India, Feb. 18 -- The central board of the Reserve Bank of India approved additional interim dividend payment of Rs. 28,000 crore to the government of India.

"Based on a limited audit review and after applying the extant economic capital framework, the Board decided to transfer an interim surplus of Rs. 28,000 crore to the central government for the half-year ended December 31, 2018," Reserve Bank of India said in a press release.

This is the second successive year that the Reserve Bank will be transferring an interim surplus.

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