Indian Railway Finance Corporation

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Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Company type Public
ISIN INE053F01010
Industry Financial services
Founded12 December 1986 [1]
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Key people
Smt.Shelly Verma [2]
(Chairman & MD)
Productsfinancial
Services
  • Leasing
  • Lending
  • Borrowing
RevenueIncrease2.svg25,900.45 crore (US$3.2 billion) (2024) [3]
Increase2.svg25,760.39 crore (US$3.2 billion) (2024) [3]
Increase2.svg6,068.73 crore (US$760 million) (2024) [3]
Total assets Increase2.svg497,014.60 crore (US$62 billion) (2024) [4]
Total equity Increase2.svg18,585.51 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2024) [4]
Owner Government of India
Website irfc.co.in

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is an Indian public sector undertaking [5] engaged in raising financial resources for expansion and running through capital markets and other borrowings. [6] The Government of India owns a majority stake in the company, while the Ministry of Railways has the administrative control. [7]

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History

IRFC was founded by A.Kishore. [1] It started borrowing from the market in 1987–88.

The company

IRFC raises money through financial bonds and from banks and financial institutions. [8] [9] In October 15, 2022 Smt.Shelly Verma was appointed as the Managing Director of the company. [10]

The company announced its initial public offering on 18 January 2021 [11] and got listed on the National Stock Exchange of India / Bombay Stock Exchange on 29 January 2021.

Board of directors

Current Board of Directors of Indian Railway Finance Corporation includes Amitabh Banerjee as Chairman and Managing Director, Shelly Verma as Director (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer, Baldeo Purushartha as Nominee Director, Bhaskar Choradia as Nominee Director, Vallabhbhai Maneklal Patel as Non-Official Independent Director, and Sheela Pandit as Non-Official Independent Director. [12]

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