RBI to transfer record Rs 2.87 lakh crore dividend to govt for FY26

Key points

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a record dividend payout of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the central government for the financial year 2025–26. The move is expected to give the government additional financial room at a time of geopolitical uncertainty and global economic challenges.
• The surplus transfer is higher than last year’s payout and marks the biggest dividend transfer by the central bank so far.
• Read Full Story DIVIDEND HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR For 2024–25, the RBI had transferred Rs 2.69 lakh crore to the government.
• That was 27.4% higher than the amount paid in 2023–24. Earlier, the RBI had paid Rs 2.1 lakh crore as dividend for 2023–24, while the payout stood at Rs 87,416 crore in 2022–23. The decision to transfer the dividend was taken during the 623rd meeting of the RBI’s Central Board of Directors, chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
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