Establishment of foreign offices: prior central bank approval waived where government sectoral licence or permission exists. Prior Reserve Bank approval is not required to open a Branch Office, Liaison Office, Project Office or other place of business in India in the Defence, Telecom, Private Security and Information and Broadcasting sectors where government approval, licence or permission from the concerned ministry or regulator has been granted; defence-related Project Offices established pursuant to a contract with the Ministry of Defence, Service Headquarters or Defence PSUs likewise need no separate government reference. The term 'permission' excludes general automatic-route FDI permissions; other BO/LO/PO conditions remain unchanged.
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Establishment of foreign offices: prior central bank approval waived where government sectoral licence or permission exists.
Prior Reserve Bank approval is not required to open a Branch Office, Liaison Office, Project Office or other place of business in India in the Defence, Telecom, Private Security and Information and Broadcasting sectors where government approval, licence or permission from the concerned ministry or regulator has been granted; defence-related Project Offices established pursuant to a contract with the Ministry of Defence, Service Headquarters or Defence PSUs likewise need no separate government reference. The term "permission" excludes general automatic-route FDI permissions; other BO/LO/PO conditions remain unchanged.
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