De-risking legacy book and building healthy portfolio: South Indian Bank's pre2020 defaults in corporate exposures and Covid related delays spiked NPAs to 5.9% in FY22, forcing large provisions that hammered profitability. The bank has since derisked sharplylegacy stressed book down from 65,349 crore (63% of advances in FY22) to 16,973 crore (19% in FY25) via recoveries/exitsdriving GNPA to 3.2%, NNPA to 0.9%, and PCR to 85%, with ~98% of corporate book now being AAA/A+ rated. Newly originated granular retail/MSME and selective corporate lending shines pristine (GNPA 0.46%), backed by tighter underwriting, digital platforms, and robust collections, with fresh slippages easing to 1.5% for sustained turnaround. Recalibrating the mix remain core strategy: Management is driving a structural...