Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a good source of financing sustainable development in a country. This term is referred to the movement of capital across national frontiers in a manner that grants the investor control over the acquired asset.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India is allowed on automatic route in almost all sectors except:

Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is a competent body to consider and recommend foreign direct investment (FDI), which do not come under the automatic route. With the shifting of the FIPB to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, the FIPB has been reconstituted as under:

1) Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Chairman
2) Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Member
3) Secretary, Department of Commerce Member
4) Secretary, (Economic Relation), Ministry of External Affairs Member


The Board has the authority to co-opt Secretaries to the Govt. of India and other top officials of financial institutions, banks and professional experts of industry and commerce, as and when necessary.