Mumbai, May 23 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a record dividend payout of Rs.2.69 lakh crore to the Central government for the financial year ending March 2025-a 27.4% jump from the Rs.2.1 lakh crore transferred in 2023-24.

For comparison, the surplus transferred in 2022-23 stood at Rs.87,416 crore.

The decision was taken during the 616th meeting of the RBI's Central Board of Directors, chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, according to PTI.

The board also assessed the global and domestic economic scenarios and the associated risks.

The surplus transfer was calculated using the revised Economic Capital Framework (ECF), which the board adopted on May 15, 2025.

Under the updated ECF, the Contingent Risk Buffer (C...