RBI to pay govt record dividend of Rs 2.69 lakh crore for FY25

The Reserve Bank on Friday (May 23) announced a record Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to be paid to the government for the fiscal ended March this year, 27.4 per cent more than the payout in 2023-24.

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The announcement came after the 616th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI held in Mumbai on Friday under the Chairmanship of Sanjay Malhotra, Governor.

Board reviews global and domestic scenario

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

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The board reviewed the global and domestic economic scenario, including risks to the outlook, RBI said in a statement.

The board also discussed the working of the Reserve Bank during the year April 2024 - March 2025 and approved the Reserve Bank's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year 2024-25.

The transferable surplus for the year (2024-25) has been arrived at on the basis of the revised Economic Capital Framework (ECF) as approved by the Central Board in its meeting held on May 15, 2025, RBI said.

"The Board...approved the transfer of Rs 2,68,590.07 crore as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year 2024-25," it said.

The revised framework stipulates that the risk provisioning under the Contingent Risk Buffer (CRB) be maintained within a range of 7.50 to 4.50 per cent of the RBI's balance sheet.

Based on the revised ECF, and taking into consideration the macroeconomic assessment, the Central Board decided to further increase the CRB to 7.50 per cent, RBI said.