Public sector lenders Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Indian Bank together paid a dividend of Rs 7,023 crore to the government for the financial year 2025-26 on Monday. Newly appointed Canara Bank MD and CEO Brajesh Kumar Singh presented a dividend cheque of Rs 2,397 crore to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the presence of Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Lohiya. For the financial year 2025-26, Canara Bank declared a dividend of 4.2 per share, representing 210 per cent of the face value of Rs 2 each, the lender said in a statement.