The Year-wise details of the proposals received during the last three years and the current year are as under:

Year	No. of fresh approvals received
2011	222
2012	218
2013	219
2014 (till date)	86

The Year-wise details of the proposals approved/ rejected during the last three years and the current year are as under:

Year	No. of proposals approved#	No. of proposals rejected
2011	189	71
2012	199	80
2013	198	33
2014 (till date)	63	15

(# refers to recommendation made during the year including for proposals carried    forward from earlier year(s). Therefore, table in (i) and (ii) will not match.)

The Sector-wise and State/UT-wise details of the proposals for Foreign Direct Investment received and approved/ rejected by Foreign Investment Promotion Board are not centrally maintained.

As on 15.07.2014, total 91 proposals are pending with Foreign Investment Promotion Board and efforts are being made to clear all the proposals at the earliest.

Review of the FDI policy of the country is an ongoing process and Government has taken a number of steps in the recent past to make India an attractive investment destination. However currently there is no proposal under consideration to review the existing policy in Pharmaceutical, agricultural multi-layered marketing, direct selling industry and manufacturing of solar cells.

As regards proposal to increase the cap in some sectors, Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech, given on 10.7.2014, has made following statement:

 “The policy of the NDA Government is to promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) selectively in sectors where it helps the larger interest of the Indian Economy. FDI in several sectors is an additionality of resource which helps in promoting domestic manufacture and job creation. India today needs a boost for job creation. Our manufacturing sector in particular needs a push for job creation.

India today is the largest buyer of Defence equipment in the world. Our domestic manufacturing capacities are still at a nascent stage. We are buying substantial part of our Defence requirements directly from foreign players. Companies controlled by foreign governments and foreign private sector are supplying our Defence requirements to us at a considerable outflow of foreign exchange. Currently we permit 26 per cent FDI in Defence manufacturing. The composite cap of foreign exchange is being raised to 49 per cent with full Indian management and control through the FIPB route.

The Insurance sector is investment starved. Several segments of the Insurance sector need an expansion. The composite cap in the Insurance sector is proposed to be increased up to 49 per cent from the current level of 26 per cent, with full Indian management and control, through the FIPB route.

To encourage development of Smart Cities, which will also provide habitation for the neo-middle class, requirement of the built up area and capital conditions for FDI is being reduced from 50,000 square metres to 20,000 square metres and from USD 10 million to USD 5 million respectively with a three year post completion lock in.

To further encourage this, projects which commit at least 30 per cent of the total project cost for low cost affordable housing will be exempted from minimum built up area and capitalisation requirements, with the condition of three year lock-in. FDI in the manufacturing sector is today on the automatic route. The manufacturing units will be allowed to sell its products through retail including E-commerce platforms without any additional approval.”

Government has put in place an investor-friendly policy on FDI, under which FDI, up to 100%, is permitted, under the automatic route, in most sectors/activities.

Government plays an active role in investment promotion, through dissemination of information on the investment climate and opportunities in India and by advising prospective investors about investment policies and procedures and opportunities. International Cooperation for industrial partnerships is solicited both through bilateral and multilateral arrangements. It also coordinates with apex industry associations, such as FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM, in their activities relating to promotion of industrial cooperation, both through bilateral and multilateral initiatives intended to stimulate inflow of foreign direct investment into India.

The Government has also set up ‘Invest India’, a joint venture company between the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and FICCI, as a not-for-profit, single window facilitator, for prospective overseas investors and to act as a structured mechanism to attract investment.

The information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

FDI policy changes: defence and insurance caps raised to permit greater foreign investment under Indian management via FIPB. Budget announcements relax and recalibrate FDI entry conditions: composite caps in defence and insurance will be increased via the FIPB route with Indian management and control; Smart Cities FDI thresholds for built-up area and capitalisation are reduced with a post-completion lock-in and exemptions where projects allocate a significant portion to low-cost affordable housing; manufacturing on the automatic route may sell through retail and e-commerce without extra approvals. The report also notes proposal volumes, pending cases and that sectoral/state breakdowns are not centrally maintained.