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Indian Railway Finance Corporation

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Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Company typePublic
ISININE053F01010
IndustryFinancial services
Founded12 December 1986[1]
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Key people
Manoj Kumar Dubey (Chairman & MD)
Services
  • Leasing
  • Lending
  • Borrowing
RevenueIncrease ₹26,644 crore (US$3.2 billion) (2023-24)
Increase ₹26,519 crore (US$3.1 billion) (2023-24)
Increase ₹6,412 crore (US$760 million) (2023-24)
Total assetsIncrease ₹464,641 crore (US$55 billion) (2023-24)
Total equityIncrease ₹49,178 crore (US$5.8 billion) (2023-24)
OwnerGovernment of India (86.36%)
Number of employees
42
Websiteirfc.co.in
Footnotes / references
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Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is an Indian public sector undertaking (PSU)[3] engaged in raising financial resources for expansion and running through capital markets and other borrowings.[4][5] The Government of India owns a majority stake in the company, while the Ministry of Railways has administrative control.[6] In March 2025, IRFC was given the Navaratna status by the Government of India, becoming the 26th PSU in this list.[7][8]

History

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IRFC was founded on 12 December 1986.[1] It started borrowing from the market in 1987–88.

The company launched its initial public offering on 18 January 2021[9] and got listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange on 29 January 2021.

As of 2024-25 Q3 reports, its promoter group (Government of India) holds 86.36% ownership while the public has the rest of the 13.64% shares.[10]

Operations

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IRFC raises money through financial bonds and from banks and financial institutions.[11][12]

Board of directors

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IRFC's Board of Directors includes Uma Ranade as Chairman and Managing Director, Shelly Verma as Director (Finance), Baldeo Purushartha as Nominee Director, Vallabhbhai Maneklal Patel as Non-Official Independent Director, and Sheela Pandit as Non-Official Independent Director.[13][14]

See also

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  • Rail Vikas Nigam, involved in building rail infrastructure required by the Indian railways.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jha, J. K. (17 January 2021). "Indian Railway Finance Corporation IPO: Opens tomorrow: Key details an investor should know before subscribing". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2023-24" (PDF). IRFC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "IRFC, HUDCO tax free bonds closing date entended, should you invest?". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "IRFC Rides High: Rail PSU Stock Soars 12% This Week, Analysts Eye Further Upside". Bru Times News.
  5. ^ "IRFC, Rural Electrification Corp, IIFC eye Rs 12,000 crore through tax-free bonds". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs". dpe.gov.in. Department of Public Enterprises (Indian Government). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ^ "IRCTC, IRFC get 'navratna' status. What does it mean for the two railway PSUs?". Livemint. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ "IRCTC receives Maharatna Tag". Twitter.
  9. ^ "IRFC IPO: First IPO Of 2021 To Open On January 18: Key Things To Know". NDTV.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Shareholding Pattern FY 2024-25 Q3" (PDF). irfc.co.in. IRFC. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Select institutions can raise Rs 50,000 cr tax-free bonds". The Hindu Business Line. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  12. ^ Das, Saikat (5 July 2018). "LIC will invest up to Rs 26,000 crore in IRFC". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. ^ "IRFC Board of Directors". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Amitabh Banerjee appointed managing director of IRFC". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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