New Delhi: Maharatna power PSU, REC Limited has received shareholders' approval to increase the overall borrowing limit of the company from Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 6 lakh crore in its 54th annual general meeting held on Wednesday.

"All the resolutions as set out in the Notice of 54th AGM, including addendum thereof, have been duly approved & passed by the shareholders with requisite majority," a BSE filing said on Friday.

The 54th AGM of REC Ltd was held on September 6, 2023.

The special resolution to increase the borrowing limit of the REC from Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs six lakh crore was listed in the agenda of the AGM.

Besides, the shareholders also approved a special resolution for raising funds through private placement of unsecured/secured non-convertible bonds/ debentures up to Rs 1,05,000 crore in one or more tranches till September 5, 2024.

Shares of the company jumped 10.02 per cent to close at Rs 270.10 apiece on BSE.

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