The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in its latest data has said that foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows into India declined 34 per cent to $10.94 billion during April-June 2023-24, dragged by lower inflows in computer hardware and software, telecom, auto and pharma. FDI inflows stood at $16.58 billion during April-June 2022-23. Inflows during January-March 2023 too had contracted 40.55 per cent to $9.28 billion.
It stated total FDI, which includes equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital, contracted 21.4 per cent to $17.56 billion during the period under review as against $22.34 billion in April-June 2022. During the quarter, FDI equity inflows decreased from major countries including Singapore, Mauritius, the US, UK, and UAE. Investments dipped significantly from Cayman Islands and Cyprus to $75 million and $6 million during April-June 2023 as against $450 million and $605 million in the year-ago period.
It highlighted that investments from overseas fell in April, May and June this fiscal to $5.1 billion, $2.67 billion and $3.16 billion, respectively as against $6.46 billion, $6.15 billion and $3.98 billion in the year-ago corresponding periods.
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