Front loading capital expenditure urged to accelerate infrastructure delivery and ensure timely clearance of MSME dues.
The Finance Minister directed Ministries and their CPSEs to front load capital expenditure, exceed CAPEX targets, mobilise funding through extra budgetary financing and private participation, and pursue asset monetization and domestic procurement. Ministries were instructed to explore PPP structures, remove bottlenecks to private investment, and ensure timely clearance of MSME dues to accelerate infrastructure project implementation and support economic revival.

FDI reforms expand investor access; India signals policy stability and infrastructure-led growth to attract long-term investment.
The statement emphasises India's policy push to attract foreign investment through FDI reforms, privatisation and the PLI scheme, supported by macroeconomic stability, stronger GST compliance and infrastructure-led growth. It identifies climate, ESG and sustainability investments as priority areas, and commits to ongoing stakeholder engagement and ease-of-doing-business measures under a strategic vision of Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation.

Competition clearance: CCI approves additional equity acquisition by Heineken International in United Breweries permitting increased shareholding.
CCI granted approval under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 for Heineken International B.V.'s proposed acquisition of additional equity in United Breweries Limited, covering an increase in shareholding of up to approximately 16.40 percent; HIBV is an investment holding company holding interests in Heineken Group entities, while UBL is a publicly listed company principally engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of beer in India.

Merger clearance: approval of minority acquisitions in Magma HDI by private equity funds and an investment holding company.
CCI approves a Proposed Combination comprising two minority acquisitions in Magma HDI: IAF S4 I and DIF acquiring, via SPV-I, an effective combined interest of less than 25% and NHPEA Trisul Holding B.V acquiring an effective combined interest of less than 10%. SPV-I is incorporated under the Indian Companies Act and formed in compliance with IRDAI Guidelines for private equity investment in Indian insurance companies; NHPEA is an investment holding company linked to a fund managed by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley. Magma HDI is a non life insurer in India.

Capital expenditure front loading required to boost infrastructure delivery and mobilise private and extra budgetary financing.
Ministries and their CPSEs are directed to front load capital expenditure, aim to exceed CAPEX targets, and mobilise extra budgetary and private funding, including exploring public private partnership models. They must clear MSME dues promptly, conduct regular sectoral reviews with state governments, and expedite key connectivity and infrastructure initiatives to ensure timely project implementation.

Merger approval under competition law permits acquisition of controlling stake in IT services company by private investors.
Approval under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 has been granted for BCP Topco IX Pte. Ltd., with co investors Waverly Pte Ltd. and Platinum Owl C 2018 RSC Limited, to acquire up to 75% shareholding in Mphasis Limited through interconnected transactions, identifying the acquirers and confirming the transaction concerns acquisition of control in a publicly listed IT services company; a detailed order will follow.

Capital expenditure imperative: front load and exceed targets while expanding financing and ensuring MSME dues clearance for infrastructure delivery.
The Finance Minister directed Ministries, Departments and CPSEs to front load and strive to exceed capital expenditure targets, supplement budgetary outlays with PSUs and extra budgetary resources, and pursue innovative financing including PPPs. Secretaries were asked to prioritise timely execution of major projects, coordinate with State Governments through regular sectoral reviews, and ensure early clearance of MSME dues; regular review meetings will continue to monitor implementation.

Investor education through short films promotes financial literacy and protection, warning citizens against Ponzi schemes and encouraging savings.
IEPFA launched a six module short film series, "Hisaab Ki Kitaab," as training tools for Investor Awareness Programs; each five minute module addresses budgeting, savings, insurance, government social security schemes and warnings about Ponzi schemes, and the initiative is intended to bolster financial literacy and inclusion through digital dissemination and partner organisations.

Variable capital company proposed as an IFSC fund vehicle, enabling asset segregation and share-class flexibility.
Adoption of a Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure is recommended for IFSC fund management to address limitations of companies and LLPs and to provide higher regulatory standards than trusts. The VCC-like framework should ensure investor certainty, effective segregation and ring-fencing of asset pools, ability to issue different share classes, alter capital structure without regulatory approval, select suitable accounting standards, and permit rapid winding-up.