About 5% of its surplus is allowed to be switched under a specific policy to the shareholder's fund by LIC.
Market experts believe the mega IPO is estimated to be around Rs 1 lakh crore.
LIC collected Rs 1.8 lakh crore in first-year premium from 2.1 crore fresh policies in FY21
The government is looking at ways to align the proposed share sale with necessary rules to make room for the foreign investors
From its privatisation programme in the current fiscal year, the government is planning to raise Rs 1.75 trillion
Mishra Dhatu Nigam, National Fertilisers and Rashtriya Chemical & Fertilizers are three PSUs in line
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget address in February had said that one general insurance company, along with two public sector banks
To facilitate the mega IPO, the government significantly increased the authorised capital of LIC to Rs 25,000 crore from Rs 100 crore
The government has invited bids from merchant bankers and legal advisors for advice to jumpstart the process of the mega IPO listing.
Multiple bankers with experience in managing large public offerings would be hired by the government and they would decide the size of the IPO