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Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SFB) on Thursday reported an 89 per cent decline in its net profit to nearly Rs 12 crore for the financial year ended March 2021. The bank, which was listed on the bourses in late-March 2021, had reported a net profit of Rs 110.94 crore in the previous year, the bank said in a regulatory filing. It reported widening of its net loss to Rs 43 crore in the March 2021 quarter, compared with Rs 15.5 crore a year ago. "Profit after tax (PAT) fell 89 per cent year-on-year for FY21 to Rs 11.9 crore compared to FY20. "The lower profitability is due to additional provisioning on increased NPA (non-performing assets) and additional floating provision of 1.5 per cent amounting to Rs 37.5 crore on inclusive finance portfolio due to uncertainty related to second wave of COVID-19, and lower disbursement during FY21," Suryoday SFB said. Disbursements during the year saw a growth of 28 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,217 crore, predominantly due to uncertainty relating t