India attracted $32.5 bn FDI during April-Nov

February 06, 2017 21:44

India attracted $32.49 billion (Rs 2.17 lakh crore) foreign direct investment in April-November of 2016-17, Parliament was informed today.

The key sectors that received a major chunk of FDI included metallurgy, computer software and hardware, telecom, information and broadcasting and automobile, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

"The government reviews FDI policy on an ongoing basis and significant changes are made in the FDI policy regime, from time to time, to ensure India remains increasingly attractive and investor-friendly investment destination," she said.

"Further, no proposal is under consideration of the government to review extant policy to bring public sectors under its ambit in the country."

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