Lok Sabha Question No. 2616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: FDI  for Data Centre Projects
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar, Shri Anil Firojiya, Shri Praveen Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2616. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## FDI FOR DATA CENTRE PROJECTS

2616.  SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:

SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) committed for data centre projects in India uptill financial year 2029-30;
- (b) the total FDI contribution by major hyperscalers and domestic operators;
- (c) whether  any  proposals  of  the  Government  specifically  include  Dakshina Kannada districts in Karnataka given its proximity to a major port and availability of reliable power infrastructure, if so, the timeline for its approval, commencement and expected operationalisation of such proposals;
- (d) whether the  Government  has  identified  key  policy  bottlenecks  affecting  FDI inflow  into  the  data  centre  sector,  if  so,  the  measures  being  taken  by  the Government to streamline tax-related clearances, environmental approvals and other sector specific permissions;
- (e) the details regarding the list of major companies who have invested in India to establish  data  centres  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years  especially  in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (f) the total FDI contribution by such companies and that of domestic operators?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) & (b): No such data is maintained by DPIIT. FDI inflows depend on a host of factors such as availability  of  natural  resources,  market  size,  infrastructure,  political and  general  investment  climate  as  well  as  macroeconomic  stability  and investment decisions of foreign investors.
- (c): Karnataka  Data  Centre (DC) Policy  2022-2027  promotes  Data  Centre companies  to  setup  Data  Centres  in  the  beyond  Bengaluru  region,  which includes Dakshina Kannada districts of geographies like Mangaluru & Mysuru.
- (d): To promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), including FDI inflow in data centre, the Government has put in place an investor friendly policy. Government of India vide Gazette notification number F. No. 13/1/2017-INF dated 11th October 2022  has included data centres in the Harmonization Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors. Further, to ensure that India remains an attractive and investor friendly destination, the Government reviews the FDI policy on a continuous basis and makes changes from time to time after holding extensive consultations with stakeholders including apex industry chambers, associations,  representatives  of  industries/groups  and  other  organizations, considering their views/comments.
- (e) & (f): No such state-wise data for data centre is centrally maintained.

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