Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian public multinational public sector life insurance company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest insurance company as well as the largest institutional investor with total assets under management worth ₹49.24 trillion (US$620 billion) as of March 2023. It is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Finance is a ministry within the Government of India concerned with the economy of India, serving as the Treasury of India. In particular, it concerns itself with taxation, financial legislation, financial institutions, capital markets, centre and state finances, and the Union Budget.