Finance ministry approves 18 FDI worth Rs 2,126 crore

26 Nov 2011 Evaluate

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) anticipating Foreign Direct Investment of Rs 2,126 crore has approved 18 FDI proposals including Dish TV and MCX. MoF, however, deferred its decision on 16 applications including that of Religare Capital Markets and Cordia International Corp, USA, and it also rejected 11 FDI applications. Post recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) the aforesaid decision were cleared.

The request of 'Unitech Wireless (TN), amounting to Rs 8,250 crore, has been recommended for consideration of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),' the finance minister said. The 'Unitech Wireless (TN) is seeking FDI to promote its telecom business including unified access services. FDI proposals envisaging investment of over Rs 1,200 crore and more are referred to CCEA for clearance.

MoF also said that decision on Vodafone-Essar's request of transfer of shares from resident to non-resident to carry out the activities relating to telecommunication could not be taken as more deliberations were needed. 'Vodafone Essar's Rs 2,835 crore application has been recommended for the consideration...after the receipt of inputs from concerned departments,' it added.

Dish TV India’s Rs 980 crore proposal to raise foreign equity to produce telecom equipment and marketing of mobile satellite communications; the request of Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX’s) of sale of equity shares via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to Indians and SEBI registered FIIs; the proposal of Mauritius-based Ventureast Life Fund III LLC, which seeks induction of foreign equity worth Rs 950 crore in a trust were amongst the approved proposals by MoF.

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