Central Government gets a dividend of Rs 74.106 crore from PSU in FY 25

New -Delhi, April 2 (IANS). The government received a dividend of Rs 74.016 crore from the public sector companies (PSUs) in FY 2024-25, which is more than a dividend of Rs 63,749.3 crore, received in FY 2023-24. This information was received from the data compiled by the Department of Investment and Public Assets Management (Deepam). The revised estimate of the total dividend budget received in the financial year ended 31 March 2025 from PSU to the center is more than Rs 55,000 crore. In the past financial year, the central government has received the highest dividend of Rs 10.252 crore from Coal India Limited. After this, a dividend of Rs 10,002 crore was received at second place of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. The government received a dividend of Rs 3,761.50 crore from telecommunications consultants (India) and Rs 3,619.06 crore from Hindustan Zinc Limited. At the same time, the government received a dividend of Rs 3,562.47 crore from BPCL. Each PSU is expected to give 30 percent of its profit after tax or a minimum annual dividend of 4 percent. In FY 2024-2025, a revised estimate of a dividend collection of Rs 55,000 crore from PSU was released. The figure for the current financial year is set at Rs 69,000 crore. Apart from this, in the budget speech delivered on February 1, Finance Minister Sitharaman said the government in the financial year 2025-26 is expected to get Rs 2.56 Lakh Crore of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the public sector as dividends. In the financial year 2024-25, the government received a dividend of Rs 2.1 Lakh Crore through the RBI. In such a situation, the dividend rate established for the current financial year is higher than the previous year. It is compulsory to give 4 percent dividend of its net worth to the PSU of the Central Government. Earlier it was 5 percent. At the same time, it is mandatory to give 30 percent of its profit to NBFC of the public sector. -Ians ABS/ Share This Story Tags