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Ahead of IPO, Centre Permits 20% FDI In LIC Via Automatic Route

The decision to allow FDI upto 20 percent was taken by the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The central government on Saturday, 26 February, allowed for a cap of 20 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) via automatic route in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of LIC, news agency PTI reported.

This has been done to ensure greater interest from foreign investors in the upcoming venture.

The decision to allow FDI upto 20 percent was taken by the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As per the current FDI policy of India, insurance firms can enjoy as much as 74 percent FDI.

LIC, however was not covered in the ambit of the policy, and is governed by a separate LIC Act, reported Livemint.

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The LIC IPO is expected to go live in March, and will be available to the employees of the insurer and policyholders at a discounted price.

The consolidated shareholder's value of LIC, as determined by the accounting firm Milliman Advisors in September, 2021 stood at Rs 5.4 lakh crore.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a press conference held last week restated the government's commitment to unveil the IPO, even as the global markets face a volatile situation due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict.

The government plans to sell shares worth 316.25 million or nearly 5 percent stake in LIC for an estimated value of Rs 63,000 crore.

(With inputs from PTI and Livemint.)

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