No proposal from foreign retailers on FDI in multi brand retail: Govt

05 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Government facing criticism from opposition parties on FDI in multi-brand retail has stated that it has not received any proposal from foreign retailers to set up stores in India, despite the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion notifying 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail on September 14. 

Through, the FEMA rules have been tabled in the Lok Sabha as the amendments to FEMA rules are required to facilitate foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. 

Government has given approval of FDI in multi brand retail with various riders and has stated that approval should be taken from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for investments. Also, the foreign investor should make a minimum investment of $100 million, 50 per cent of which should be invested in “back-end infrastructure”. Also, 30 per cent of the products must be procured from small-scale (SMEs) industries.


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