GoI receives 170 FDI proposals in 2015 till date
Source: PIB, Government of India
Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy is an ongoing process. Significant changes are made in the FDI policy regime from time to time to ensure that India remains increasingly attractive and investor-friendly. Minister of Commerce & Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman, in a written reply to Lok Sabha today, gave details of the proposals for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received during the last three years and the current year.
| Year | No. of fresh proposals received* |
| 2012 | 218 |
| 2013 | 219 |
| 2014 | 150 |
| 2015 | 170 |
The details of the proposals approved/ rejected during the last year and the current year are as under:
| Year | Proposals approved* | Proposals rejected |
| 2012 | 199 | 80 |
| 2013 | 198 | 33 |
| 2014 | 225 | 40 |
| 2015 (till date) | 85 | 31 |
Top 10 country-wise FDI equity inflows and top 10 sector-wise FDI equity inflows from April 2012 to May 2015 are as below: STATEMENT ON TOP 10 COUNTRY-WISE FDI EQUITY INFLOWS FROM APRIL 2012 TO MAY 2015 (Amount in US$ million)
| S.No | Name of the Country | Amount of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows | %age with Inflows |
| 1 | Mauritius | 25,072.06 | 29.46 |
| 2 | Singapore | 17,936.59 | 21.08 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 8,148.82 | 9.57 |
| 4 | Japan | 6,333.99 | 7.44 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 5,796.28 | 6.81 |
| 6 | U.S.A | 3,738.66 | 4.39 |
| 7 | Germany | 3,534.23 | 4.15 |
| 8 | France | 1,680.22 | 1.97 |
| 9 | Cyprus | 1,665.74 | 1.96 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1,014.62 | 1.19 |
STATEMENT ON TOP 10 SECTOR-WISE FDI EQUITY INFLOWS From APRIL 2012 TO MAY 2015 (Amount in US$ million)
| S.No | Sector | Amount of FDI Inflows | %age of Total Inflows |
| 1 | SERVICES SECTOR (Fin.,Banking,Insurance,Non Fin/Business,Outsourcing,R&D,Courier,Tech. Testing and Analysis, Other) | 10,800.73 | 12.69 |
| 2 | AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY | 6,631.92 | 7.79 |
| 3 | COMPUTER SOFTWARE & HARDWARE | 6,085.56 | 7.15 |
| 4 | TRADING | 5,485.99 | 6.45 |
| 5 | FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES | 4,960.22 | 5.83 |
| 6 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 4,869.59 | 5.72 |
| 7 | HOTEL & TOURISM | 4,701.79 | 5.52 |
| 8 | DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS | 4,084.82 | 4.80 |
| 9 | CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT: Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction-development projects | 3,318.32 | 3.90 |
| 10 | METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES | 2,579.69 | 3.03 |
July 24, 2015 | 7:51 pm IST.
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