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PSU Dividend: Fin min to nudge PSUs to pay highest possible dividend; not sit on cash

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PSU Dividend

Fin min to nudge PSUs to pay highest possible dividend; not sit on cash

This story was originally published at 17:18 IST on April 29, 2025  Back
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In a move to nudge public sector companies towards efficient cash management, the government will now ask these companies to pay higher dividend unless they have concrete plans to deploy cash, a senior finance ministry official told Informist on condition of anonymity. According to current norms, PSUs need to pay minimum annual dividend of 30% of net profit or 4% of their net worth, whichever is higher.

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