The government is anticipating collecting approximately Rs 70,000 crore from the central bank and financial institutions (FIs) in the upcoming fiscal year, after benefiting greatly from the Reserve Bank’s dividends in the current fiscal year. According to reports, the government would set the proceeds from financial institution dividends at a significantly higher level than the Rs 48,000 crore predicted for the interim budget, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present to the Lok Sabha on February 1.
Because the RBI paid Rs 87,416 crore in dividends, the current financial year projection has already surpassed the budget target.
Public sector banks and financial institutions will pay out more dividends in the upcoming year than they did in the current one since they produced strong quarterly results during the current fiscal year.
In 2023–24, the government set aside Rs 48,000 crore, a 17% increase in dividends from public sector banks, financial institutions, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). However, the Reserve Bank’s distribution of Rs 87,416 crore in surplus to the federal government for 2022–2023 greatly exceeded this goal.
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