4. Financial Market

Deepening Bond Market: Certain specified categories of Government Securities to be opened fully for non - resident investors also. FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investment) limit in corporate bonds increased to 15% from 9% of its outstanding stock.

  • Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme for the NBFCs: It aims to address their liquidity constraints. New mechanism to be devised to further this and government support to securities so floated.
  • Disinvestment:Government to sell a part of its holding in LIC by way of Initial Public Offer (IPO).
  • Infrastructure Financing: Rs. 103 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline projects earlier announced.
  • An International Bullion exchange(s) to be set up as an additional option for trade by global market participants with the approval of regulator.

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