 "NTPC pays total dividend of Rs 2,762 crore to government")
Country's largest power generating company, NTPC Limited paid a total dividend amounting to Rs 2,762.23 crore at the rate of 33.5 per cent of its paid-up capital for the financial year 2015-16, The dividend payment is 4th highest among Public Sector Undertakings, said the company in a public statement.
The Company had paid interim dividend at the rate of 16.0% amounting to Rs 1,319.27 crore on February 15, 2016. The Company has paid the final dividend at the rate of 17.5% amounting to Rs 1,442.96 crore on September 30, 2016. NTPC Ltd has paid a total dividend of Rs 1,995.28 crore to the Government of India for the financial year 2015-16.
This is the 23rd consecutive year that NTPC Ltd has paid dividend.
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