Overview
- K Sadashiv Murthy presented the dividend cheque to Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy in New Delhi in the presence of Secretary Kamran Rizvi and BHEL directors.
- The government's receipt reflects its 63.17% equity in BHEL, while total dividends to all shareholders for FY25 reached Rs 174.10 crore.
- PIB highlighted that the FY25 dividend transfer represents a 100% increase over FY24.
- BHEL reported turning profitable in Q2 FY26 with a cumulative net profit of about Rs 375 crore after a loss in Q1.
- Other public-sector firms also transferred FY25 dividends to the Centre, including NSIC (Rs 43.89 crore) and HLL Lifecare (Rs 69.53 crore).