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Central Bank of India has declared and paid its 4th interim dividend at 6% for FY 2025-26, presenting a cheque of ₹484.82 crore to the Government of India. With this, the bank's cumulative interim dividend for FY26 stands at 12%, including dividends from the first three quarters. Total dividend payout to the Government of India for FY26 amounts to ₹969.64 crore. The cheque was presented to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by MD & CEO Kalyan Kumar at the Ministry of Finance in New Delhi. The bank highlighted strong financial performance and improved profitability as drivers of this payout, with total business exceeding ₹8.12 lakh crore and serving 8.26 crore customers as of March 2026.
The interim dividend payout demonstrates Central Bank of India's strong profitability and consistent shareholder returns, positive for investor sentiment despite being a public sector bank with majority Government ownership.