Union govt to receive Rs 2.56 lakh cr as dividend from RBI, PSBs in FY26

The government on Saturday projected a dividend income of Rs 2.56 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank and public sector financial institutions in FY2025-25, as per the Budget documents.

In the current financial year, receipts from dividends/surplus of RBI, nationalised banks and financial



institutions are estimated at Rs 2.34 lakh crore, about Rs 1,410 crore higher than the previous estimates.

The documents stated that the total central government’s receipts from ‘dividends from public sector enterprises and other investments’ would be Rs 3.25 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.89 lakh crore.