How will RBI's Rs 2.11 lakh cr dividend payout to government help Indian economy? A Balasubramanian answers

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

«I think RBI has been building up the forex reserves which are essentially being invested in securities which are overseas sovereign securities. The bond yields generally have gone up. In US bond yields have remained in the range of about 4% to 4.5%, even up to 5% on a short-term has gone up to 5%,» says A Balasubramanian, MD & CEO, ABSL AMC.

It is like a good birthday gift the economy has got. Nobody was expecting such a big fat dividend from RBI. And at least one lakh crore is something which has come as a surprise number. I mean 70,000, 80,000 crore is something which was anticipated and expected. Maybe one lakh crore was expected. But 2,10,000 crore, nobody was expecting. Why do you think Reserve Bank of India has given this dividend? I mean, what has changed on their balance sheet which has in a sense, prompted them to be so generous with the dividend payout?
I think as you rightly put it, the average dividend declaration that used to happen every year somewhere in the range of about 65,000 to 80,000 crores numbers. And these are, of course, numbers, one, it came as a big surprise and second, there are reasons as well for that.

I think RBI has been building up the forex reserves which are essentially being invested in securities which are overseas sovereign securities. The bond yields generally have gone up. In US bond yields have remained in the range of about 4% to 4.5%, even up to 5% on a short-term has gone up to 5%.

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