1. INVESTING
IN
INDIA
Head Office
Bilquees Mansion, 261/263, D.N Road,
Fort , Mumbai 400 001, Maharashtra
India
Branch Office
Kini House
6/39, Jungpura B
New Delhi -110 014
He
Ravi Kini
Managing Attorney
M V Kini & Co. Advocates & Solicitors
March 23, 2010
New Delhi

2. Investing in India Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreign Direct Investment- Policyand Procedures
Entry options for foreign Investors
Foreign Transfer Technology
Mergers and Acquisitions
Intellectual Property
Registration and Visa requirements
Courts and Litigations
Alternate Dispute Resolution
3. Investing In India- Foreign Investment

FDI permitted in almost all sectors

4. Foreign Investors have option to invest either directly or through joint venture

Few investment caps (being progressively lifted)

5. Investment Opportunities in sectors as diverseas tourism andinfrastructure, petrochemicals,
mining technology and engineering, real estate,
biotechnology.
Policy and
Procedures
6. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
FDI is not permitted in:

Atomic energy

7. Lotteries, Gambling and Betting 8. Retail Trading (other than Single Brand Retail)Policy and
Procedures
9. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
Two FDI routes:
Automatic Route
Under this route foreign investors are only required to notify the Regional office concerned of the Reserve Bank of India within 30 days of receipt of the inward remittances
Policy and
Procedures
10. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
FIPB Route (Approval Route)

Applies to all projects that do not qualify for

automatic approval

Prior FIPB approval is required

11. FIPB decision is normally issued within 30 days 12. Foreign investment is decided on a case-to-casebasis on merit and based on the prescribed
sectoral policy
Policy and
Procedures
13. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
Automatic Route

Agro Based Industry -100%

14. Automotive Industry-100% 15. Business Services 100% 16. Civil Aviation sector Airports
Greenfield projects- 100%
Existing projects- 74%
Policy and
Procedures -
Sectoral Limits regarding FDI
17. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
(b)Air Transport Services
Scheduled Air Transport service- 49%
Non- Scheduled Air Transport service- 74%
(iii) Helicopter/ Sea-plane services- 100%
(iv) Ground Handling Services- 74%
(v) Maintenance and Repair organizations, Flying and training Institutes & Technical Training Institutes- 100%

Communications Sector- 100% (film production)

18. Construction- 100% 19. Energy generation except Atomic Energy- 100%Policy and
Procedures
Policy and
Procedures
20. Investing In India - Foreign Investment
Policy and
Procedures

Food and Beverage- 100%

21. Health and Medical Services- 100% 22. Hotels and Tourism Sector- 100% 23. Logistics- 100% 24. Manufacturing Lubricants- 100% 25. Petrochemical Sector- 100% 26. Research and development Services- 100% 27. Steel/iron sector- 100% 28. Shipping Sector-100%