Question : FDI FROM CHINA



(a) whether the Government has temporarily put on hold the decision on the FDIs from China;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance ( Shri Anandrao V. Adsul )

(a),(b) & (c): The Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000, do not stipulate any country-specific restrictions with regard to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China. All proposals made to FIPB, including proposals involving Chinese investment, are considered on merits of the case after necessary Inter-Ministerial consultations.