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Union Budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget. Photo Courtesy: X page video grab

Union Budget: FDI limit for insurance sector raised from 74 to 100 percent

| @indiablooms | Feb 01, 2025, at 02:37 pm

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on Saturday when she informed that the FDI limit for the insurance sector will be raised from 74 to 100 per cent.

This enhanced limit will be available for those companies which invest the entire premium in India, she said.

The current guardrails and conditionalities associated with foreign investment will be reviewed and simplified.

Pension Sector

A forum for regulatory coordination and development of pension products will be set up, the Union Finance Minister stated.

KYC Simplification

To implement the earlier announcement on simplifying the KYC process, the revamped Central KYC Registry will be rolled out in 2025, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said. A streamlined system for periodic updating will also be implemented.

Merger of Companies

The Union Finance Minister also said that requirements and procedures for speedy approval of company mergers will be rationalized.

The scope for fast-track mergers will also be widened and the process will be made simpler.

Bilateral Investment Treaties

To encourage sustained foreign investment and in the spirit of ‘first develop India’, the current model BIT will be revamped and made more investor-friendly, the Union Finance Minister added.

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