NTPC pays total dividend of Rs 4,741 cr for FY 2013-14

NTPC Limited, country's largest thermal power producer, paid a total dividend of Rs 4,741.16 crore at 57.5% of its paid-up capital for the financial year 2013-14.

NTPC said its dividend payment is third highest among public sector undertakings and fifth highest among the listed companies and this is the 21st consecutive year that the company has paid dividend.

The RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) advice for the transfer of Rs 1,081.61 crore to government of India, being the share of Government of India in the final dividend, was presented by CMD, NTPC Arup Roy Choudhury to Piyush Goyal, minister of state for power, coal and new & renewable energy.

The company had paid interim dividend at 40% amounting to Rs 3,298.19 crore on February 10, 2014. Today, the company has paid the final dividend at 17.5% amounting to Rs 1,442.97 crore. NTPC Ltd. has paid dividend of Rs 3,555.25 crore to the Government of India for the financial year 2013-14.