NRL Rs 50-crore interim dividend to Assam govt

GUWAHATI: Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) on Wednesday presented the first interim dividend cheque for Rs 49.95 crore for the current financial year 2018-19 to the Assam government against its equity holding of 12.35 per cent in the company, informs an official statement issued here on Wednesday. The cheque was handed over to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal by NRL managing director SK Barua in the presence of senior officials of NRL here. The interim dividend has been worked out based on the performance of the company during the first six months of the current financial year.