Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India declined by 26 percent to five-month low at $1.70 billion in the month of April as compared to $2.32 billion in the same month of previous year.
The sectors that received highest inflows during the April include services ($382 million), hotel and tourism ($109 million), metallurgical industries ($72 million) and construction ($ 69 million). Pharma sector witnessed steep fall in foreign investments to $1 million in reported month as against $987 million in April 2013. Country wise, maximum FDI during April was received form Mauritius with $489 million followed by Singapore ($316 billion), Japan ($214 billion), Netherlands ($101 billion) and UK ($43 million).
FDI is considered crucial for India, which requires around $1 trillion in the 12th five year plan (2012-2017) to overhaul its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth. Meanwhile, in order to attract maximum FDI into the country, the government has been liberalizing the foreign investment policy. The government has relaxed FDI norms in around 12 sectors which include telecom, tea, pension and petroleum and natural gas among others. In spite of the government various efforts to increase FDI, foreign investment during April has declined, reflecting the need to take more measures to improve the business environment in the country.
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