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Home / News / Business News / Budget 2020: Government to sell LIC holdings through IPO
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    Budget 2020: Government to sell LIC holdings through IPO

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on Feb 01, 2020, 02:44 pm
    Budget 2020: Government to sell LIC holdings through IPO
  • Announcing the Union Budget 2020-21 on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Life Insurance Corporation of India will now be listed on stock exchanges.

    The government has proposed to sell part of its holding in LIC by initial public offering (IPO).

    Fully owned by the Indian government, LIC is the biggest institutional investor in India.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    'Listing companies on stock exchanges disciplines the company' 'Future road map to generate funds from alternate means' Government's IDBI stake to be privatized Government sets Rs. 2.1 lakh crore divestment target 'We're raising insurance cover to Rs. 5 lakh per depositor'
  • Details

    'Listing companies on stock exchanges disciplines the company'

    'Listing companies on stock exchanges disciplines the company'
  • Sitharaman said, "Listing of companies on stock exchanges disciplines the company and provides access to financial markets and unlocks its value. It also gives an opportunity for retail investors to participate in the wealth so created."

    She added, "The government now proposes to sell a part of its holding in the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) by way of initial public offering (IPO)."

  • Reaction

    'Future road map to generate funds from alternate means'

  • Speaking to The Financial Express, Nangia Andersen Consulting Director Nitin Narang said the IPO "spells out the future road map to generate funds from alternate means and less dependency on taxes."

    Khaitan & Co Partner Aditya Cheriyan added, "Whilst it will definitely help deepen the markets, given that SEBI regulations need a minimum dilution of 10% to the public, it's unclear if there's enough liquidity for such a large-sized IPO."

  • IDBI Bank

    Government's IDBI stake to be privatized

    Government's IDBI stake to be privatized
  • While presenting the Union Budget, the FM also announced that the government plans to sell off its stake in the IDBI Bank to private retail investors.

    Notably, since the announcement, shares of IDBI Bank surged.

    According to Bloomberg, the lender's shares rose as much as 18% to Rs. 39.90, the most since November 22, 2019.

  • Information

    Government sets Rs. 2.1 lakh crore divestment target

  • Separately, the government has also set a divestment target of Rs. 2.1 lakh crore for the 2020-21 fiscal year as opposed to the Rs. 1.05 lakh crore target for the current fiscal. Thus far, the government has divested Rs. 18,094.59 crore this year.

  • Insurance cover

    'We're raising insurance cover to Rs. 5 lakh per depositor'

    'We're raising insurance cover to Rs. 5 lakh per depositor'
  • Sitharaman announced that deposit insurance cover will be hiked to Rs. 5 lakh from the current Rs. 1 lakh.

    She said, "The insurance cover for each depositor is currently Rs 1 lakh. We are raising it to Rs 5 lakh per depositor. A robust mechanism is in place to monitor the health of banks, depositors' money is absolutely safe."

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