FDI declines by 38% to 8-month low of $1.4 billion in August

28 Oct 2013 Evaluate

In a big sign of disappointment to the government taking various measures to enhance foreign investment into the country, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India declined by 38 percent to 8-month low of $1.4 billion in the month of August as against $2.26 billion recorded in the same month of previous year. On cumulative basis, FDI during the April-August period of 2013-14 has grown by a marginal 4 percent to $8.46 billion, from $8.16 billion in the first five months of 2012-13. 

The sectors that received large inflows during the first five months of current fiscal include services ($1.19 billion), pharmaceuticals ($1.07 billion), automobile industry ($661 million) and construction ($592 million). Country wise, maximum FDI during the period came from Singapore ($2.37 billion), followed by Mauritius ($2.13 billion), Netherlands ($980 million), Germany ($529 million), and the US ($475 million).  

FDI is considered crucial for economic development of a country and to attract maximum FDI into the country, the government has been liberalizing the foreign investment policy. The government has relaxed FDI norms in around 12 sectors which include telecom, tea, pension and petroleum and natural gas. Now, it has also started exercise in allowing FDI in railways sector besides liberalising FDI norms for construction and housing sector. Despite the government various efforts to increase FDI, foreign investment in April-August period, 2013-14 has declined, which reflects the need to take more measures to improve the business environment in the country. Furthermore, India would require around $1 trillion in the 12th five year plan (2012-2017), to overhaul its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth.

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