RBI to transfer highest ever surplus of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to govt

27 Aug 2019 Evaluate

In a massive boost to government’s prospect to stimulate the slowing economy while keeping its fiscal deficit contained, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its nod for transferring to the government a sum of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, comprising Rs 1.23 lakh crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and Rs 52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital Framework (ECF). The excess reserve transfer is in line with the recommendation of former RBI governor Bimal Jalan-led panel constituted to decide size of capital reserves that the central bank should hold.

The receipts from the RBI will give a fillip to the government's efforts to boost the economy from a five-year low. Recently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a slew of measures to prop up growth even as the government tried to stick to the target of keeping fiscal deficit at 3.3 percent of the GDP. The additional cash will now give the Centre more headroom for stimulating the economy.

As far as the dividend is concerned, as financial resilience was within the desired range, the entire net income of Rs 1.23 lakh crore for the year 2018-19, of which an amount of Rs 28,000 crore has already been paid as interim dividend, will be transferred to the government. The government will get a higher dividend Rs 95,414 crore during the current fiscal as against the estimate of Rs 90,000 crore.

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