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<xbrli:xbrl xmlns:in-capmkt="https://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/2024-05-31/in-capmkt" xmlns:in-capmkt-roles="https://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/Announcements_Pertaining_To_Outcome_Of_Board_Meeting/2024-05-31/in-capmkt/in-capmkt-ent" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xmlns:nonnum="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" xmlns:in-capmkt-types="https://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/2024-05-31/in-capmkt-types" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:net="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/net" xmlns:num="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:iso4217="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217" xmlns:negated="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negated" xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:xl="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="in-capmkt-ent-2024-05-31.xsd"/><xbrli:context id="MainD"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="https://www.sebi.gov.in/in-capmkt/ScripCode">540769</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2026-06-25</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2026-06-25</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context><xbrli:context id="MainI"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="https://www.sebi.gov.in/in-capmkt/ScripCode">540769</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:instant>2026-06-25</xbrli:instant></xbrli:period></xbrli:context><xbrli:context id="DividendD"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="https://www.sebi.gov.in/in-capmkt/ScripCode">540769</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2026-06-25</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2026-06-25</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context><xbrli:context id="DividendI"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="https://www.sebi.gov.in/in-capmkt/ScripCode">540769</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:instant>2026-06-25</xbrli:instant></xbrli:period></xbrli:context><in-capmkt:NSESymbol contextRef="MainI">NIACL</in-capmkt:NSESymbol><in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany contextRef="MainI">THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED</in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany><in-capmkt:TypeOfAnnouncementOfBoardMeeting contextRef="MainD">Update</in-capmkt:TypeOfAnnouncementOfBoardMeeting><in-capmkt:FirstEventOfBoardMeeting contextRef="MainD">Dividend</in-capmkt:FirstEventOfBoardMeeting><in-capmkt:DateOfInitialAnnouncement contextRef="MainI">2026-05-11</in-capmkt:DateOfInitialAnnouncement><in-capmkt:DateOfLatestAnnouncement contextRef="MainI">2026-06-25</in-capmkt:DateOfLatestAnnouncement><in-capmkt:RemarksForWebsiteDissemination contextRef="MainI">Earlier the Board had approved the record date for the payment of dividend as 4th September 2026. Pursuant to the revision in the schedule of the AGM, the record date for the payment of dividend for the FY 2025-26 has been revised to 10th July 2026. &lt;BR&gt; 
The final date of AGM will be uploaded on exchanges  in due course.</in-capmkt:RemarksForWebsiteDissemination><in-capmkt:DateOfReport contextRef="MainI">2026-06-25</in-capmkt:DateOfReport><in-capmkt:WhetherPriorIntimationOfBoardMeetingConsideringInterimOrFinalDividendGivenToStockExchange contextRef="DividendI">true</in-capmkt:WhetherPriorIntimationOfBoardMeetingConsideringInterimOrFinalDividendGivenToStockExchange><in-capmkt:DateOfPriorIntimationSubmittedToStockExchangeOnBoardMeetingToConsiderDeclarationOfInterimOrRecommendationOfFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">2026-04-30</in-capmkt:DateOfPriorIntimationSubmittedToStockExchangeOnBoardMeetingToConsiderDeclarationOfInterimOrRecommendationOfFinalDividend><in-capmkt:DateOfBoardMeetingConsideringDeclarationOfInterimOrRecommendationOfFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">2026-05-11</in-capmkt:DateOfBoardMeetingConsideringDeclarationOfInterimOrRecommendationOfFinalDividend><in-capmkt:StartTimeOfBoardMeetingForAnnouncementOfDividend contextRef="DividendD">15:30:00</in-capmkt:StartTimeOfBoardMeetingForAnnouncementOfDividend><in-capmkt:EndTimeOfBoardMeetingForAnnouncementOfDividend contextRef="DividendD">20:30:00</in-capmkt:EndTimeOfBoardMeetingForAnnouncementOfDividend><in-capmkt:WhetherDeclarationOfInterimDividendOrRecommendationOfFinalDividendApprovedByTheBoard contextRef="DividendD">Yes</in-capmkt:WhetherDeclarationOfInterimDividendOrRecommendationOfFinalDividendApprovedByTheBoard><in-capmkt:FirstTypeOfDividend contextRef="DividendD">Final</in-capmkt:FirstTypeOfDividend><in-capmkt:RateOfFinalDividendRecommendedPerEquityShare contextRef="DividendI">1.5</in-capmkt:RateOfFinalDividendRecommendedPerEquityShare><in-capmkt:WhetherRecordDateOrBookClosureBeenFixedForFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">true</in-capmkt:WhetherRecordDateOrBookClosureBeenFixedForFinalDividend><in-capmkt:RecordDateOrBookClosureDateForFinalDividend contextRef="DividendD">Record Date</in-capmkt:RecordDateOrBookClosureDateForFinalDividend><in-capmkt:RecordDateOfFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">2026-07-10</in-capmkt:RecordDateOfFinalDividend><in-capmkt:WhetherDateOfGeneralMeetingIsFixedForThePurposeOfFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">false</in-capmkt:WhetherDateOfGeneralMeetingIsFixedForThePurposeOfFinalDividend><in-capmkt:NotesForDateOfGeneralMeetingIsNotFixedForThePurposeOfFinalDividend contextRef="DividendI">Will be decided in due course and will be intimated to the exchanges.</in-capmkt:NotesForDateOfGeneralMeetingIsNotFixedForThePurposeOfFinalDividend><in-capmkt:PeriodForWhichFinalDividendIsDeclared contextRef="DividendI">Final Dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26.</in-capmkt:PeriodForWhichFinalDividendIsDeclared></xbrli:xbrl>