Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India’s services sector has declined by 7.5% to $1.22 billion during the April-September period of the ongoing fiscal as compared to $1.32 billion during the first six months of the previous fiscal. Indian services sector, which includes banking, insurance, outsourcing, R&D, courier and technology testing, represents around 60% share of the country’s GDP. The other sectors that have recorded decline in foreign investment during the reported period include construction and metallurgical industries.
However, overall FDI during the April-September FY15 increased by 15% y-o-y to $14.47 billion from $12.59 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Country wise, maximum FDI during the reported period was received form Mauritius with $4.19 billion followed by Singapore ($2.41 billion), Netherlands ($1.97 billion), the US ($1.19 million), Japan ($937 million) and UK ($842 million).
During FY14, FDI increased by 8% to $24.29 billion from $22.42 billion recorded in the FY13. India would require 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. However, to attract maximum FDI into the country, the government has been liberalizing the foreign investment policy. Recently, the government has decided to raise FDI limit to 49% in the insurance sector from the current level of 26%.
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