Tuesday, May 27, 2008

LIC Is Planning To Buy Land Worth Rs 2,000 Crore

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is planning to buy land worth Rs 2,000 crore this year to develop commercial and residential complexes. LIC is already among the largest property owners in India. This will be in addition to the Rs 1,100 crore it spent last year for purchasing lands across the country.

LIC has identified Kolkata, Jaipur, Agra, Vishakhapatnam and Bangalore as possible cities where it may acquire land and develop it. The insurer is next only to Indian Railways in terms of property ownership in the country and, at present, it holds 1,708 properties in the country which are estimated to be worth around Rs 20,000 crore. In the eastern region alone, the life insurer owns 187 properties. LIC has bought the five acre plot from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for over Rs 276 crore through a bidding process and is working on a 50-storied commercial building that may be the tallest building in the eastern city.

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