Need Tally
for Clients?

Contact Us! Here

  Tally Auditor

License (Renewal)
  Tally Gold

License Renewal

  Tally Silver

License Renewal
  Tally Silver

New Licence
  Tally Gold

New Licence
 
Open DEMAT Account with in 24 Hrs and start investing now!
« Latest Circulars »
Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs
 Auction of State Government Securities Feb 23, 2024
 RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Adinath Co-Operative Bank Limited, Dist. Surat, Gujarat
 The Relevance of SEACEN in a Turbulent World (Closing remarks by Michael Debabrata Patra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India - February 15, 2024 - at the 59th SEACEN Governors' Conference
  Business restrictions imposed on Paytm Payments Bank Limited vide Press Releases dated January 31 and February 16, 2024
 Extension of validity of Directions under Section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) - HCBL Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.)
 Business restrictions imposed on Paytm Payments Bank Limited vide Press Releases dated January 31 and February 16, 2024
 Directions under Section 35 A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Shimsha Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Maddur, Mandya District Extension of Period
 Reserve Bank of India (Government Securities Lending) Directions, 2023
 Building resilient brand India amidst global uncertainty (Speech by Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India - December 28, 2023 - at the 10th SBI Banking and Economic Conclave in Mumbai)
 Trade Credit for imports into India Submission of return on issuance of bank guarantees for Trade Credits on the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS)
 Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, December 6 to 8, 2023

Foreign investment in SingleBrand Product Retail Trading/ Multi-Brand Retail Trading / Civil Aviation Sector / Broadcasting Sector / Power Exchanges - Amendment to the Foreign Direct Investment Scheme
September, 24th 2012

RBI/2012-13/217
A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 32

September 21, 2012

To

All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks

Madam / Sir,

Foreign investment in SingleBrand Product Retail Trading/ Multi-Brand Retail Trading / Civil Aviation Sector / Broadcasting Sector / Power Exchanges - Amendment to the Foreign Direct Investment Scheme

Attention of Authorised Dealers Category I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000, notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time.

2. The extant Foreign Direct Investment policy has since been reviewed and it has now been decided as follows:

a) FDI up to 100 per cent is now permitted in SingleBrand Product Retail Trading by only one non-resident entity, whether owner of the brand or otherwise, under the Government route subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 4 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

b) FDI up to 51 per cent is now permitted in Multi-Brand Retail Trading under the Government route, subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 5 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

c) Foreign airlines are permitted FDI up to 49% in the capital of Indian companies in Civil Aviation Sector, operating scheduled and non-scheduled air transport, under the automatic/Government route subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated inPress Note No. 6 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

d) FDI limits in companies engaged in providing Broadcasting Carriage Services under the automatic/Government route have been reviewed and the same would be subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 7 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

e) FDI up to 49% is permitted in Power Exchanges registered under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010, under the Government route, subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 8 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

3. A copy each of Press Note Nos. 4,5,6,7 and 8 (2012 Series) dated September 20, 2012 issued in this regard is enclosed.

4. AD Category - I banks may bring the contents of the circular to the notice of their customers/constituents concerned.

5. Necessary amendments to Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000) are being notified separately.

6. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law.

Yours faithfully,

(Rudra Narayan Kar)
Chief General Manager

Home | About Us | Terms and Conditions | Contact Us
Copyright 2024 CAinINDIA All Right Reserved.
Designed and Developed by Ritz Consulting