<h1>India Updates FDI Policy: 100% Automatic Route in Construction, Education, and Senior Living Exempted from Conditions.</h1> The Government of India has announced changes to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in the construction development sector, allowing up to 100% FDI under the automatic route, subject to conditions like minimum area and capitalization. However, these conditions are not applicable to FDI in sectors such as hotels, tourism, hospitals, SEZs, education, and old-age homes. Effective January 1, 2011, the education sector and old-age homes are exempt from these conditions to improve educational infrastructure and meet the increasing demand for senior living facilities due to urbanization. This was stated by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the Rajya Sabha.