregation of business and support
    functions, segregation of duties, call back processes,
    reconciliation, exception reporting and periodic MIS.
    Specialised risk control units function in risk- prone
    products/ functions to minimise operational risk. Controls
    are tested as part of the SOX control testing framework.

    C. Information Technology and Information
    Security Practices

    Your Bank operates in a highly automated environment
    and makes use of the latest technologies available on
    cloud or on-premises Data Centres to support various
    business segments. With the advent of new technology
    tools and increased sophistication, your Bank has
    improved its efficiency, reduced operational complexities,
    aided decision making and enhanced the accessibility of
    products and services. This results in various risks such
    as those associated with the use, ownership, operation,
    redundancy, involvement, influence, and adoption of IT
    within an enterprise, as well as business disruption due
    to technological failures. Additionally, it can lead to risks
    related to information assets, data security, integrity,
    reliability, and availability, among others. Your Bank
    has put in place a governance framework, Information
    Security Practices, Business Continuity Plan, Disaster
    Recovery (DR) resiliency, Public Cloud and Cloud Native
    Services Adoption and Enhanced Automated Monitoring
    mechanisms to mitigate Information Technology and
    Information Security-related risks. Our Bank continues
    to enhance its information security posture through a
    range of strategic and technology-driven initiatives aimed
    at strengthening its information security and resilience
    against evolving cyber threats.

    a.    The Next-generation Cybersecurity Operations
    Center (CSOC) has brought in significant
    advancements to improve overall cyber security
    posture of the Bank by deploying a predictive
    / proactive security monitoring of Bank IT
    Infrastructure and Applications. We have deployed
    next generation Security Incident Event Management
    (SIEM) solution augmented by Artificial Intelligence
    (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities along
    with strong User Entity Behavioral Analysis (UEBA)
    functionalities and built-in threat modelling.

    b.    The Bank's dedicated Attack Surface Management
    (ASM) program is aimed at continuously identifying
    and addressing vulnerabilities across its assets,
    thereby ensuring a secure environment for the Bank
    and its customers.

    c.    Additionally, vulnerability management of the Bank's
    internet properties, penetration testing, antivirus /
    anti-malware program etc. minimize the surface
    area for cyber security attacks.

    d.    Our centralized patch management tool automates
    the discovery, management, and remediation of
    endpoints and servers across various operating
    systems and environments for the available patches.
    It further facilitates patching, software deployment,
    and compliance with security standards, thus
    reducing the risk of the introduction of vulnerability
    due to lack of timely patching.

    e.    With the growing use of cloud infrastructure,
    tools such as Cloud Posture and Access Security
    Tools (CSPM & CASB) have been implemented
    to detect misconfigurations, enforce compliance
    requirements, and proactively reduce cloud-related
    risks.

    f.    Our Red Team proactively assesses our cyber
    assets for vulnerabilities through various periodic
    tests which also include red team assessments.
    Any issues identified during the assessments are
    remediated in a timely manner to ensure that the
    banking services remain resilient and stay protected
    against the evolving threats.

    g.    Our Bank has also adopted zero-trust architecture
    approach to ensure protection against cyber¬
    attacks.

    h.    Bank's comprehensive e-learning module, iSecurity
    Ambassador (iSA), a mandatory assessment-based
    course on information and cyber security, helps in
    promoting security awareness culture in the Bank.

    Overall, the bank's cybersecurity measures are focused
    on ensuring the highest level of protection against cyber
    threats, with proactive monitoring and automated incident
    response capabilities, enhanced network visibility and a
    zero-trust approach to security.

    The Bank has defined various policies and frameworks
    for managing the IT and Information Security risks
    including risks emanating from third party engagements
    and it follows the three lines of defence principle in
    managing these risks. With the evolving changes in the
    technology landscape, the Bank has been reviewing and
    enhancing the scope for monitoring and mitigating the
    risks through revision of frameworks and policies, tools,
    and governance.

    Your Bank has a well-defined Business Continuity and
    Disaster Recovery plan that is periodically tested to
    ensure that it can meet any operational contingencies.
    Further, there is a well-documented crisis management
    plan in place to address the strategic issues of a crisis
    impacting the Bank and to direct and communicate the
    corporate response to the crisis including cyber crisis.
    In addition, employees periodically undergo mandatory
    business continuity awareness training and sensitisation
    exercises on a periodic basis.

    For details on Business Continuity Management,
    Information and Cyber Security Practices and Data
    Privacy Measures, please refer page 106 to 111 and
    231 & 239.

    An independent assurance team within Internal Audit
    acts as a third line of defence that provides assurance
    on the management of IT-related risks.

    D. Fraud Monitoring and Control

    Your Bank has defined a comprehensive Fraud Risk
    Management Policy encompassing the life cycle, i.e.
    prevention, detection, investigation, accountability,
    monitoring, recovery, analysis and reporting. Further, the
    Bank has Whistle Blower and Vigilance Policies and there
    are designated functions responsible for implementation
    of fraud prevention measures. Frauds are investigated to
    identify the root cause and relevant corrective steps are
    recommended to prevent recurrence.

    Fraud Monitoring committees at the senior management
    and Board level also deliberate on high value fraud
    events and advise preventive actions. Periodic
    reports are submitted to the Board and senior
    management committees.

    Compliance Risk

    Compliance Risk is defined as the risk of impairment of your
    Bank's integrity, leading to damage to its reputation, legal or
    regulatory sanctions, or financial loss, as a result of a failure (or
    perceived failure) to comply with applicable laws, regulations
    and standards. Your Bank has a Compliance Policy to ensure
    the highest standards of compliance. A dedicated team of
    subject matter experts in the Compliance Department works
    with business, support and operations teams to ensure active
    Compliance Risk management and monitoring. The team
    also provides advisory services on regulatory matters. The

    focus is on identifying and reducing risk by rigorously testing
    products and also putting in place robust internal policies.
    Products that adhere to regulatory norms are tested after
    rollout and shortcomings, if any, are fully addressed till the
    product stabilises. Internal policies are reviewed and updated
    periodically as per agreed frequency or based on market
    actions or regulatory guidelines/ actions. The compliance
    team also seeks regular feedback on regulatory compliance
    from product, business and operation teams through self¬
    certifications and monitoring.

    Group Risk

    Your Bank has diverse set of subsidiaries including NBFC,
    AMC, Life Insurance, General Insurance, Venture Capital
    entities, amongst others. In order to manage the risk arising
    from subsidiaries with regard to potential uncertainties or
    adverse events that can impact the operations, financial
    stability, reputation of the Group, your Bank has established
    Group Risk Management function within the Risk Management
    Group. Your Bank shall have a reasonable oversight on the
    Risk Management Framework of the group entities on an
    ongoing basis through Group Risk Management Committee
    (GRMC) and Group Risk Council (GRC). The Board / Risk
    Management committees of respective subsidiary shall be
    driving the day to day risk management in accordance with
    the requirements of the respective regulator. Stress testing
    for the group is carried out by integrating the stress tests of
    the subsidiaries. Similarly, capital adequacy projections are
    formulated for the group after incorporating the business/
    capital plans of the subsidiaries. The Group Risk Management
    Committee reports to the Bank's Risk Policy & Monitoring
    Committee (RPMC).

    Group Oversight Framework:

    As HDFC Bank continues to grow in scale and complexity as the
    parent of a diversified financial group, the need for coordinated
    oversight across group entities has become increasingly
    important. In April 2024, the Bank formally introduced a
    Group Oversight Framework to reinforce governance across
    subsidiaries. This initiative aligns with regulatory expectations
    set out in the inter-regulatory forum reports by the Reserve
    Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India
    (SEBI) and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
    of India (IRDAI) on the monitoring of systemically important
    financial intermediaries.

    The Framework applies to H DFC Bank and its group companies
    that are consolidated in the Bank's financial statements, with
    the exception of entities where the Bank neither exercises

    significant control nor qualifies as a significant beneficial
    owner-such as HDFC Mutual Fund, Alternative Investment
    Funds and Separately Managed Accounts managed or
    advised by HDFC Asset Management Company Limited and
    its international subsidiary.

    The Framework establishes a defined structure for oversight,
    reporting and escalation across the Group. The Board of HDFC
    Bank exercises overall oversight through periodic information
    reported by various stakeholders. The Group Oversight
    Department reports critical matters to the Board, including
    critical overdue action items, material risks, exceptions in intra¬
    group transactions, material related-party transactions and
    significant governance concerns (if any).

    Enabling and control functions of the Bank report Group-level
    key metrics and any observed exceptions through designated
    channels. Oversight responsibilities and escalation protocols
    are set out in the framework and is illustrated as below.

    Model Risk

    The use of models invariably presents model risk, which is the
    potential for adverse consequences from decisions based on
    incorrect or misused model outputs and reports. The Model
    Risk Management (MRM) under Risk Management Group
    is responsible for testing and verifying the accuracy and
    reliability of models used within the Bank. By establishing a
    dedicated MRM team, your Bank ensures that its models are
    independently evaluated before implementation and on an
    ongoing basis.

    There is an established Model Risk Management Policy
    (MRM Policy) which is a centralized, overarching policy whose
    objective is to provide comprehensive guidance on model
    risk management across the Bank. The policy defines the
    roles and responsibilities across stakeholders i.e., Model

    Owners, Model Users, Model Developers, and the Model Risk
    Management (MRM).

    There is Model Risk Management Committee (MRMC)
    which is an executive committee to govern the Model Risk
    Management Framework as defined in the MRM policy. It also
    oversees the development and implementation of MRM policy,
    governance structure and ensure that necessary processes
    and systems are put in place. The Committee reviews the
    results of the model validation/monitoring on a periodic basis.
    The MRMC shall report to the Bank's Risk Policy & Monitoring
    Committee (RPMC).

    ICAAP

    Your Bank has a structured management framework in the
    Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) for
    the identification and evaluation of all material risks that the
    Bank is exposed to, which may have an adverse material
    impact on its financial position. Your Bank has identified
    material risks which include, in addition to Pillar 1, several
    Pillar 2 risks for which capital is primarily quantified using
    stress testing approach. The ICAAP framework is guided by
    the Board approved ICAAP Policy. The ICAAP encompasses
    assessment of capital adequacy for the base period and for
    the projected plan years.

    Climate Risk

    The risks from climate change are divided into (i) Physical risk
    (acute and chronic) which captures economic losses from
    acute impacts on account of extreme weather events or long¬
    term chronic impact on environment and (ii) Transition risks
    which captures financial asset level losses due to the possible
    process of adjustment to a low carbon economy.

    The CSR and ESG committee of the Board oversees your
    Bank's sustainability and climate change initiatives. This
    Committee monitors the ESG framework, the Environmental
    Policy framework, actionables and initiatives strategised and
    executed by the management level ESG Apex Council and
    the ESG Working Groups.

    The Committee also maintains an oversight over your Bank's
    ESG disclosures, highlighting your Bank's ESG performance
    and prioritisation of material topics. A dedicated ESG vertical
    works in conjunction with several internal and external
    stakeholders, to drive your Bank's ESG agenda including
    managing, mitigating and reporting on climate metrics. The
    Deputy Managing Director of the Bank has direct oversight on
    the ESG function and reports to the Board on such matters.
    Further, your Bank has formulated its ESG policy framework

    and ESG Risk Management (ESGRM) Framework, which are
    integrated into the Bank's wholesale credit appraisal process.
    Specifically, your Bank's ESGRM Framework addresses
    climate transition and mitigation plan and includes a prohibition
    list criterion and ‘Category-A' tagging of climate risk-related
    vulnerable sectors. Your Bank's commitment to enhance its
    portfolio from a climate and ESG perspective is reflected in the
    development of the Board approved Sustainable Financing
    Criteria Framework, which aligns with the overall sustainability
    strategy of the Bank.

    Your Bank is in the process of evaluating appropriate
    methodology and frameworks to assess climate transition risk
    for the wholesale borrowers. Your Bank also estimates financed
    emissions in its lending portfolio and is firming up an internal
    strategy on tracking its portfolio-based financed emissions.
    Additionally, your Bank has taken initiatives to engage in
    capacity building programmes to familiarise the Board and
    its staff members on the key developments in climate risk
    assessment, considering this risk is continuously evolving.

    Additionally, your Bank is continuously striving to align itself
    to make increased climate risk related disclosures in line with
    domestic and global regulations. Your Bank endeavours to
    align with climate risk related disclosures as per Task Force on
    Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework and
    has been reporting on ESG KPIs in alignment with the Global
    Reporting Initiative (GRI) since FY2014, along with reporting
    in line with the SEBI-mandated Business Responsibility
    and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework in its
    annual disclosures.

    Stress Testing Framework

    Your Bank has implemented a Board approved Stress
    Testing Policy and Framework which forms an integral part of
    the Bank's ICAAP. Stress testing involves the use of various
    techniques to assess your Bank's potential vulnerability
    to extreme but plausible stressed business conditions.
    The changes in the levels of Pillar I risks and select Pillar
    II risks, along with the changes in the on and off-Balance
    Sheet positions of your Bank are assessed under assumed
    ‘stress' scenarios and sensitivity factors. The suite of stress
    scenarios includes topical themes depending on prevailing
    geopolitical / macroeconomic / sectoral and other trends.
    The stress testing outcome may be analysed through
    capital impact and/or identification of vulnerable borrowers
    depending on the scenario.

    Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

    Your Bank has a strong BCP programme in place that
    enables operational resilience and continuity in delivering
    quality services across various business cycles. With our ISO
    22301:2019 certified Business Continuity Programme, we
    prioritise minimising service disruptions and safeguarding our
    employees, customers and business during any unforeseen
    adverse events or circumstances. The Programme is designed
    in accordance with the guidelines issued by regulatory bodies.
    Further, our programme undergoes regular internal, external
    and regulatory reviews.

    The Business Continuity Management function focusses
    on strengthening the Bank's preparedness for continuity.
    Oversight over programme is provided by the Business
    Continuity Steering Committee (BCSC), chaired by the Group
    Chief Risk Officer and Risk & Policy Monitoring Committee
    (RPMC), a Board-level committee.

    The programme is guided by an enterprise-wide Board
    approved BCM Policy, supported by comprehensive processes
    and procedures. These enable the Bank to effectively respond
    to, recover from, resume and restore critical business functions
    following disruptions caused by internal or external risk events.
    The framework clearly defines roles and responsibilities for
    teams involved in Crisis Management, Business Recovery,
    Emergency Response and IT Disaster Recovery, ensuring a
    coordinated approach.

    So e of the key roles in this programme are as follows:

     

    Steering Committee

    It ensures centralised monitoring of your Bank's Business Continuity program implementation

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    Crisis Management teams

    These work on effective management of recovery operations during disruptive events

     

    Disaster Recovery (DR) Site

    A dedicated DR site for recovery of critical core and customer facing applications

    &

    Functional recovery plans

    Functional recovery plans ensure structured and expedited restoration of operations

     

    Periodic drills

    Periodic drills are conducted for testing the effectiveness of recovery plans.

    As a responsible Bank, these steadfast practices have enabled
    us to continue seamless service delivery to our customers
    through disruptiveeventsand beyond.

    Internal Controls, Audit and Compliance

    Your Bank has put in place extensive internal controls and
    processes that are commensurate with the size and scale
    of the Bank to mitigate Operational and other allied risks,
    including centralised operations and ‘segregation of duty'
    between the front and back-office. The front-office units
    usually act as customer touchpoints and sales and service
    outlets while the back-office carries out the entire processing,
    accounting and settlement of transactions in the Bank's
    core banking system. The policy framework, definition and
    monitoring of limits is carried out by various mid-office and
    risk management functions. The credit sanctioning and debt
    management units are also segregated and do not have any
    sales and operations responsibilities.

    Your Bank has set up various executive-level committees,
    with participation from various business and control functions,
    that are designed to review and oversee matters pertaining to
    capital, assets and liabilities, business practices and customer
    service, operational risk, information security, business
    continuity planning and internal risk-based supervision among
    others. The second line of defence functions set standards

    and lay down policies and procedures by which the business
    functions manage risks, including compliance with applicable
    laws, compliance with regulatory guidelines, adherence to
    operational controls and relevant standards of conduct. At the
    ground level, your Bank has a mix of preventive and detective
    controls implemented through systems and processes,
    ensuring a robust framework in your Bank to enable correct
    and complete accounting, identification of outliers (if any) by
    the management on a timely basis for corrective action and
    mitigating operational risks.

    Your Bank has put in place various preventive controls, including:

    a)    Limited and need-based access to systems by users

    b)    Dual custody over cash and near-cash items

    c)    Segregation of duty in processing of transactions vis-a¬
    vis creation of user IDs

    d)    Segregation of duty in processing of transactions
    vis-a-vis monitoring and review of transactions
    / reconciliation

    e)    Four eye principle (maker-checker control) for processing
    of transactions

    f)    Stringent password policy

    g)    Booking of transactions in core banking system
    mandates the earmarking of line/limit (fund as well as
    non-fund based) assigned to the customer

    h)    STP processes between core banking system and
    payment interface systems for transmission of messages

    i)    Additional authorisation leg in payment interface systems
    in applicable cases

    j)    Audit logs directly extracted from systems

    k)    Empowerment grid

    Your Bank also has detective controls in place:

    l)    Periodic review of user IDs and its usage logs

    m)    Post-transaction monitoring at the back-end by way
    of call back process (through daily log reports) by an
    independent person, i.e., to ascertain that entries in the
    core banking system / messages in payment interface
    systems are based on valid/authorised transactions and
    customer requests

    n)    Daily tally of cash and near-cash items at end of day

    o)    Reconciliation of Nostro accounts (by an independent
    team) to ascertain and match-off the Nostro credits and
    debits (external or internal) regularly to avoid / identify
    any unreconciled/ unmatched entries passing through
    the system

    p)    Reconciliation of all internal/transitory accounts and
    establishment of responsibility in case of outstanding

    q)    I ndependent and surprise checks periodically
    by supervisors.

    Your Bank has an Internal Audit Department which is
    responsible for independently evaluating the adequacy
    and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management,
    compliance with extant regulations, governance systems
    and processes and is manned by appropriately qualified and
    experienced personnel.

    This department adopts a risk-based audit approach and carries
    out audits across various businesses i.e., Retail, Wholesale and
    Treasury (for India and Overseas books), Audit of Operations
    units, Audit of Control functions, Management and Thematic
    audits, Information Security audit, Revenue audit, Spot checks
    and Concurrent audit in order to independently evaluate the
    adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls on an ongoing
    basis and proactively recommending enhancements thereof.

    The Internal Audit Department, during the course of audit, also
    ascertains the extent of adherence to regulatory guidelines,
    legal requirements and operational processes and provides
    timely feedback to the management for corrective actions. A
    strong oversight on the operations is also kept through off-site
    monitoring by use of data analytics and automation tools to
    study trends/patterns to detect outliers (if any) and alert the
    management for due corrective action, wherever warranted.

    The Internal Audit Department also independently reviews
    your Bank's implementation of Internal Rating Based (IRB) -
    approach for calculation of capital charge for Credit Risk, the
    appropriateness of your Bank's ICAAP, as well as evaluates
    the quality and comprehensiveness of your Bank's disaster
    recovery and business continuity plans and also carries out
    management self-assessment of adequacy of the Bank's
    internal financial controls and operating effectiveness of
    such controls in terms of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act and
    Companies Act, 2013. The Internal Audit Department plays
    an important role in strengthening of the control functions by
    periodically reviewing their practices and processes as well as
    recommending enhancements thereof. Additionally, oversight
    is also kept on the functioning of the subsidiaries, related
    party transactions and extent of adherence to the licensing
    conditions of the RBI.

    Any new product / process introduced in your Bank is
    reviewed by Compliance function in order to ensure adherence
    to regulatory guidelines. The Audit function may, if deemed
    necessary also proactively recommend improvements
    in operational processes and service quality for such new
    products / processes.

    To ensure independence, the Internal Audit Function has a
    direct reporting line to the Audit Committee of the Board and
    an administrative line reporting to the Managing Director for
    administrative purposes.

    The Compliance function independently tracks, reviews and
    ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines and promotes
    a compliance culture in the Bank.

    Your Bank has a comprehensive Know Your Customer (KYC),
    Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Financing of
    Terrorism (CFT) policy (based on the RBI guidelines/provisions
    of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) incorporating
    the key elements of Customer Acceptance Policy, Customer
    Identification Procedures, Risk Management and Monitoring
    of Transactions. The policy is subject to an annual review and
    is duly approved by the Board.

    Your Bank besides having robust controls in place to ensure
    adherence to the KYC guidelines at the time of account
    opening also has monitoring processes at various stages of
    the customer lifecycle including a continuous review process in
    the form of transaction monitoring carried out by a dedicated
    AML CFT monitoring team, which carries out transaction
    reviews for identification of suspicious patterns/trends that
    enables your Bank to further carry out enhanced due diligence
    (wherever required) and appropriate actions thereafter.

    The Audit team and the Compliance team undergo regular
    training and certifications, both in-house and external to equip
    them with the necessary know-how and expertise to carry out
    the function.

    The Audit Committee of the Board reviews the effectiveness
    of controls, compliance with regulatory guidelines as also the
    performance of the Audit and Compliance functions in your
    Bank and provides direction, wherever deemed fit. The Audit
    function is also subject to periodic external assurance reviews.
    Your Bank has always adhered to the highest standards of
    compliance and has put in place appropriate controls and risk
    measurement and risk management tools to ensure a robust
    compliance and governance structure.

    Performance of Subsidiary Companies

    Your Bank has five key subsidiaries, HDFC Life Insurance
    Company Limited (HDFC Life), HDB Financial Services Limited
    (HDBFSL), HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited
    (HDFC ERGO), HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
    (HDFC AMC) and HDFC Securities Limited (HSL). HDFC Life
    is a leading, listed, long-term life insurance solutions provider
    in India. HDBFSL is a leading NBFC that caters primarily to
    segments not covered by the Bank. HDFC ERGO offers a
    complete range of general insurance products. HDFC AMC is
    Investment Manager to HDFC Mutual Fund, one of the largest
    mutual funds in the country while HSL is among India's leading
    retail broking firms.

    Amongst the Bank's key subsidiaries, HDFC Life Insurance
    Company Limited and HDFC ERGO General Insurance
    Company Limited prepare their financial results in accordance
    with Indian GAAP and other subsidiaries do so in accordance
    with the notified Indian Accounting Standards (‘Ind-AS').

    The detailed financial performance of the companies is
    given below.

    HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life)

    Established in 2000, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
    (‘HDFC Life' or the ‘Company') is a leading provider of long¬
    term life insurance solutions in India. It offers a broad range
    of individual and group plans across the Protection, Pension,
    Savings, Investment, Annuity, and Health categories, with
    a portfolio comprising over 70 products and optional riders
    designed to meet the diverse needs of its customers.

    The Financial Year 2024-25 was a year in which HDFC
    Life deepened its reach, continued sharpening its value
    propositions and demonstrated the resilience of its business
    model. The Company reported 18 per cent growth in Individual
    APE (Annualised Premium Equivalent) for FY2025, in line with
    the stated growth aspirations for the year. This growth was
    broad-based, driven in equal measure by an increase of 9
    per cent in policies written and an increase of 9 per cent in
    average ticket size.

    Based on FY2025 industry data, HDFC Life outperformed
    both the private peers and the overall sector. HDFC Life's
    overall industry market share expanded by about 70 bps to
    11.1 per cent and about 30 bps to 15.7 per cent in the private
    sector. Notably, the Company's policy count grew faster than
    the overall industry and private sector. Almost 75 per cent of
    the Company's new customers on-boarded in FY2025 were
    first-time buyers from HDFC Life, reflecting its expanding reach
    across Tier I, II and III markets.

    In FY2025, HDFC Life known for its innovative products and
    customer-centric approach has secured about 5 crore lives
    with an overall claim settlement ratio of 99.8 per cent. The
    company has over 650 branches across India.

    For FY2025, HDFC Life reported New Business Margin of
    25.6 per cent, Value of New Business of ' 3,962 crore, an
    Embedded Value of ' 55,423 crore and delivered Profit After
    Tax of ' 1,802 crore. As of March 31 2025, HDFC Life had an
    AUM of ' 3,36,282 crore.

    HDFC Life has consistently delivered positive and range-bound
    operating variance over the past nine years (excluding Covid),
    underscoring prudent risk management, disciplined execution
    and strong fundamentals. Moreover, aligning with the stated
    aspirations, the Company has nearly doubled all significant
    metrics between FY21 and FY2025. The Company was also
    recognised as a Great Place to Work and amongst the top 50
    companies in India for building a culture of innovation.

    As the Company steps into its 25th year of operations, the focus
    remains clear - to build a future-ready life insurer that grows
    sustainably, serves responsibly and innovates purposefully.

    HDB Financial Services Limited (HDBFSL) is a subsidiary of
    HDFC Bank and is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC).
    HDBFSL has a comprehensive bouquet of products and
    service offerings that are tailor-made to suit its customers'
    requirements including first-time borrowers and the
    underserved segments.

    HDBFSL is engaged in the business of lending, fee-based
    products and BPO services.

    The company's Profit After Tax stood at ' 2,176 crore as on
    March 31, 2025 compared to 
    ' 2,461 crore as on March 31,
    2024. The Total Loan Book stood at 
    ' 1,06,878 crore as on
    March 31, 2025 compared to 
    ' 90,218 crore as on March 31,
    2024, a growth of 18.47 per cent. The asset quality remained
    robust, with Gross Non Performing Asset (GNPA) ratio at 2.26
    per cent and Net Non Performing Asset (NNPA) ratio at 0.99
    per cent as on March 31, 2025. GNPA stood at 1.90 per cent
    and NNPA at 0.63 per cent for the year ended March 31,
    2024. Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 19.22 per cent as on
    March 31, 2025.

    HDBFSL has continued to focus on diversifying its products
    and expanding its distribution while augmenting its digital
    infrastructure and offerings to effectively deliver credit
    solutions. The company has a strong network of over 1,771
    branches spread across 1,170 cities. As on March 31, 2025,
    your Bank held 94.32 per cent stake in HDBFSL.

    HDBFSL has a diverse range of product offerings (secured
    and unsecured) to various customer segments. Given below
    are the key product as well as service offerings to various
    customer segments.

    On October 19, 2024, the Board of Directors of HDFC Bank
    approved sale of such number of shares of HDBFSL equivalent
    to up to 
    ' 10,000 crore in the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of
    HDBFSL, by way of Offer for Sale. The IPO also consists of a
    fresh issue of such number of shares of HDBFSL equivalent
    to up to 
    ' 2,500 crore, and accordingly the IPO would be
    for an aggregate amount of 
    ' 12,500 crore. The Red Herring
    Prospectus in relation to the IPO was filed on June 19, 2025
    and the price band for the issue has been fixed at 
    ' 700 to
    ' 740 per share. The anchor bidding date would be June 24,
    2025 and the public issue would open on June 25, 2025 and
    close on June 27, 2025.

    Consumer Loans

    Consumer Loans are provided to individuals for personal
    or household purposes to meet their short to medium term

    requirements. It comprises loans for consumer durables,
    lifestyle products and digital products, personal loans,
    auto loans for new and used cars, two-wheeler loans and
    gold loans.

    Enterprise Loans

    HDBFSL offers loans to businesses for their growth and
    working capital requirements. Various loans offered to
    enterprises include: Unsecured Business Loan, Enterprise
    Business Loan, Loan Against Property, Loan Against
    Securities. These loans cater to the financial requirements of
    enterprises for the purchase of new machinery, inventory or
    revamping the business.

    Asset Finance

    HDBFSL provides loans for the purchase of new and used
    commercial vehicles and provides refinance against existing
    vehicles for business working capital. It extends these
    offerings to fleet owners, first-time users, first-time buyers
    and captive use buyers. Construction equipment loans are
    offered for the procurement of new and used construction
    equipment. The company also facilitates refinancing on
    existing equipment. HDBFSL also offers customised tractor
    loans for the purchase of tractors or tractor-related implements
    to meet both agricultural and commercial needs.

    Micro Lending

    HDBFSL offers micro-loans to borrowers through the Joint
    Liability Group (JLG) framework to empower and promote
    financial inclusion for sustainable development.

    These loans were initiated in 2019 and are currently available in
    seven states including Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat,
    Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
    covering 144 districts with more than 269 operational branches.

    Fee-Based Products / Insurance Services

    HDBFSL has a licence from the Insurance Regulatory and
    Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and is a registered
    Corporate Insurance Agent certified to sell both life and
    general (non-life) insurance products. The company has tie-
    ups with HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited and Aditya
    Birla Sun Life Insurance for life insurance products. HDBFSL
    has partnered with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
    Ltd, Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd and Go Digit
    General Insurance for general insurance products.

    The BPO service offerings include running collection call
    centres, sales support services, back office operations and
    processing support services. Under collection services,
    HDBFSL has a contract to run collection call centres for
    HDFC Bank. These centres provide collection services for
    the entire range of HDFC Bank's retail lending products
    offering comprehensive end-to-end collection services. Under
    back office and sales support, HDBFSL offers sales support
    and back-office services like forms processing, document
    verification, finance and accounting operations and processing
    support for HDFC Bank.

    Digital Presence

    HDBFSL’s presence across digital channels enables it to offer
    a wide range of financial solutions to its customers. They can
    access and manage their loan account 24/7 through its new,
    upgraded version of Mobile Banking Application HDB-On-
    the-Go with enhanced features, customer Service Portal to
    manage the loan account, missed call service, WhatsApp
    Account Management and the Chatbot #AskPriya.

    HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited
    (HDFC ERGO)

    HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC
    ERGO), is a subsidiary of HDFC Bank. It offers a comprehensive
    bouquet of general insurance products - such as Health,
    Motor, Travel, Home, Personal Accident and Cyber Insurance
    to its retail customers. It also offers products like Property,
    Engineering, Marine and Liability Insurance to its SME &
    Corporate Customers. For Rural Customers it offers Crop and
    Cattle Insurance.

    HDFC ERGO has a track record of consistent profitable
    growth. Over the past 17 years, it has grown faster than the
    industry - with a 28 per cent CAGR vis-a-vis 15 per cent CAGR
    for the General Insurance industry. As a result, HDFC ERGO
    has improved its market share from 0.8 per cent in FY08 to
    5.1 per cent in FY2025.

    Profit After Tax for the year ended March 31, 2025 stood at
    ' 500 crore as compared to ' 438 crore for the year ended
    March 31, 2024.

    Distribution Network

    HDFC ERGO has a pan-India presence and a multi-channel
    distribution network. This enables it to provide its customers
    flexibility while availing its products and services.

    Riding on the motto of ‘Customer First', HDFC ERGO has
    a comprehensive distribution network of over 1,20,000
    individual agents including Point of Sales Personnel (POSPs),
    177 Banks / Corporate Agents and over 600 brokers with 299
    offices and over 600 digital offices spread across the country,
    enabling it to ‘Insure More, Serve More, Reach More'.

    Product Segments

    Accident & Health Insurance: As an important stakeholder in
    building a ‘Healthy India', HDFC ERGO offers various products
    under Accident & Health Insurance - retail health insurance
    to those seeking individual or family floater health insurance
    plans, group health insurance to insured groups, top-up health
    insurance to those who seek to protect themselves from high
    medical expenses, mass health insurance to those interested
    in participating in Government schemes. The Company is the
    fourth largest retail health insurer in the industry as of March
    31,2025.

    Commercial Business: HDFC ERGO has a track record
    of providing customised insurance solutions to its corporate
    clients. Be it property, engineering insurance, marine insurance
    or liability insurance, the Company follows an advisory
    approach to its clients based on a thorough understanding of
    their requirement. It is the fourth largest insurer in the private
    sector in the Commercial segment in the Financial Year 2024¬
    25.

    Motor Insurance: HDFC ERGO offers motor insurance for
    various segments - private cars, two wheelers, passenger
    vehicles, commercial vehicles, electronic vehicles as well as
    new and old vehicles.

    Rural and Agri Business: HDFC ERGO's rural market
    development activities are spearheaded by crop insurance
    covering a large agrarian population which is frequently
    affected by crop losses attributable to an irregular climatic
    pattern. It is the second largest insurer in the private sector
    in the crop insurance segment in FY2025. HDFC ERGO also
    supports deepening insurance penetration in rural India via its
    Common Service Centre (CSC) channel.

    Servicing

    The Company continues to invest in developing robust digital
    capabilities supported by Artificial Intelligence. Be it unique
    insurance products, integrated customer service models, top
    in-class claim processes or a host of technologically innovative
    solutions, the Company strives to consistently enhance the
    customer / partner experience. It has ISO certified processes
    for Claims, Operations, Customer Services, Business
    Continuity Management System and Information Security
    Management System.

    HDFC ERGO has a fair and robust claims management
    practice. The Company provides prompt response and quick
    claim settlement and equity of treatment to all its stakeholders,
    through its wide network of motor workshops and empanelled
    hospitals across the country. Customers are able to view and
    track claims status and provide feedback through HDFC
    ERGO's website and mobile application thus bringing in
    transparency. Over 47 per cent of motor insurance claim
    surveys were conducted digitally in FY2025. About 92 per
    cent of motor insurance claims and about 69 per cent of health
    insurance claims were settled in cashless mode in FY2025.

    HDFC ERGO issued more than 3.4 crore policies in FY2025, of
    which about 92 per cent were issued digitally. The Company
    has enabled multilingual support across digital platforms to
    service the customers in their preferred language. It Introduced
    “1UP”, an AI-driven application that provides advisors with AI-
    powered contextual prompts for sales, retention, and daily
    planning, optimising their workflow. It also embedded an
    AI-enabled inspection technology on its WhatsApp chatbot,
    which allows the customers instant motor claim settlement
    feature for minor damages like dents, scratches among others.
    In line with its customer centric philosophy, the Company's
    grievance resolution TAT is lower than industry average by
    about 5 days.

    HDFC ERGO's Here app is a one-of-a-kind ecosystem which
    aims to address consumers' anxiety and provide convenience
    towards healthcare & mobility needs and helps them save
    cost on their daily healthcare and vehicles expenses. The app
    is free for use by all, irrespective of whether or not one is an
    HDFC ERGO policyholder, and has been well received, as
    evident by over 70 lakh downloads since launch. The app also
    includes features to help people manage their cyber and pets
    related requirements.

    The Company continues to invest in developing robust
    digital capabilities to ensure long-term success in the digital
    landscape. Its transition of the policy administration system
    to Duck Creek marks a significant stride towards future
    readiness and unlocking growth. The new core system
    facilitates dynamic product configuration, expediting product

    launches and enabling swift deployment of niche offerings and
    embedded insurance journeys.

    HDFC ERGO continues to be future-ready by innovating and
    focusing on new-age technologies like AI, VR, Robotics, etc.
    to continue to provide superior customer experience.

    ESG

    HDFC ERGO believes in building a sustainable ecosystem
    to ensure it can continue providing value to its customers
    and society at large. It has developed an ESG policy and
    framework, and has been undertaking a number of initiatives
    across Environmental and Social aspects and further
    strengthening its Governance related processes.

    As an example, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is a key
    part of the Company's culture and embedded in various
    processes. The share of women in overall workforce has
    improved from 19 per cent in FY22 to 27 per cent in FY2025.

    HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC
    AMC)

    Established in 1999, HDFC AMC offers a comprehensive
    suite of mutual fund and alternative investments across asset
    classes, including equity, fixed income, hybrid and multi-asset
    solutions. These offerings are available on both active and
    passive platforms, catering to a broad and diverse customer
    base. As of March 31,2025, HDFC Bank held a 52.47 per cent
    stake in HDFC AMC.

    As the investment manager to HDFC Mutual Fund - one of
    India's leading mutual funds - HDFC AMC reported a closing
    AUM of over 
    ' 7,54,453 crore, representing a market share
    of 11.5 per cent as on March 31, 2025. It serves over 1.32
    crore unique investors through 2.33 crore live accounts. With a
    strong nationwide presence across 280 offices and a network
    of over 95,000 distribution partners, HDFC AMC is further
    enabled by modern digital platforms, ensuring broad and
    efficient access for clients across India.

    HDCF AMC extends Portfolio Management, Segregated Account Services, along with Alternative Investment Funds to high net-
    worth individuals, family offices, domestic corporates, trusts, provident funds and domestic cum global institutions.

     

    Financial highlights (' in crore)

    FY 2024-25

    FY 2023-24

    Y-o-Y growth %

    Total Income

    4,058.3

    3,162.4

    28

    Profit After Tax

    2,461.1

    1,945.9

    26

    Closing AUM

    7,54,453

    6,07,342

    24

     

    Additionally, the company has a wholly owned subsidiary
    company - HDFC AMC International (IFSC) Limited in Gujarat
    International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) offering investment
    management, advisory and related services.

    HDFC Securities Limited (HSL)

    HDFC Securities Limited surpassed a key milestone of 25 years
    of existence in April 2025. The company has demonstrated a
    strong financial performance over the years underscored by
    a 31 per cent CAGR in total income and a 24 per cent CAGR
    in profit after tax, both over the last five years. As one of the
    long-standing bank-based stockbrokers and a key subsidiary
    of HDFC Bank, HDFC Securities Ltd. (HSL) leverages real¬
    time, data-driven insights and research-backed information to
    empower investors. HSL serves 68 lakh customers, offering a
    comprehensive range of investment and protection products.
    HSL's distribution footprint stood at 134 branches across 106
    cities/towns as of March 31,2025. Approximately, 96 per cent
    of its customers accessed its services digitally. HSL's ranking
    in NSE active clients has improved to the 6th position with
    15.25 lakh customers from the 7th position last year.

    HDFC Bank held a 94.5 per cent stake in HDFC Securities
    Ltd. (HSL) as of March 31, 2025. Total equity raised, pursuant
    to the rights issue in fiscal 2025 aggregated to 
    ' 996 crore.

    In FY 2024-25, HSL achieved a total income of ' 3,265 crore,
    reflecting a 23 per cent increase from 
    ' 2,661 crore in the
    previous financial year. Net revenue (total income less finance
    costs) aggregated to 
    ' 2,479 crore in the year ended March
    31, 2025, a 20 per cent year-on-year increase. Operating
    expenses were 
    ' 983 crore, resulting in a cost-to-revenue ratio
    of 39.7 per cent. PAT for fiscal 2025 was 
    ' 1,125 crore marking
    an 18 per cent rise year-on-year, and registering an earnings
    per share of 
    ' 638. The average margin trading funding (MTF)
    portfolio increased significantly by 50 per cent year-on-year to
    ' 8,343 crore, while equity trade volumes grew by 24 per cent
    year-on-year to 
    ' 8 lakh crore.

    HSL launched its wealth advisory platform viz., HDFC TRU,
    in fiscal 2025. It has an aggregate of 
    ' 10,000 crore assets
    under management. During the year under review, HSL has
    incorporated a Wholly Owned Subsidiary namely HDFC
    Securities IFSC Limited (HSIL) in the GIFT City-Gujrat.

    India's financial markets in FY2025 reflected a clear duality-
    marked by strong domestic investor participation in the
    first half, followed by a more subdued second half due to
    weaker corporate earnings, rupee depreciation, and global
    risk aversion. Foreign capital outflows also added to market

    volatility during this period. This economic environment created
    a stark contrast in market performance, with the strong gains
    achieved in the first half of the fiscal year largely erased in the
    second half, though a late recovery helped the Nifty 50 close
    with a modest 5 per cent annual gain.

    I Other Statutory Disclosures

    Number of Meetings of the Board, attendance and
    constitution of various Committees

    During FY 2024-25 the Board met 14 (Fourteen) times. The
    details of Board Meetings held during the year, attendance
    of Directors at the Meetings and constitution of various
    Committees of the Board are included separately in the Report
    on Corporate Governance.

    Annual Return

    In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013
    (“Act”), the Annual Return of the Bank in the prescribed Form
    MGT-7 for FY 2024-25 is available on the website of the Bank
    at 
    https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/about-us/investor-
    relations/annual-report
    .

    Requirement for maintenance of cost records

    The cost records as specified by the Central Government
    under Section 148(1) of the Act, are not required to be
    maintained by the Bank.

    Details in respect of frauds reported by auditors
    under Section 143(12)

    Pursuant to Section 143(12) of the Act and circular issued
    by National Financial Reporting Authority on Statutory
    Auditors' Responsibilities in relation to fraud in a company dated
    June 26, 2023, there were 2 (Two) instances of fraud
    committed during FY 2024-25, by the employees of the Bank
    and reported by the Statutory Auditors to the Audit Committee.
    Details of the frauds are as under:

    Sr.

    No.

    Nature of fraud with
    description

    Approximate
    amount
    involved
    (Rs. in Lakh)

    Remedial action taken

    1

    Cheating & Forgery

    Case pertains to fraud
    perpetrated by borrowers in
    connivance with staff and third
    parties by processing gold
    loan in the name of dummy
    customers by pledging spurious
    gold.

    265.17

    At the time of sanction:

    Various checks at the time of sanction of loan is conducted by evaluation of gold
    by a designated assayer and further dual valuation is carried out by an alternate
    independent assayer for higher value loans crossing certain threshold limits.

    Post sanction of loan:

    Increase in proactive sample checks of gold jewellery packets by an independent
    team, which will help in identification of suspected fraud cases.

    2

    Misappropriation of funds and
    criminal breach of trust

    385.55

    For mitigating such frauds, a revised process has been shared with Retail
    Branches.

     

    Pursuant to customer
    complaints received, a fraud
    was detected which involved
    a relationship manager in
    misappropriation of customer
    funds.

     

    1.    Process of Issuance Confirmation with the account holder by the
    Relationship Manager has been stopped and has been assigned to
    the staff processing the transaction. Issuance Confirmation details are
    annotated on the reverse of cheque.

    2.    At the end of day, this is re-verified through a Callback Report by an
    independent staff. In event of miss-out, the staff will seek issuance
    confirmation from the account holder and annotate on reverse of the
    cheque.

     

    Directors’ Responsibility Statement

    Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the Act,

    and based on the information provided by the Management,

    the Board of Directors hereby confirm that:

    •    In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
    accounting standards have been followed along with
    proper explanation relating to material departures;

    •    Accounting policies have been selected and applied
    consistently. Reasonable and prudent judgments
    and estimates have been made so as to give a true
    and fair view of the state of affairs of the Bank as at
    March 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Bank for the year
    ended on that date;

    •    Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the
    maintenance of adequate accounting records
    in accordance with the provisions of the Act, for
    safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for preventing
    and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

    •    The annual accounts have been prepared on a going
    concern basis;

    •    I nternal financial controls have been laid down to be
    followed by the Bank and such internal financial controls
    are adequate and operating effectively; and

    •    Systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of
    all applicable laws are in place and such systems are
    adequate and operating effectively.

    Compliance with Secretarial Standards

    The Bank has complied with Secretarial Standards on Meetings
    of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2)
    issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

    Statutory Auditors

    The Members of the Bank at the 28th Annual General Meeting
    held on July 16, 2022 had approved the appointment of
    M/s. Price Waterhouse LLP, Chartered Accountants (ICAI
    Firm Registration No. 301112E/E300264) [“PW”], as the Joint
    Statutory Auditors of the Bank for a period of 3 (Three) years
    from FY 2022-23 till (and including) FY 2024-25. Further, the
    Members of the Bank at the 30th Annual General Meeting
    held on August 9, 2024 had approved the appointment of
    M/s. Batliboi & Purohit, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm
    Registration No. 101048W) [“B&P”] as the Joint Statutory
    Auditors of the Bank for a period of 3 (Three) years from
    FY 2024-25 till (and including) FY 2026-27.

    In view of the completion of term of PW, the Board of Directors
    based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee has
    vide its resolution dated June 20, 2025 recommended the
    appointment of M/s. B S R & Co. LLP (ICAI Firm Registration
    No. 101248W/W-100022) [“BSR”] as the Joint Statutory
    Auditors of the Bank for a period of 3 (Three) years from
    FY 2025-26 till (and including) FY 2027-28, subject to approval
    of the Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
    (“AGM”).

    The said appointment shall also be subject to approval of
    Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) every year. Accordingly, RBI vide
    its letter dated May 16, 2025 has approved the appointment
    of BSR as the Joint Statutory Auditors of the Bank along with
    B&P for FY 2025-26.

    The resolution in this regard is being proposed at the ensuing
    AGM for approval of the Members.

    During the year ended March 31, 2025, the fees paid to
    PW and B&P (“Joint Statutory Auditors”) as well as their
    respective network firms, on aggregated basis, are as follows:

    Fees (excluding taxes)*

    HDFC Bank to
    Joint Statutory
    Auditor(s)

    Subsidiaries of
    HDFC Bank to
    Joint Statutory
    Auditors and its
    network firms

    Statutory Audit

    9.90

    0.36

    Certification & Other

    Audit / Attestation

    Services

    1.76

    0.02

    Non-Audit Services

    -

    -

    Outlays

    1.28

    0.01

    Total

    12.94

    0.39

    *No fees were paid to network firms of Joint Statutory Auditor(s)
    by the Bank.

    The aggregate fees paid to Joint Statutory Auditors were
    within the limits approved by the Audit Committee.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    The composition of CSR & ESG Committee, brief outline of
    the CSR policy of the Bank and the initiatives undertaken by
    the Bank on CSR activities during FY 2024-25 are set out in
    Annexure 2 to this report in the format prescribed in Companies
    (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014.

    The CSR & ESG Committee confirms that the implementation
    and monitoring of the CSR Policy was done in compliance with
    the CSR objectives and policy of the Bank.

    The Bank's CSR Policy & Environmental Social & Governance
    (ESG) Policy Framework are available on the Bank's website
    at 
    https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/about-us/corporate-
    governance/codes-and-policies
    .

    Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with
    Related Parties

    There were no contracts or arrangements entered into with
    related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Act during
    FY 2024-25 and hence Form AOC-2 as required under
    Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is
    not enclosed.

    Further, the Policy on Related Party Transactions of the Bank
    (“RPT Policy”) ensures that the related party transactions are
    based on principles of transparency and arm's length pricing.
    RPT Policy outlines the basis on which the materiality of related
    party transactions will be determined and the manner of dealing
    with the related party transactions by the Bank. Pursuant to
    SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third
    Amendment) Regulations, 2024, the RPT policy was amended
    to align it with all the applicable amendments.

    RPT Policy is available at https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/
    about-us/corporate-governance/codes-and-policies
    .

    Further, the Directors / Key Managerial Personnel who are
    interested in the related party transaction(s) do not participate
    in the discussion / abstain from voting on the said matter at
    Board / Audit Committee meetings. The Bank has engaged
    M/s. Vinod Kothari & Company as external consultant
    to advise the Bank on related party transactions and
    related compliances.

    Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments

    Pursuant to applicable provisions of Section 186 of the Act,
    the particulars of investments made by the Bank are disclosed
    in Note no. 9 of Schedule 18 of the standalone financial
    statements as per the applicable provisions of the Banking
    Regulation Act, 1949.

    Material Development

    There were no material developments / changes / commitments
    affecting the financial position of the Bank which occurred
    after March 31, 2025 till the date of this Report.

    Financial Statements of Subsidiaries and Associates

    In terms of Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8(1) of
    the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the highlights of
    the performance of the Bank's subsidiaries & entity over
    which control is exercised and their contribution to overall
    performance of the Bank during FY 2024-25 are enclosed

    as Annexure 3 to this Report. The Bank does not have any
    associate companies or other joint venture companies.

    Pursuant to amalgamation of HDFC Limited with and into
    the Bank and conditions as stipulated by RBI, on October
    18, 2024, the Bank sold 18,20,00,000 equity shares of face
    value of 
    ' 10 each of Edu Voyage Education Private Limited
    (formerly known as HDFC Education and Development
    Services Private Limited) (“Edu Voyage”), corresponding to
    91% of its paid-up share capital, to Vama Sundari Investments
    (Delhi) Private Limited (“Vama Sundari”). Accordingly, Edu
    Voyage ceased to be a subsidiary of the Bank with effect from
    October 18, 2024. Further, on December 20, 2024, the Bank
    completed the sale of balance 1,80,00,000 equity shares of
    face value of 
    ' 10 each of Edu Voyage, corresponding to 9% of
    paid-up share capital of Edu Voyage to Vama Sundari.
    Accordingly, as on March 31, 2025, the Bank does not have
    any shareholding in Edu Voyage.

    HDFC Securities Limited (“HSL”), a subsidiary of the Bank,
    incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, namely “HDFC
    Securities IFSC Limited” on October 1, 2024. Accordingly,
    HDFC Securities IFSC Limited has become a step down
    subsidiary of the Bank with effect from October 1, 2024.

    Further, during FY 2024-25, the Bank made the following
    investments in its subsidiaries:

    •    I n April 2024, pursuant to the rights issue of HSL, the
    Bank was allotted 16,13,176 equity shares amounting to
    ' 9,53,22,56,984. The Bank held 94.55% shareholding
    in HSL as on March 31, 2025.

    •    I n August 2024, pursuant to the rights issue of HDFC
    ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (“HDFC
    ERGO”), the Bank was allotted 44,20,598 equity shares
    amounting to 
    ' 2,89,10,71,092. The Bank held 50.33%
    shareholding in HDFC ERGO as on March 31, 2025.

    •    I n accordance with the Employee Stock Option Plan
    2021 of HDFC Capital Advisors Limited (“HCAL”), the
    Bank acquired 69,330 equity shares of HCAL amounting
    to 
    ' 67,47,19,560 from the employees of HCAL. The
    Bank held 89.34% shareholding in HCAL as on March
    31, 2025.

    In accordance with the provisions of Section 136 of the Act,
    the Integrated Annual report of the Bank including the annual
    financial statements and related documents of the Bank's
    subsidiary companies are placed on the website of the Bank.

    Disclosure under Foreign Exchange Management
    Act, 1999 (“FEMA”)

    During FY 2024-25 the Bank has complied with the applicable
    provisions of FEMA with respect to downstream investments
    made by it. Further, as required under the Foreign Exchange
    Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, the
    Bank has obtained a certificate from M/s. Batliboi & Purohit,
    Chartered Accountants, one of the Joint Statutory Auditors of
    the Bank, to this effect.

    Whistle Blower Policy / Vigil Mechanism

    The Bank encourages an open and transparent system of
    working and dealing amongst its stakeholders.

    While the Bank's “Code of Conduct & Ethics Policy” directs
    employees to uphold Bank values and conduct business
    worldwide with integrity and highest ethical standards,
    the Bank has also adopted a “Whistle Blower Policy”
    (“WB Policy”) to encourage and empower the employees /
    stakeholders to make or report any Protected Disclosures
    as defined under WB Policy, without any fear of reprisal,
    retaliation, discrimination or harassment of any kind.

    WB Policy has also been put in place to provide a mechanism
    through which adequate safeguards can be provided against
    victimization of employees who avail this mechanism.
    WB Policy covers and is applicable to the Protected
    Disclosures related to violation / suspected violation of the
    Code of Conduct including:

    (a)    breach of applicable law;

    (b)    f raud / criminal offence or corruption / misuse of office
    to obtain personal benefit / pecuniary advantage for self
    or any other person;

    (c)    leakage / suspected leakage of unpublished price sensitive
    information which are in violation of SEBI (Prohibition of
    Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and internal code of
    the Bank i.e. Share Dealing Code of the Bank;

    (d)    wilful data breach and / or unauthorized disclosure of
    Bank's proprietary data including customer data.

    WB Policy does not cover the following types of complaints
    which if made, is not considered as Protected Disclosure
    under WB Policy:

    (a)    Matters relating to personal grievances on issues such as
    appraisals, compensation, promotions, rating, behavioral
    issues / concerns of the manager(s) / supervisor(s) /
    other colleague(s), complaint of sexual harassment at
    workplace, etc. for which alternate internal redressal
    mechanisms in the Bank are in place.

    (b)    Matters which are pending before a court of law, tribunal,
    other quasi- judicial bodies or any governmental authority.

    (c)    Anonymous / pseudonymous complaints will not be
    considered as Protected Disclosures under this Policy.

    All Protected Disclosures made under WB Policy are made to
    the Whistle Blower Committee through the following modes:

    (a)    By letter in a closed / sealed envelope addressed to the
    Whistle Blower Committee, or

    (b)    by submission of the same on the information portal of
    the Bank, or

    (c)    by way of an email addressed to whistleblower@
    hdfcbank.com
    . In exceptional circumstances, the Whistle
    Blower may make such Protected Disclosures directly to
    the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board.

    All Protected Disclosures received under WB Policy are
    examined by the Whistle Blower Committee and the
    investigation is further assigned to an appropriate investigating
    Officer(s) depending on the nature of the subject matter of the
    Protected Disclosure.

    Details of whistle blower complaints received and subsequent
    action taken and the functioning of the whistle blower
    mechanism are reviewed periodically by the Audit Committee.
    During FY 2024-25, a total of 97 such complaints were
    received and taken up for investigation which has resulted in
    certain staff actions in 41 cases, post investigation. The broad
    categories of whistle blower complaints were in the areas of
    misappropriation of Bank / customer funds, forgery related
    cases, improper business practices and corruption.

    WB Policy is available on the website of the Bank at
    https://www. hdfcbank.com/personal/about-us/corporate-
    governance/codes-and-Dolicies.

    Statement on Declaration by Independent Directors

    Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, Mr. M. D. Ranganath, Mr. Sandeep
    Parekh, Dr. (Mrs.) Sunita Maheshwari, Mrs. Lily Vadera,

    Dr. (Mr.) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala and Mr. Santhosh Keshavan
    are the Independent Directors on the Board of the Bank as
    on March 31, 2025.

    The Independent Directors have submitted declarations
    that each of them meets the criteria of independence as
    provided in Section 149(6) of the Act, along with the Rules
    framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing
    Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

    During FY 2024-25 there has been no change in the
    circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors
    of the Bank. In the opinion of the Board, the Independent
    Directors possess the requisite integrity, experience, expertise,
    skills, and proficiency required under all applicable laws and
    the policies of the Bank.

    Evaluation of Board of Directors

    The performance evaluation of the Board, its Committees
    and the individual members of the Board (including the
    Part-Time Chairman) for FY 2024-25, was carried out internally
    pursuant to the framework laid down by the Nomination and
    Remuneration Committee (“NRC”). A questionnaire for the
    evaluation of the Board, its Committees and the individual
    members of the Board (including the Part-Time Chairman),
    covering various aspects of the performance of the Board and its
    Committees, including composition, roles and responsibilities,
    board processes, boardroom culture, adherence to Code of
    Conduct and Ethics, quality and flow of information, as well
    as measurement of performance in the areas of strength as
    identified in the previous board evaluation, was sent out to
    the Directors. The Committees were evaluated 
    inter-alia on
    parameters such as composition, terms of reference, quality
    of discussions, contribution to Board decisions and balance
    of agenda between the Committees and the Board.

    The responses received to the questionnaires on evaluation
    of the Board, its Committees and Non-Independent Directors
    were then placed before the meeting of the Independent
    Directors for consideration. The assessment of performance
    of Non-Independent Directors on personal and professional
    attributes was also carried out at the meeting of Independent
    Directors. The assessment of performance of the Independent
    Directors on the Board (including Chairman) was subsequently
    discussed at the Board meeting. In addition to the above
    parameters, the Board evaluated and was satisfied that the
    Independent Directors of the Bank fulfill the independence
    criteria as specified in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
    Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and was independent from
    the management.

    The Board of Directors complimented the improved effective
    oversight on the group entities. Other areas such as code of
    conduct, board processes, board composition and boardroom
    culture demonstrated the best corporate governance
    practices adopted by the Bank. The Board appreciated the
    independent and transparent discussion at the meetings.
    The Board noted that it has been dedicating significant time
    in Strategic planning, Competitive positioning, Benchmark,
    talent management & Succession planning and the same will
    continue. The Board further realised the need to focus more on
    Gen AI and Cyber Security aspect considering that the same
    has become increasingly important. The Board also noted that
    while there has been positive development in the areas of focus
    identified in the previous evaluation, efforts need to continue in
    that direction. The appropriate feedback was conveyed to the
    Board members on their respective evaluation.

    Policy on Appointment and Remuneration of
    Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

    The Bank has in place a Policy for appointment and fit and
    proper criteria for Directors of the Bank. This Policy lays down
    the criteria for identification of persons who are qualified as
    ‘fit and proper' to become Directors such as academic
    qualifications, competence, track record, integrity, relevant
    skills, etc. which shall be considered by the Nomination and
    Remuneration Committee (“NRC”) while recommending the
    appointment of proposed candidate as a Director of the Bank.

    This Policy also deals with the process for re-appointment of
    directors, annual affirmations, familiarization programme for
    Non-Executive Directors (“NEDs”), etc. and is available on the
    website of the Bank at 
    https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/
    about-us/corporate-governance/codes-and-policies
    .

    The remuneration of all employees of the Bank, including
    Whole Time Directors, Material Risk Takers, Key Managerial
    Personnel, Senior Management and other employees is
    governed by the Compensation Policy of the Bank. The same
    is available at the 
    https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/about-
    us/corporate-governance/codes-and-policies
    .

    The Compensation Policy of the Bank, duly reviewed and
    recommended by the NRC has been articulated in line with
    the relevant Reserve Bank of India guidelines.

    The Bank's Compensation Policy is aimed to attract, retain,
    reward and motivate talented individuals critical for achieving
    strategic goals and long-term success. The Compensation
    Policy is aligned to business strategy, market dynamics,
    internal characteristics and complexities within the Bank. The

    ultimate objective is to provide a fair and transparent structure
    that helps the Bank to retain and acquire the talent pool critical
    to build competitive advantage and brand equity.

    The Bank's approach is to have a “pay for performance”
    culture based on the belief that the performance management
    system provides a sound basis for assessing performance
    holistically. The compensation system also takes into account
    factors such as roles, skills / competencies, experience and
    grade / seniority to differentiate pay appropriately on the basis
    of contribution, expertise and availability of talent on account
    of competitive market forces. The details of the Compensation
    Policy are also included in Note No. 18 of Schedule 18 forming
    part of the standalone financial statements.

    During FY 2024-25 based on the recommendation of the
    NRC, the Compensation Policy of Bank was reviewed by the
    Board of Directors and necessary changes were made to
    the policy with respect to addition of clauses pertaining to
    ‘Special Payouts' and inclusion of ‘Guidelines to grant LTI to
    New Joiners'.

    The NEDs including Independent Directors are paid
    remuneration by way of sitting fees for attending meetings of
    the Board and its Committees, which are determined by the
    Board based on applicable regulatory guidelines / circulars.

    Further, expenses incurred by them, if any, for attending
    meetings of the Board and Committees in person are
    reimbursed at actuals. Pursuant to the relevant RBI guidelines
    and approval of the Members, the NEDs including Independent
    Directors, are paid fixed remuneration as detailed in the Report
    on Corporate Governance.

    The following Directors of the Bank are also the director(s) of
    the Bank's subsidiaries / step down subsidiaries as on the
    date of this report:

    Name of Directors

    Name of Subsidiary /
    Step down Subsidiary
    Company

    Designation

    Mr. M D Ranganath

    HDFC Pension
    Fund Management
    Limited (Subsidiary of
    HDFC Life Insurance
    Company Limited)

    Non-Executive

    Independent

    Director

    Mr. Keki Mistry

    HDFC ERGO General
    Insurance Company
    Limited

    Non-Executive
    Director (Chairman)

     

    HDFC Life Insurance
    Company Limited

    Non-Executive
    Director (Chairman)

     

    HDFC Capital
    Advisors Limited

    Non-Executive

    Director

    Mrs. Renu Karnad

    HDFC Asset
    Management
    Company Limited

    Non-Executive

    Director

     

    HDFC ERGO General
    Insurance Company
    Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

     

    HDFC Capital
    Advisors Limited

    Non-Executive

    Director

    Mr. Kaizad Bharucha

    HDFC Life Insurance
    Company Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

     

    HDFC Capital
    Advisors Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

     

    HDFC Securities
    IFSC Limited
    (Subsidiary of HDFC
    Securities Limited)

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

    Mr. Bhavesh Zaveri

    HDFC Trustee
    Company Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

     

    HDFC Sales Private
    Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)
    [Chairman]

     

    HDFC Securities
    Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

    Mr. V Srinivasa
    Rangan

    HDFC Asset
    Management
    Company Limited

    Non-Executive
    Nominee Director
    (HDFC Bank)

    Note: As per the Bank’s Policy, no sitting fees were paid to the Executive
    Director(s) of the Bank nominated on the board of its subsidiary/ step
    down subsidiary.

    Succession Planning

    The NRC and Board reviews succession planning and
    transitions at the Board and Senior Management level. The

    Board composition and the desired skill sets / areas of expertise
    at the Board level are continuously reviewed and vacancies,
    if any, are reviewed in advance through a systematic process.

    Succession planning at Senior Management level, including
    business and assurance functions, is continuously reviewed
    to ensure continuity and depth of leadership at two levels
    below the Managing Director. Successors are identified prior
    to the Senior Management positions falling vacant, to ensure
    a smooth and seamless transition.

    Succession planning is a continuous process which is
    periodically reviewed by NRC and the Board.

    Significant and Material orders passed by Regulators

    There are no significant and material orders passed by the
    regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern
    status and operations of the Bank in the future.

    Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

    In compliance with Section 152 of the Act and the Articles of
    Association of the Bank, Mr. Kaizad Bharucha and Mrs. Renu
    Karnad will retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and are eligible
    for re-appointment. The resolutions for their re-appointment
    are being proposed at the ensuing AGM for the approval of
    the Members. A brief profile of Mr. Bharucha and Mrs. Karnad
    is furnished elsewhere in the Integrated Annual Report and
    Notice of the AGM for the information of the Members.

    During FY 2024-25 following were the changes in composition
    of the Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of
    the Bank:

    1.    Re-appointment of Mr. Atanu Chakraborty
    (DIN: 01469375) as the Part-Time Chairman and
    Independent Director of the Bank for a period of 3 (Three)
    years with effect from May 5, 2024 to May 4, 2027 (both
    days inclusive), not liable to retire by rotation, as approved
    by RBI and the Members through Postal Ballot on May
    3, 2024;

    2.    Appointment of Mr. Santhosh Keshavan
    (DIN: 08466631) as an Independent Director of the
    Bank for a period of 3 (Three) years with effect from
    November 18, 2024 to November 17, 2027 (both days
    inclusive), not liable to retire by rotation, as approved by the
    Members through Postal Ballot on January 11,2025;

    3.    Resignation of Mr. Santosh Haldankar (ICSI Membership
    No.: A19201) as the Company Secretary and Compliance
    Officer of the Bank effective from July 20, 2024 (close of
    business hours); and

    4. Appointment of Mr. Ajay Agarwal (ICSI Membership
    No.: F9023) as the Company Secretary and Compliance
    Officer of the Bank with effect from July 21,2024.

    All the Directors of the Bank have confirmed that they satisfy
    the fit and proper criteria as prescribed under the applicable
    regulations and that they are not disqualified from being
    appointed as Directors in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

    Particulars of Employees

    In accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the
    Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
    Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the
    requisite details are set out in 
    Annexure 4 to this Report.

    Further, the statement containing particulars of employees as
    required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and
    Rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
    of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is given in an Annexure
    and forms part of this Report. In terms of Section 136(1) of
    the Act, the Integrated Annual Report including the financial
    statements are being sent to the Members excluding the
    aforesaid Annexure. The Annexure is available for inspection
    and any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the Annexure
    may write to the Company Secretary of the Bank.

    Compliance on Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

    The Bank has complied with the applicable provisions of
    Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 for female employees of the Bank
    with respect to leaves and maternity benefits thereunder.

    Conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption

    Please refer to page nos. 119 to 120 and 125 of this Integrated
    Annual Report for information on Conservation of Energy and
    page no. 228 of this Integrated Annual Report for information
    on Technology Absorption.

    Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo

    During the year, the total foreign exchange earned by the
    Bank was 
    ' 4,919.04 crore (on account of net gains arising
    on all exchange / derivative transactions) and the total foreign
    exchange outgo was 
    ' 4,092.04 crore towards the operating
    and capital expenditure requirements.

    Secretarial Audit

    In terms of Section 204 of the Act and the Rules made
    thereunder, M/s. BNP & Associates, Company Secretaries,
    (ICSI Firm Registration No. P2014MH037400), were appointed

    as Secretarial Auditors of the Bank for FY 2024-25. The report
    of Secretarial Auditors is enclosed as 
    Annexure 5 to this
    Report. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse
    remarks in the report of the Secretarial Auditors.

    Further, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of
    the Bank at their respective meetings held on April 12, 2025
    and April 19, 2025 have recommended the appointment of
    M/s. Bhandari & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries
    (ICSI Firm Registration No. P1981MH043700), as Secretarial
    Auditors of the Bank at an overall audit fees of Rs. 15,00,000
    (Rupees Fifteen Lakh Only) per annum in addition to out of
    pocket expenses, outlays and taxes as applicable, to conduct
    secretarial audit of the Bank for a period of 5 (Five) years i.e.
    from FY 2025-26 till (and including) FY 2029-30.

    The resolution in this regard is being proposed at ensuing
    AGM for approval of the Members.

    Corporate Governance

    In compliance with applicable provisions of SEBI Listing
    Regulations, a separate report on Corporate Governance
    along with a certificate of compliance from the Secretarial
    Auditors, forms an integral part of this Annual Report.

    Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report

    The Bank's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report
    forms an integral part of this Report.

    Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual
    Harassment of Women at the Workplace

    The relevant information is included in the Report on
    Corporate Governance.

    Customer complaints and grievance redressal

    Details of customer complaints and grievance redressal is
    enclosed as 
    Annexure 6 to this Report.

    Unclaimed Deposits of HDFC Limited

    The Bank is a private sector bank registered with RBI and in
    terms of applicable RBI norms, deposits remaining unclaimed /
    unpaid for a period of 10 (Ten) years, need to be transferred by
    the Bank to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund
    maintained by RBI.

    In accordance with applicable provisions of the Act read with
    Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting,
    Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, as amended, HDFC
    Limited, has transferred deposits remaining unclaimed for a
    period of 7 (Seven) years upto June 30, 2023, to the Investor
    Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the
    Central Government. The deposit holders of HDFC Limited
    can claim their respective unclaimed deposits from IEPF. The
    process of claiming the deposits from IEPF is uploaded on
    the website of the Bank. Post merger of HDFC Limited with
    and into the Bank i.e. effective July 1, 2023, the Bank has
    been transferring all the unclaimed deposits of HDFC Limited
    (remaining unclaimed for more than 10 years) to the DEA Fund.

    Acknowledgement

    The Directors of the Bank would like to place on record their
    gratitude towards the guidance and co-operation received
    from the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange
    Board of India, Stock exchanges, Ministry of Corporate
    Affairs and other Government and Regulatory Agencies. The
    Directors of the Bank would like to take this opportunity to
    express their appreciation for the hard work and dedicated
    efforts put in by the Bank's employees and look forward to
    their continued contribution.

    Conclusion

    After two years of the merger, the integration of HDFC
    Limited's home loan expertise with HDFC Bank's extensive
    scale and reach has strengthened our position as a
    leading financial institution. The merger has resulted in
    a much stronger Bank that is now poised to capitalise
    further on the growth opportunities in the market.
    In FY 2024-25, the Bank reported healthy growth while
    maintaining pristine asset quality. There is immense
    opportunity for offering banking services in India as the
    economy grows. HDFC Bank is well positioned to capitalise
    on this due to its strong balance sheet as well as established
    brand name. While pursuing growth, the Bank will not
    compromise on high corporate governance standards and
    will continue focusing on its five core values: Customer
    Focus, Operational Excellence, Product Leadership, People
    and Sustainability.

    On behalf of the Board of Directors

    Atanu Chakraborty    Sashidhar Jagdishan

    Part-Time Chairman    Managing Director

    and Independent Director and Chief Executive Officer

    Place : Mumbai
    Date : June 20, 2025

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