RBI to pay authorities document dividend of Rs 2.69 lakh crore for FY25

The Reserve Financial institution has introduced a whopping Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to be paid to the centre for the fiscal 12 months ended March 2025. That is 27.4 per cent greater than the payout in 2023-24.

The Reserve Financial institution had transferred Rs 2.1 lakh crore dividend to the federal government for the fiscal 2023-24. The payout was Rs 87,416 crore for 2022-23.

The choice on the dividend payout was taken on the 616th assembly of the Central Board of Administrators of Reserve Financial institution of India underneath the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

The board reviewed the worldwide and home financial state of affairs, together with dangers to the outlook, RBI stated in a press release.

The board additionally mentioned the working of the Reserve Financial institution throughout the 12 months April 2024 – March 2025 and accredited the Reserve Financial institution’s Annual Report and Monetary Statements for the 12 months 2024-25.

The transferable surplus for the 12 months (2024-25) has been arrived at on the premise of the revised Financial Capital Framework (ECF) as accredited by the Central Board in its assembly held on Might 15, 2025, RBI stated.

“The Board…accredited the switch of Rs 2,68,590.07 crore as surplus to the Central Authorities for the accounting 12 months 2024-25,” it stated.

The revised framework stipulates that the danger provisioning underneath the Contingent Threat Buffer (CRB) be maintained inside a variety of seven.50 to 4.50 per cent of the RBI’s stability sheet.

Based mostly on the revised ECF, and bearing in mind the macroeconomic evaluation, the Central Board determined to additional improve the CRB to 7.50 per cent, RBI stated.

With PTI inputs