Government proposes to hike LIC Housing’s parent company's authorised capital

08 Mar 2021 Evaluate

The government has proposed to significantly increase the authorised capital of LIC Housing Finance’s parent organization -- Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to Rs 25,000 crore to facilitate its listing slated for the next fiscal. Currently, the paid-up capital of the life insurance company with over 29 crore policies is Rs 100 crore. Starting with an initial capital of Rs 5 crore in 1956, LIC has an asset base of Rs 31,96,214.81 crore.

The authorised share capital of LIC shall be Rs 25,000 crore divided into 2,500 crore shares of Rs 10 each, as per the amendments proposed in the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956.

LIC Housing Finance is one of the largest Housing Finance Company in India. The main objective of the company is providing long term finance to individuals for purchase or construction of house or flat for residential purpose / repair and renovation of existing flat / houses.

LIC Housing Finance Share Price

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Company Name CMP
LIC Housing Finance 537.65
Housing & Urban Dev. 224.25
Bajaj Housing Financ 94.20
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