Country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in India, after declining for three consecutive months, has now increased by about 60 percent to $1.76 billion in July from $1.10 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. However, for the period of April-July 2012 the FDI inflows dipped to $6.18 billion from $14.6 billion in the corresponding month of the last year.
Foreign inflows in April, May and June have dipped to $1.85 billion, $1.32 billion and $1.24 billion against $3.12, $ 4.66 billion and $5.65 billion respectively, in a year-ago period. Meanwhile, sectors which received large FDI inflows in the month under review include services, pharmaceuticals, construction and power. Further, the country has received maximum FDI from Mauritius, the Netherlands, the UK, Singapore and Cyprus.
Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Ministry strongly feels that Government announced big-bang reform measures like allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, civil aviation, broadcasting and power exchanges, would further help in boosting investments in the country.
Shrugging off its policy paralysis, the government has pushed through the move that will allow 51% foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. It has also relaxed norms for foreign direct investment in the aviation sector, allowing international airlines to invest in domestic peers and cleared a slew of other reform-oriented measures - an increase of foreign direct investment in some broadcasting services from 49% to 75% and disinvestment in four key profit-making public sector units (PSUs).
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