Monday, 17 August 2020

RBI to pay Rs 57,128 crore dividend to govt

 RBI to pay Rs 57,128 crore dividend to govt

he Reserve Bank of India board  approved a dividend payout of Rs 57,128 crore to the government.

The surplus transfer of Rs 57,128 crore for the accounting year 2019-20 compared with Rs 1.76 lakh crore transferred last year, which included Rs 1.23 lakh crore as dividend and Rs 52,637 crore excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital Framework (ECF).

The Board also approved the transfer of Rs 57,128 crore as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year 2019-20, while deciding to maintain the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.5 per cent

Finance Ministry in the budget for 2020-21 had provisioned receipt of Rs 60,000 crore in dividend from the RBI and other banks to bridge the fiscal deficit