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Asit Ranjan Nayak Sudarsh Dixit Yash Vardhan Sharma Kaveri Gupta Deepa Kumari
WHAT IS FDI ?
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in its classic form is defined as a company from one country making a physical investment into building a factory in another country.
Include investments made to acquire lasting interest in enterprises operating outside of the economy of the investor.
Generally speaking FDI refers to capital inflows from abroad that invest in the production capacity of the economy and are
The FDI relationship consists of a parent enterprise and a foreign affiliate which together form a multinational corporation (MNC).
In order to qualify as FDI the investment must afford the parent enterprise control over its foreign affiliate.
The IMF defines control in this case as owning 10% or more of the ordinary shares or voting power of an incorporated firm or its equivalent for an unincorporated firm.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is permitted as under the following forms of investments-
FDI BENEFITS
Economic Growth
Trade
Foreign Company has the following options to set up business operations in India :
As an unincorporated entity
Liaison Office Project Office Branch Office
LIAISON OFFICE
information about possible market opportunities and providing information about the company and its products to prospective Indian customers
Acting as a communication channel between the parent company and Indian Companies.
It can promote export/import from/to India and also facilitate technical/financial collaboration between parent company/Group companies and companies in India
PROJECT OFFICE
General permission to foreign entities to establish Project / Site Offices (temporary in nature)
Such offices cannot undertake or carry on any activity other than the activity relating and incidental to execution of the project
General permission also for remitting surplus funds after completion of project on production of documents.
BRANCH OFFICE
Foreign companies engaged in manufacturing and trading activities abroad are allowed to set up Branch Offices in India for specified purposes
A company engaged in the manufacture of items covered under Annex-III of the New Industrial Policy whose direct foreign investment after a proposed Euro issue is likely to exceed 51%
or
Which is implementing a project not contained in Annex-III, would need to obtain prior FIPB clearance before seeking final approval from Ministry of Finance.
USE OF GDRs
The proceeds of the GDRs can be used for-
WHY FDI ?
1. Gain a foothold in a new geographic market.
Geography
FORBIDDEN TERRITORIES
FDI is not permitted in the following industrial sectors:
Arms and ammunition. Atomic Energy. Railway Transport. Coal and lignite.
Lottery Business Agricultural or plantation activities Housing and Real Estate Business (except development
of townships, construction of residential/commercial premises, roads or bridges to the extent specified in Notification No. FEMA 136/2005-RB dated July 19, 2005).
F D I - APPROVAL
Foreign direct investments in India are approved through three routes:
AUTOMATIC ROUTE
No need of Prior Approval From FIPB,RBI,GOI.
BUT
The investors are only required to notify the Regional Office concerned of the Reserve Bank of India within 30 days of receipt of inward remittances.
AND
File the required documents along with form FC-GPR with that Office within 30 days of issue of shares to the non-resident investors.
AUTOMATIC ROUTE
The Reserve Bank of India accords automatic approval within a period of two weeks (provided certain parameters are met) to all proposals involving:
No fee is payable.
CCFI ROUTE
Investment proposals falling outside the automatic route.
And
ADVANTAGES OF FDI
Increase in Domestic Employment/Drop in unemployment
DISADVANTAGES OF FDI
Industrial Sector Dominance in the Domestic
Market.
Telecommunication s 12%
AIRPORTS
Foreign Investment up to 100% is allowed in green field projects under automatic route
TELECOM
FDI in basic and cellular, unified access services, national/ international long distance , V-Sat, public mobile radio trunk services , global mobile personal communications services
DOMESTIC AIRLINES
FDI up to 49% (40%) permitted under automatic route
Automatic Route is not available
INSURANCE
However, license from the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has to be obtained
MINING
Coal & Lignite mining for captive consumption by power projects, and for iron & steel and cement production Automatic up to 100%
Mining covering exploration and mining of diamonds and precious stones, gold, silver and minerals - Automatic up to 100%
PETROLEUM
Petroleum and natural gas sector, other than refining and including market study and formulation; setting up infrastructure for marketing - Automatic up to 100%
For petroleum refining activity 100% FDI is permitted in Indian Private Companies under automatic route and up to 26% FDI is permitted in Public Sector Undertakings with Government approval
Foreign Investment up to 74% is permitted from all sources under the automatic route subject to guidelines for setting up of branches/subsidiaries of foreign banks issued by RBI from time to time.
TRADING
Trading of items sourced from small scale sector 100% with Government approval
PRINT MEDIA
FDI upto 100% in publishing/printing scientific & technical magazines, periodicals & journals
FDI upto 26% in publishing news papers and periodicals dealing in news and current affairs.
All investments are subject to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
BROADCASTING
FDI permitted for setting up hardware facilities such as up-linking, HUB, etc up to 49% under Government approval route
Foreign Investment (FDI/FII) up to 49% allowed under Government approval route in Direct to Home Service Providers. FDI limited to 20%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Electricity Generation (except Atomic energy) Electricity Transmission Electricity Distribution Mass Rapid Transport System Roads & Highways Toll Roads Vehicular Bridges Ports & Harbors Hotel & Tourism
Project with minimum investment of Rs.10 million and above in building, plant and machinery qualify to be considered under EOU scheme
Not applicable in case of certain industries like agriculture, floriculture, information technology, services, hand made jewellery, etc.
ADVANTAGES OF INDIA
Stable democratic environment over 60 years of independence Large and growing market
RECOMMENDATIONS
The government should provide additional incentives to foreign
investors to invest in states where the level of FDI inflows is quite low.
Government
must exercise strict control over inefficient bureaucracy, red - tapism, and the rampant corruption, so that investor s confidence can be maintained for attracting more FDI inflows to India.
CONCLUSION
The increased flow of FDI in a country has given a major boost to the
country's economy.
FDI has provided better access to technologies for the local economy.
Multinational firms have increased the degree of competition in hostcountry markets which will force existing inefficient firms to invest more in physical or human capital.