Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on the Construction Development Sector-amendment to ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular 2014’

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....elating to Construction Development Sector, presently reads as below: Sl. No. Sector/Activity % of Equity/ FDI Cap Entry Route 6.2.11 Construction Development: Townships, Housing, Built-up infrastructure 6.2.11.1 Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction-development projects (which would include, but not be restricted to, housing, commercial premises, hotels, resorts, hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, city and regional level infrastructure) 100% Automatic 6.2.11.2 Investment will be subject to the following conditions: (1) Minimum area to be developed under each project would be as under: (i)    In case of development of serviced housing ....

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....ains the completion certificate from the concerned local body/service agency before he would be allowed to dispose of serviced housing plots. (5) The project shall conform to the norms and standards, including land use requirements and provision of community amenities and common facilities, as laid down in the applicable building control regulations, bye-laws, rules, and other regulations of the State Government/Municipal/Local Body concerned. (6)The investor/investee company shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary approvals, including those of the building/layout plans, developing internal and peripheral areas and other infrastructure facilities, payment of development, external development and other charges and complying wi....

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....construction-development projects, a minimum floor area of 20,000 sq. meter. (B)   Investee company will be required to bring minimum FDI of US$ 5 million within six months of commencement of the project. The commencement of the project will be the date of approval of the building plan/lay out plan by the relevant statutory authority. Subsequent tranches of FDI can be brought till the period of tenyears from the commencement of the project or before the completion of project, whichever expires earlier. (C) (i) The investor will be permitted to exit on completion of the project or after development of trunk infrastructure i.e. roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage and sewerage. (ii) The Government may, in view of ....

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.... Note: (i) It is clarified that FDI is not permitted in an entity which is engaged or proposes to engage in real estate business, construction of farm houses and trading in transferable development rights (TDRs). "Real estate business" will have the same meaning as provided in FEMA Notification No. 1/2000-RB dated May 03, 2000 read with RBI Master Circular i.e. dealing in land and immovable property with a view to earning profit or earning income therefrom and does not include development of townships, construction of residential/ commercial premises, roads or bridges, educational institutions, recreational facilities, city and regional level infrastructure, townships. (ii)  The conditions at (A) to (C) above, will n....