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FDI in India surges by 27% in April-October FY16

05 Jan 2017 Evaluate

In a positive surprise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India increased by 27% at $27.82 billion during the April-October period of the current fiscal as against $21.87 billion in the same period last fiscal. The FDI numbers indicates that the government has been able to create a suitable climate in which the foreign investors feel confident that interest is protected.

According to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), manufacturing constituted around 41.5% of the equity inflows, while non-manufacturing were around 58.5% during April 2014 to Sept 2016. Total FDI in the country in the last financial year was $55.6 billion, up by 23% over previous year. DIPP also stated that trademarks filing has increased by 10% and its examination grew by 250% so far this fiscal till November and added that trademark pendency has come down to 3 months and is expected to be 1 month by March 2017. 

The main sectors including services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile were the major areas which attracted FDI inflows. The country receives maximum FDI from Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Japan. FDI is considered crucial for country, which needs around $1 trillion for overhauling its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth. Growth in foreign investments will also help improving the country's balance of payments (BoP) situation and strengthen the rupee value against other global currencies, especially the US dollar.

 

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