IRFC secures ‘Excellent’ DPE rating for fifth consecutive year since listing

New Delhi: Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) has been rated ‘Excellent’ by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) for the financial year 2024–25, marking the fifth consecutive year the company has received the highest performance rating since its stock market listing in FY21.

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The consistent top rating reflects IRFC’s ability to maintain strong institutional performance, financial discipline, and operational efficiency while adapting its business model in line with its expanded mandate. The DPE rating also underlines the company’s robust governance framework and resilience amid evolving challenges.

During FY25, IRFC continued to diversify and strengthen its lending portfolio in a calibrated manner, aligned with a whole-of-Government approach. The company improved efficiencies in railway-linked infrastructure financing and provided timely, cost-effective funding to the railway ecosystem and strategically linked sectors, while remaining focused on its core mandate.

Commenting on the achievement, the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of IRFC said the fifth consecutive ‘Excellent’ rating is a strong endorsement of the company’s institutional robustness, strategic clarity, and execution capabilities.

He added that under IRFC 2.0, the company is focusing on prudent and selective capital deployment in high-quality assets aligned with its mandate and risk framework. IRFC has already achieved its annual sanction guidance of Rs 60,000 crore for FY26 by the end of Q3, indicating strong momentum and disciplined growth.

Established in 1986, IRFC is the dedicated financing arm of the Ministry of Railways. Its mandate includes financing railway projects and allied sectors such as power generation and transmission, coal and mining, logistics and warehousing, metro rail, ports, and other infrastructure segments linked to the railways. The company continues to pursue sustainable growth with a strong emphasis on financial prudence and institutional efficiency.

IRFC is a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways.

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