FDI permitted in various sectors/activilol
FDI Prohibited
1. FDIPROMIBITED
i. Reuailradng(excep Single Brand Productretling)
fi Atomicensray
‘i, Loterybusiness
iv. Gamblingandheting sector
FDI up to 26% allowed
i Broadcasting
(@) FM Radio ~ FDI + FI investment up to 20% with pior Goveramet approval subject 0
uidelinesby Ministry of Information &Brosécasting
{) Uplinkng news and current aflais TV Channel up to 26% (FDI + FU) with prior FIRB
spproval.
4 Print medi: Publishing newspaper and periodicals dealing with news and curt af
‘upto 26% with peor Goverment approval
ii. Defence industries -FDI upto 25% with pri Government approval
in nsurance-Frcign equity FDI+Fl) yp to 26% underthearomaticroute
v Pouroleum and Natural Gas Sector ~ Refining in ease of PSUs: upto 26% with prior FIPB
approval
ror
FDI up to 49% allowed
i Broadesing
2 Seting up axdvare fie such asup-inkng, HUB, ce - FDI guy up to 49% wih pro Government approval stjettoup-
iting Poly noid Mins of norman Beaseasing
3. Cable never Frsgn equity (FDI) upto 49% wth ror Government approval subject o Cable Television Network Roles
(G93 said by stint ofinmaton&Breadasing
€. DTI Foreign eqity(FDI-FI) opto 49% wit prior Goverment approval, FI cn ol exceed 20% subj ogidelins by
Snir ofinfomaton Broseasting
i Domes Scheduled Passenger Aine Sector - FD upto 49% under the alomati route wit o det onde paicpaton of
foreign.
i. Asstreconrrstion companies upto 49% (oly FD) wih rie PB approve
is paoleumssiningby PSUs No divestnentof domestiequn exiting PSUs would be permite rinsing the FD upto 4%
+: Commodity exchanges FD-Flupa 99 wihasub-ii fc at 23% an fr FD et 2%
‘iSiockexchanget- FIFI upto 49% witha subir Fat 2%4and or Fa 20%.
vi. Credit Information Compenes-FDI+Fllupto witha sublmit forFa123% ithe
Sectors where FDI up to $1% is allowed
Single Brand product retiing-it par Goverment approval ubjcto:
2) Prodocisbeing sold under the same brandintrational
‘by Products sold being of single brand Retling of mul
smanufictre, would otbe allowed.
Single Brand product retain would cover only such products es arebrandedat the manuactring point
litedonthe Stock Exchangs.
le products old undo diferent rand names, oven iproducedby the sameFDI up to 74% allowed
i Telecommunicaion services basic and cellular FDI upto 74% allowed. FDI upto 49% under
sulomaticrowe, Beyond 4% and plo 74% requires FIPB pproval, Foreign equity includes FDI, FU,
NRI.FCCBs, ADRs, GDRs, convertible preference shares, and proportionate foreign equty in Indian
promot! vesting Compan.
ISP with gateways, radiopaging end-to-end bandwidth - FDI upto
requiring pror Government approval
ii Exablishmen and operation of stlites-FDI upto 74% with rior Goveramert approval
in Private sector banks Foreign eguly (FDI + FI} po 7% unde the automate rote
+ Non Scheduled aitines, Chaired stfines- FDI up to 74% under the automate rote subject ono
direct orindirect participation by foreign aitines
‘Cargo sities and Goundbandling-FDup io 74%allowed unde the automatirouts
‘i, rivate sector banks Foreign equity (FDI FH) upto 74% under he autamatc route
1% with FDI beyond 49%
FDI up to 100% allowed subject to conditions
«Development of Existing Airports FDI upto 74
under automatic reuteand beyond this underFIPB.
i. Exploration and mining of coal and lignite fr captive consumption ~ FDI up 100% under
sutomaticroutesubjctto provisions of Coal Mines (Nationalization Act, 1973
approvalroute
iv Trading: Tea mareting of suchiles for which company bs approval fr manufocture under Govt
approvalroute
i. Trading: Trading ofitems sourced ftom smallscale sector unde
\Cousir services for earying packages, parcels and othe items which do not come within the ambit
ofthe initn Pos Office Act, 1898. prior Gveramen! approval sujet to existing laws and subjet 0
existing laws and exclusion of activity relating to distribution of eters, whichis exclusively reserved for
the State,
vi Tea Sector, including te plastation prot Goverment approval subject to divestment of26% equity
within ve years
vil Non Banking Fiance Companios ~ FDI yp to 100% under the automatic route subject o minimum
capitalization norms
vii, Constacion Development projet FDI up to 100% on the automatic rout subject to minimam