Mamata receives cheques of dividend worth over Rs 311 cr

New Delhi, January 04: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee received cheques of dividend amounting to Rs 311.88 crore for the year 2009-10 from seven Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under her Ministry here today.

Chairman and Managing Directors of seven PSUs — Container Corporation of Indian Limited (CONCOR), Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), IRCON International Limited, Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL), RITES Limited, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) — handed over cheques separately to the Railway Minister.

Chairman of Railway Board Vivek Sahai and other Board Members were among those present on the occasion.

The dividend amounts paid by respective PSUs are — CONCOR Rs 114.65 crore, IRFC Rs 100 crore, IRCON Rs 36.62 crore, Railtel Rs 15 crore, RITES Rs 23 crore, IRCTC Rs 12.61 crore and RVNL Rs 10 crore.

–Agencies