This Defence PSU Considering Dividend Payment: Do You Own?

On February 25, 2025, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), the state-owned company through an exchange filing announced it has scheduled a board meeting on Wednesday, March 5, to consider an interim dividend for shareholders. BEL has not announced the record date for the said interim dividend.

BEL Dividend History

BEL Strong Order Book

On February 8, 2025, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna PSU, signed a ₹610 crore contract to supply an Electro-Optic Fire Control System (EOFCS) to the Indian Navy. This fully indigenous system will be installed and integrated into Indian naval platforms. It is capable of panoramic/sector search, tracking various types of targets both day and night and engaging the tracked targets using medium-range and short-range gun mounts.

Additionally, BEL has secured a ₹1,034 crore (excluding taxes) contract with the Ministry of Defence for the supply of Software Defined Radios (SDR) and Data Communication Terminals (DCT) for the Indian Coast Guard. These state-of-the-art radios, co-developed by DEAL (DRDO) and BEL, support multi-band, multi-channel, and multi-role/multi-mission operations to support network-centric warfare. With these new orders, BEL’s total accumulated orders for the current financial year have reached ₹13,147 crore.

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