BUDGET
FY26 RBI surplus, PSU bank dividend seen at INR 2.56 tln, up 9% YoY
This story was originally published at 13:52 IST on 1 February 2025
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--BUDGET: FY26 RBI surplus, PSU financial cos dividend seen at INR 2.56 tln
--BUDGET: FY25 RBI surplus, PSU fincl cos dividend revised to INR 2.34 tln
NEW DELHI – The government on Saturday projected the surplus transfer from the Reserve Bank of India and dividend from public sector banks and financial institutions in 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) at INR 2.56 trillion, up 9.3% from the revised estimate of INR 2.34 trillion for FY25.
The revised receipts from surplus transfer from the RBI and dividend from PSU banks in FY25 is marginally higher than the Budget estimate of INR 2.33 trillion.
The RBI transferred a record INR 2.11 trillion as surplus to the government in FY25. Over the years, the RBI surplus transfer has become a crucial part of the government's non-tax revenues. The RBI transfers the surplus to the government for a particular year in May of the subsequent financial year.
The dividends from other public sector companies are projected at INR 690 billion in FY26, up 25.5% from the revised estimate of INR 550 billion for FY25. The Budget for FY25 had projected dividends from public sector enterprises at INR 562.60 billion. End
Reported by Priyasmita Dutta and Christina Titus
Edited by Saji George Titus
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