There has hardly been any disinvestment of state-run companies in Financial Year 2023-34 (FY24), but dividends from such firms more than made up for government receipts.

       FY24 will probably have the lowest collection in disinvestment in a decade. In the same year, receipts from dividends soared to a record high.

       Compared to the Rs 8858.55 crore of disinvestment as capital receipts, the Finance Ministry has got Rs 43,692 crore as dividends from companies it holds stakes in. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) share of Rs 87,416 crore is excluded here.

       Of course, there are differences in the accounting for

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