During the Financial Year 2015-16, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to US$ 0.754 billion has been received in Drugs & Pharmaceutical Sector through equity inflow.

According to World Trade Organization (WTO)’s database for the year 2014, India’s export is higher than China in the sectors of `Fuels’ and `Fuels & Mining Products’.

A total of US$ 138.01 billion of Foreign Investment (FDI + investment by Foreign Institutional Investors) has been made in the country during the last two years i.e. F.Y. 2014-15 & 2015-16.

This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

Foreign investment inflows update: equity FDI in pharmaceuticals and aggregated inward investment reported, reflecting trade and investment metrics. Foreign direct investment inflows into the drugs and pharmaceutical sector are reported as equity inflows for the referenced financial year. The release aggregates inward foreign investment comprising FDI and foreign institutional investment over a two year period to indicate total foreign investment received.