India Governance Watch: Viksit Bharat’s Policy, Economic And Administrative Developments
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16th - 31st December, 2025 -
December 2025 | Issue II -
15 min read
Contributors
Manasa Sriram
Lead Editor
Veerabhadra Patil
Editor
Om Krishna
Consultant
Executive Summary
This issue captures a reform-heavy fortnight covering insurance, securities markets, trade agreements, nuclear governance, gas tariffs, legal clean-up, maritime security and rural employment. The issue reflects regulatory modernisation, strategic infrastructure planning, trade expansion and rural livelihood restructuring.
Key Developments
- Insurance-sector reforms enabled wider foreign investment and simpler market entry.
- The Securities Markets Code Bill was introduced.
- India signed major trade agreements with Oman and New Zealand.
- The SHANTI Act advanced nuclear-sector governance reform.
- A uniform gas transportation tariff was implemented for CNG and domestic PNG.
- The Repealing and Amending Act removed obsolete laws.
- A Bureau of Port Security was announced.
- VB-G RAM G Act created a new rural employment and livelihood framework.
Key Takeaways
- The issue advances finance, trade, energy and rural livelihood reforms.
- Legal simplification remains central to governance reform.
- Trade and energy strategy became more investment-oriented.
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