Over the last five years, the Union government has nearly doubled the dividends it has received from public sector companies to ₹74,000 crore.
Five fuel-related PSUs accounted for 42% of the total dividends the government has collected since the financial year 2020-21.
According to the new rules, every Central PSU must pay a minimum annual dividend of 30% of its Profit After Tax (PAT) or 4% of its net worth, whichever is higher.
IOC and BPCL saw their combined dividend payouts to the government increase 255% between 2022-23 and 2024-25, from ₹2,435 crore to ₹8,653 crore.