India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Budget 2025-26 aims to initiate transformative reforms across six domains which will augment our growth potential and global competitiveness during the next five years, the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister said while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament today.

One of these domains is Financial Sector which encompasses sectors like Insurance, Pensions, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) and so forth.

FDI in Insurance Sector

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman 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 Indi...