By Admin 
RBI Dividend: There is a war going on between Iran and Israel-America since February. Due to which the prices of crude oil are continuously increasing globally. Due to which economic pressure is also increasing on India. In such a situation, now RBI has given a sigh of relief to the Central Government of India. Due to which now the increase in crude oil prices will not make much difference to the government.
RBI’s gift to the center
Actually, Reserve Bank of India has given a big gift to the Central Government for FY25-26. Amidst the rising prices of crude oil, RBI has approved to give Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the government. RBI gives this money to the government from its profits, which is called dividend.
Information received from RBI
RBI itself has informed about this by issuing a press release. In which he told that this decision has been taken during the 623rd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India. This meeting was held today i.e. on Friday 22nd May in Mumbai, in which RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra also participated.
More money was given than last year
It was also told that this amount is more than last year’s Rs 2.69 lakh crore. Earlier, RBI had given Rs 2.1 lakh crore to the government in 2023-24 and Rs 87,416 crore in 2022-23. RBI said that its total net income will increase to about Rs 3.96 lakh crore in 2025-26, whereas last year it was Rs 3.13 lakh crore.
Will help in managing the economy
Apart from this, the total assets of RBI also increased by 20.61% to about Rs 92 lakh crore. In simple words, RBI has made more profit this year, hence it is giving record amount to the government. This will help the government in controlling expenses and managing the economy. If we look at the current situation in the country, this amount is very important for the government. Considering the current inflation situation, this will be considered a big gift.