NTPC pays Rs 4,742 cr dividend for 2013-14

Company's scrip closed at Rs 140.50, down marginally, on the BSE

Country's largest thermal power producer NTPC has paid a dividend of Rs 4,741.16 crore to the government for the financial year 2013-14.

"The company had paid interim dividend amounting to Rs 3,298.19 crore on February 10, 2014. Today, the company has paid the final dividend of Rs 1,442.97 crore," NTPC said in a statement.

This is the 21st consecutive year that NTPC has paid dividend.

NTPC has been paying dividend since 1993-94 and has paid Rs 37,000 crore since then of which the government's share was Rs 32,000 crore.

Presently the equity of government is Rs 6,180 crore.

The NTPC scrip closed at Rs 140.50, down marginally, on the BSE.