Question : FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN COMMODITY EXCHANGES



(a) whether Government has finalized the norms for allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in commodity exchanges;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any ceiling has been fixed by the Government on FDI in commodity exchanges;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI TASLIMUDDIN)

(a) to (d): The Government is in the process of finalizing the norms for allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Commodity Exchanges.

(e) : The norms for allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Commodity Exchanges will be implemented as soon as it is finalized by the Government and notified by Reserve Bank of India under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 2000 (FEMA) regulations.