Public sector banks’ dividend payout may exceed Rs 15,000 crore in FY24

New Delhi, Public sector banks (PSBs) are more likely to pay a dividend in extra of Rs 15,000 crore for the monetary 12 months ending March 2024 on the again of improved profitability, based on sources. Within the first three quarters of the present monetary 12 months, all 12 PSBs earned a complete revenue of Rs 98,000 crore, solely Rs 7,000 crore lower than your entire FY23.

PSBs earned the highest-ever combination web revenue of Rs 1.05 lakh crore throughout FY23 in comparison with Rs 66,539.98 crore earned in 2021-22.

Consequently, the federal government earned a dividend of Rs 13,804 crore, 58 per cent larger than the Rs 8,718 crore paid out within the earlier monetary 12 months.

Because the revenue within the present monetary 12 months can be a lot larger than the earlier 12 months, so would be the dividend payout to the federal government, sources stated.

Going by the previous report, the dividend payout for FY24 must be in extra of Rs 15,000 crore, they added.

Earlier in January, the Reserve Financial institution, in its draft pointers, proposed to permit banks having web non-performing belongings (NPAs) ratio of lower than 6 per cent to declare dividends. As per the prevailing norms final up to date in 2005, banks have to have an NNPA ratio of as much as 7 per cent to change into eligible for declaration of dividends. The central financial institution has proposed that the brand new pointers ought to come into impact from FY25 onwards.

The draft lays down instructions that must be adopted by banks’ boards whereas contemplating proposals of dividend payouts, which embrace consideration on divergence in classification and provisioning for NPAs as nicely.

A business financial institution ought to have a minimal whole capital adequacy of 11.5 per cent to be eligible for declaring dividends, the round stated.