Lok Sabha Question No. 4881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: FDI in FPI Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4881

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY, 2019

## FDI IN FPI SECTOR

## 4881. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  encouraging  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  in  food processing sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any data regarding FDI in food processing industries in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and country-wise during the last five years;
- (e) whether there is a decline in FDI; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Sir. Government has allowed 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food processing sector through automatic route subject to applicable laws/sectoral rules/regulations/security  conditions.  Also,  100%  FDI  with  Government  approval  for  retail trading,  including  through  e-commerce,  is  allowed  for  food  products  manufactured  and/or produced in India.
- (c) to (f):      The  year  and  country-wise  FDI  equity  inflows  into the  Food  Processing  Sector during the last five years is at Annexure . A general increasing trend in inflow of FDI equity inflow is observed during the last five years.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4881  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  23 RD JULY,  2019  REGRADING  FDI  IN  FPI SECTOR.

STATEMENT  ON  COUNTRY-WISE  FDI  EQUITY  INFLOWS  IN  INDIA  SECTOR  FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

(US$ Million)

| S. No.   | Country            | 2014-15     | 2015-16    | 2016-17     | 2017-18    | 2018-19    |
|----------|--------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
| 1        | Australia          | 7.29        | 8.6        | 0.61        | 0.38       | 7.27       |
| 2        | Austria            | 0.18        | 0.14       | 0.04        | 0.02       |            |
| 3        | Belgium            | 0           | 9.49       | 91.32       | 1.66       | 0.67       |
| 4        | British Virginia   | 0.1         | 10.78      | 1.24        | 50.25      | 0.28       |
| 5        | Canada             | 10.98       | 10.91      | 0.93        | 0.48       | 0.31       |
| 6        | Cayman Islands     | 0           | 4.02       | 4.65        | 5.61       | 2.35       |
| 7        | China              | 0           | 1.49       | 2.68        | 0.5        | 1.3        |
| 8        | Cyprus             | 16.77       | 47.78      | 28.32       | 8.55       | 4.47       |
| 9        | Denmark            | 0.79        | 0.21       | 2.05        | 5.5        | 2.86       |
| 10       | France             | 98.11       | 4.24       | 11.51       | 0.05       | 7.99       |
| 11       | Germany            | 0.03        | 27.13      | 14.17       | 0.13       | 5.86       |
| 12       | HongKong           | 0.66        | 1.06       | 0.11        |            | 0.08       |
| 13       | Indonesia          | 1.75        | 0.2        | 1.18        | 2.21       |            |
| 14       | Ireland            | 0           | 0.1        | 0.07        |            |            |
| 15       | Israel             | 0           | 0.01       |             | 0.67       | 0.04       |
| 16       | Italy              | 0.99        | 48.1       | 46.19       | 6.81       | 17.6       |
| 17       | Japan              | 31.9        | 19.19      | 34.83       | 77.39      | 66.01      |
| 18       | Kuwait             | 3.01        | 1.49       | 2.4         | 5.51       | 0.5        |
| 19       | Luxembourg         | 0           | 32.38      | 16.86       | 48.24      |            |
| 20       | Malaysia           | 0.38        | 9.61       | 11.05       | 0.3        | 0.01       |
| 21       | Mauritius          | 85.83       | 85.99      | 86.9        | 177.11     | 135.65     |
| 22       | Netherlands        | 1.41        | 24.33      | 4.27        | 61.55      | 30.05      |
| 23       | NewZealand         | 0.27        | 0.05       | 0.58        | 0.2        |            |
| 24       | Oman               | 1.47        | 1.43       | 0.55        |            |            |
| 25       | Philippines        | 10.36       | 0.89       |             |            |            |
| 26       | Russia             | 0           | 0          |             | 0.05       | 0.31       |
| 27       | Saudi Arabia       | 0           | 0.35       |             |            |            |
| 28       | Singapore          | 83.06       | 56.75      | 85.52       | 211.05     | 249.66     |
| 29       | Spain              | 7.51        | 2.81       | 7.07        | 14.07      | 9.4        |
| 30       | Sweden             | 0.58        | 0.16       |             | 0.16       | 0.15       |
| 31       | Switzerland        | 21.11       | 2.07       | 8.05        | 4.25       | 6.07       |
| 32       | Taiwan             | 0           | 4.25       |             | 2.64       |            |
| 33       | Thailand           | 0           | 0          | 18.79       |            | 0          |
| 34       | Trinidad &Tobago   | 0           | 0.11       |             | 0.16       |            |
| 35 36    | U.S.A UAE          | 116.11 7.78 | 76.03 4.08 | 189.83 5.98 | 46.14 5.85 | 72.68 0.76 |
| 37       | Uganda             | 0           | 1.9        | 0.42        |            |            |
| 38       | United Kingdom     | 2.73        | 7.79       | 0.22        | 0.26       | 3          |
| 39       | Kenya              | 0.43        |            |             |            |            |
| 40       | Korea(North)       | 0.16        |            |             |            |            |
| 41       | Liechtenstein      | 0.05        |            |             |            |            |
| 42       | Malta              | 0.38        |            |             |            |            |
| 43       | Qatar              | 0.16        |            |             |            | 0.1        |
| 44       | South Korea        | 0.81        |            |             | 162.39     | 2.42       |
| 45       | Sri Lanka          | 0.07        |            |             |            | 0.23       |
| 47       | Virgin Islands(US) |             |            | 48.77       |            | 0.04       |
| 48       | West Indies        | 2.65 0      |            |             | 0.04       |            |
| 49       | Seychelles         |             |            | 0.05        |            |            |
| 51       |                    |             |            |             |            |            |
|          | Finland            |             |            |             | 0.09       |            |
| 52       | Norway             |             |            |             | 0.06       | 0.02       |
| 53       | Tunisia            |             |            |             | 0.63       |            |
| 54       | South Africa Total | 515.86      | 505.88     | 727.22      | 904.90     | 0.1 628.24 |