(a) the details of the outflow on accountof royalty, fees for technology transfer anduse of brand names and its percentagevis-a-vis the FDI inflow during each of thelast three years and the current year;
(b) whether the Government proposesto reint- roduce restrictions on royaltypayments for preventing excessive outflowof foreign exchange; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a): The details of the outflow on account of royalty, fees for technology transfer and use of brand names and its percentage vis-a-vis the FDI inflow during each of the last three years and the current year are as under:
(upto September’2014)
(US$ Billion) Financial Year Pay- Gross % of Gross ments FDI inflows FDI inflows in India
2011-2012 3.2 46.6 6.9 2012-2013 4.2 34.3 12.2 2013-2014 4.0 36.0 11.1 2014-2015 2.3 21.5 10.7