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Bharat Coking Coal pays first-ever Rs 44 crore dividend to Coal India

This milestone follows BCCL's achievement of clearing its accumulated losses and reporting a net profit of Rs 1,564 crore for the financial year 2023-24

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The dividend payment was approved by BCCL shareholders at its 53rd Annual General Meeting on August 1.

Press Trust of India Kolkata

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Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), paid its first-ever dividend of Rs 44.43 crore to its parent company on Sunday.

This milestone follows BCCL's achievement of clearing its accumulated losses and reporting a net profit of Rs 1,564 crore for the financial year 2023-24, with a turnover of Rs 13,216 crore.

BCCL chairman-cum-managing director Samiran Dutta formally handed over the dividend to CIL chairman P M Prasad at a ceremony. The dividend payment was approved by BCCL shareholders at its 53rd Annual General Meeting on August 1.

Dutta attributed the company's strong financial performance and strategic progress to a consistent growth rate of 15 per cent over recent years.

 

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First Published: Aug 04 2024 | 6:43 PM IST

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