What is the procedure for receiving Foreign Direct Investment in an Indian company?
Ans. An Indian company may receive Foreign Direct Investment under the two routes as given under : i. Automatic Route FDI up to 100 per cent is allowed under the automatic route in all activities/sectors except where the provisions of the consolidated FDI Policy, paragraph on ‘Entry Routes for Investment’ issued by the Government of India from time to time, are attracted. FDI in sectors /activities to the extent permitted under the automatic route does not require any prior approval either of the Government or the Reserve Bank of India. ii. Government Route FDI in activities not covered under the automatic route requires prior approval of the Government which are considered by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Application can be made in Form FC-IL, which can be downloaded from http://www.dipp.gov.in. Plain paper applications carrying all relevant details are also accepted. No fee is payable. Indian companies having forei
