Lok Sabha Question No. 2421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: FDI from Neighbouring Countries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2421.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH      MARCH, 2022.

## FDI FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

## 2421.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total number of FDI proposals received by the Government from nations sharing land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country since 18th April 2020;
- (b) the value of investments proposed in the aforementioned proposals received by the Government; and
- (c) the details and the number of proposals that were granted permission to invest including the sector-wise breakup of the accepted proposals along with the total value of investments in the sector by the aforementioned FDI proposals?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): Since  18th  April,  2020,  347  FDI  Proposals  have  been  received  by  the Government  from  countries  sharing  land  border  with  India  or  where  the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country.
- (b): The value of investments proposed in the aforementioned proposals received by the Government is approximately INR 75,951 Crore.
- (c): Of  the  aforementioned  proposals,  66  proposals  have  so  far  been  granted approval  by  the  Government.  193  cases  have  been  rejected  or  closed  or withdrawn.  The  sector-wise  breakup  of  approved  proposals  along  with  total value of investments in the sector is placed at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2421 FOR ANSWER ON 16.03.2022.

## Sector-wise breakup of approved proposals along with total value of investments in the sector:

| S.No   | Sector                                                                                                                     |   Number of Proposals | Total value of investments in the sector (approximately) in INR Crore   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Automobile Industry                                                                                                        |                     7 | 79.61                                                                   |
| 2      | Chemicals (Other Than Fertilizers)                                                                                         |                     5 | 82.25                                                                   |
| 3      | Computer Software & Hardware                                                                                               |                     3 | 10.68                                                                   |
| 4      | Drugs & Pharmaceuticals                                                                                                    |                     4 | 5037.00                                                                 |
| 5      | Dye-Stuffs                                                                                                                 |                     1 | 5.44                                                                    |
| 6      | Education                                                                                                                  |                     1 | 0.10                                                                    |
| 7      | Electrical Equipments                                                                                                      |                     1 | 20.00                                                                   |
| 8      | Electronics                                                                                                                |                     8 | 1575.79                                                                 |
| 9      | Food Processing Industries                                                                                                 |                     2 | 5.93                                                                    |
| 10     | Information & Broadcasting (Including Print Media)                                                                         |                     1 | 3.00                                                                    |
| 11     | Machine Tools                                                                                                              |                     1 | 37.80                                                                   |
| 12     | Miscellaneous Industries                                                                                                   |                     8 | 241.92                                                                  |
| 13     | Non- Conventional Energy                                                                                                   |                     6 | 2810.00                                                                 |
| 14     | Petroleum And Natural Gas                                                                                                  |                     1 | 20.00                                                                   |
| 15     | Power                                                                                                                      |                     1 | 755.00                                                                  |
| 16     | Services Sector (Fin., Banking, Insurance, Non Fin/Business, Outsourcing, R&D, Courier, Tech. Testing And Analysis, Other) |                    11 | 2907.81                                                                 |
| 17     | Telecommunications                                                                                                         |                     1 | 0.00                                                                    |
| 18     | Textiles (Including Dyed,Printed)                                                                                          |                     1 | 1.90                                                                    |
| 19     | Trading                                                                                                                    |                     3 | 30.65                                                                   |
| Total  | Total                                                                                                                      |                    66 | 13,624.88                                                               |

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