The National Aluminium Company limited (Nalco) has declared a 15-per cent interim dividend amounting to Rs193.29 crore for the financial year 2012-13 which includes the Government of India’s share of Rs156.68 crore. The cheque for interim dividend was handed over to Union Minister of Mines Dinsha J Patel Nalco CMD Ansuman Das in New Delhi on Thursday.
It may be mentioned that the Government of India holds 81.06 per cent shares of Nalco after the recent divestment of shares through OFS (Offer for Sale). The remaining stakes are held by over 66,000 shareholders, including banks and other financial institutions and individuals. Since its inception, Nalco has paid Rs4,390.31 crore as dividend, including Rs3816.30 crore as share of the Union Government.