Lok Sabha Question No. 1533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Foreign Direct Investment
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1533.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

## 1533.  SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the projected volume of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) committed towards country's  data  centre  ecosystem  up  to  2030  along  with  details  of  planned investments across various districts of Odisha;
- (b) the proportion of these investments originating from global hyperscalers versus domestic data centre developers and the major categories under which these inflows have been classified;
- (c) whether any structural,  regularly,  fiscal  or  procedural  challenges  have  been identified as constraining FDI momentum in Odisha;
- (d) if  so,  the  targeted  reforms  being  implemented  to  expedite  tax  and  fiscal clearances  environmental  and  power  related  permissions  and  other  critical approvals  essential  for  establishing  large  scale  data  centre  facilities  in  the country including Odisha;
- (e) the  current  status  of  data  centre  projects  in  Odisha  and  Chhattisgarh particularly  the  FDI  commitments,  share of hyperscaler/domestic investment policy/regulatory  hurdles  faced  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to facilitate necessary approvals along with the share of FDI in the States and the status of related approvals, State-wise; and
- (f) the details of the work done in this regard, State-wise including Rajasthan?

## 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 Government. 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.

## be pleased to state:

- (c) & (d): During  the  first  half  of  current  financial  year  2025-26,  the  FDI  equity  inflow reported  in  Odisha  has  increased  by  1147.75%  from  3.77  USD  Million  to 47.04 USD Million compared to year ago period.

No structural,  regulatory  or  procedural  hurdles  affecting  FDI  inflows  into the data centre sector has been reported by industry in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The Sate Government of Odisha has implemented Odisha State Data Centre Policy 2022 to create a favorable ecosystem for data centres with initiatives such as:

- i. Single Window Clearance: Data centres are brought under the Odisha Right to Public Services Act, ensuring time-bound clearances through the GO-SWIFT portal.
- ii. Essential  Services  Status:  Data  centres  are  declared  as  "Essential Services"  under  the  ESMA  (Essential  Services  Maintenance  Act)  to ensure uninterrupted operations.
- iii. Power Incentives: Exemption from Electricity Duty for contract demand up to 5 MW and concessional power tariffs.
- iv. Infrastructure:  The  state  has  upgraded  its  State  Wide  Area  Network (OSWAN) to provide high-speed connectivity essential for data centre operations.
5. (e) & (f): State-wise data for data centre projects particularly the FDI commitments is not centrally  maintained.  Further,  for  facilitating  investment  in  the  data  centre sector, Government of India vide Gazette notification number F. No. 13/1/2017INF dated 11th October 2022 has included data centres in the Harmonization Master  List  of  Infrastructure  sub-sectors.  Some States  including  Rajasthan have also released the Data Centre Policy.

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