The government is expected to take a decision regarding 32 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals on June 1, 2012. 19 are new proposals out of the 32, which include Sesa Goa, Pfizer and Mahindra and Mahindra. Three, are those which had been deferred in the earlier meeting and five are amended proposals. FDI request of G4S Secure Solutions, decision on which had been deferred in the previous meetings of the FIPB, will also be considered.
FDI in India is allowed through the automatic route in almost all sectors except those which are considered sensitive for the nation like defence and telecom. In these sectors permission has to be taken from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
The government has been taking steps to increase the foreign investment in the country by streamlining its procedure. It has recently allowed FIIs to invest up to 23% in commodity exchanges through automatic route.
India received the highest ever monthly FDI in the month of March 2012. This was to the tune of $8.1 billion. Cumulatively, FDI inflows for the fiscal 2011-12 amounted to $36.50 billion. Apart from the fact that foreign investment in the country has been increasing, Indian companies too have been making their presence felt in the international markets. According to the latest RBI data, Indian companies invested $2.67 billion in different countries in April.
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