(a) whether capital investment in the organised retail areas in the country is on the
rise in the recent years;
(b) if so, the annual average rate of capital investment in the retail market during the
last three years;
(c) the names of foreign and Indian industrial houses which have invested in the domestic
retail market till February, 2008; and
(d) the names of the cites other than the metropolitan cities, where they have established
their outlets?