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....company in which the person resident outside India has acquired and continues to hold the control in accordance with SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations, 2011 provided the right to receive dividend is established and the dividend amount has been credited to a specially designated noninterest bearing rupee account for acquisition of shares on the recognised stock exchange. (c) A wholly owned subsidiary set up in India by a non-resident entity, operating in a sector where 100 percent foreign investment is allowed in the automatic route and there are no FDI linked performance conditions, may issue equity instruments to the said non-resident entity against pre- incorporation or pre-operative expenses incurred by the said non-resident entity up to a limit of five percent of its authorised capital or USD 500,000 whichever is less, subject to the condition that within thirty days from the date of issue of equity instruments but not later than one year from the date of incorporation or such time as the Reserve Bank permits, the Indian company shall report the transaction to the Reserve Bank as per the reporting requirements as specified by the Reserve....
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....(b) Gambling and betting including casinos, etc. (c) Chit funds (d) Nidhi company (e) Trading in Transferable Development Rights (f) Real estate business or construction of farm houses ^31[Explanation: For the purpose of this rule, 'real estate business' means dealing in land and immovable property with a view to earning profit from there and does not include development of townships, construction of residential or commercial premises, roads or bridges, educational institutions, recreational facilities, city and regional level infrastructure, townships, real estate broking services and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) registered and regulated under the SEBI (REITs) Regulations 2014 and earning of rent or income on lease of the property, not amounting to transfer.] (g) Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes. (h) Activities or sectors not open to private sector investment e.g. (I) Atomic energy and (II) Railway operations (other than permitted activities mentioned in paragraph (3) of Schedule I) (i) Foreign technology collaborations in ....
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....tion, it shall include premium received along with the face value of the equity instrument, only when it is received by the company upon issue of such instruments to the person resident outside India and the amount paid by the transferee during post-issue transfer beyond the issue price of the capital instrument, shall not be taken into account while calculating minimum capitalization requirement. (v) (A) Foreign Investment in investing companies not registered as Non-Banking Financial Companies with the Reserve Bank and in core investment companies (CICs), both engaged in the activity of investing in the capital of other Indian entities, shall require prior approval of the Government . Note: Compliance to these rules by the core investment companies is in addition to the compliance of the regulatory framework prescribed to such companies as NBFCs under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and regulations framed thereunder. (v) (B) Foreign investment in investing companies registered as Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) with the Reserve Bank, shall be under 100% automatic route. (vi) For undertaking activities which are under automatic....
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....cultivation under green houses, net houses, poly houses or any other improved infrastructure facilities where micro-climatic conditions are regulated anthropogenically. 2. Plantation 2.1 (a) Tea sector including tea plantations (b) Coffee plantations (c) Rubber plantations (d) Cardamom plantations (e) Palm oil tree plantations (f) Olive oil tree plantation Note: Foreign investment is not allowed in any plantation sector/ activity other than those listed above. 100% Automatic 2.2 Other Conditions Prior approval of the State Government concerned is required in case of any future land use change. 3. Mining 3.1 Mining and Exploration of metal and non-metal ores including diamond, gold, silver and precious ores but excluding titanium bearing minerals and its ores; subject to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. 100% Automatic 3.2 Coal and Lignite ^1[(a) Coal and Lignite mining for captive consumption by power projects, iron and steel and cement units and other eligible acti....
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....e processed to produce Synthetic Rutile or Titanium Slag as an intermediate value added product. (ii) The objective is to ensure that the raw material available in the country is utilized for setting up downstream industries and the technology available internationally is also made available for setting up such industries within the country. Thus, if with the technology transfer, the objective of this Rules can be achieved, the conditions prescribed at (a)(i) above shall be deemed to be fulfilled. 4. Petroleum and Natural Gas 4.1 Exploration activities of oil and natural gas fields, infrastructure related to marketing of petroleum products and natural gas, marketing of natural gas and petroleum products, petroleum product pipelines, natural gas/ pipelines, LNG Regasification infrastructure, market study and formulation and Petroleum refining in the private sector, subject to the existing sectoral policy and regulatory framework in the oil marketing sector and the policy of the Government on private participation in exploration of oil and the discovered fields of national oil companies. 100% Automatic 4.2 Petroleum refining by the Public ....
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....lications will be considered by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in consultation with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs. d) Foreign investment in the sector shall be subject to security clearance by the Ministry of Home Affairs and as per guidelines of the Ministry of Defence. e) Investee company shall be structured to be self-sufficient in the areas of product design and development and the investee or joint venture company along with the manufacturing facility, shall also have maintenance and life cycle support facility of the product being manufactured in India. f) Foreign investments in the Defence sector shall be subject to scrutiny on grounds of national security and Government reserves the right to review any foreign investment in the Defence sector that affects or may affect national security.] 7. Broadcasting 7.1 Broadcasting Carriage Services 7.1.1 (a) Teleports (setting up of up-linking HUBs/ Teleports); (b) Direct to Home (DTH); (c) Cable Networks (Multi System Operators (MSOs) operating at National or S....
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....n shareholder shall be at least 51 percent of the total equity, excluding the equity held by Public Sector Banks and Public Financial Institutions, as defined in section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956 or Section 2 (72) of the Companies Act, 2013, as the case may be and the term `largest Indian shareholder' used in this clause, shall include any or a combination of the following, namely :- (1) In the case of an individual shareholder, (aa) The individual shareholder, (bb) A relative of the shareholder within the meaning of Section 2 (77) of Companies Act, 2013. (cc) A company or group of companies in which the individual shareholder or Hindu Undivided Family to which he belongs has management and controlling interest. (2) In the case of an Indian company, (aa) The Indian company (bb) A group of Indian companies under the same management and ownership control. (3) For this purpose, "Indian company" shall be a company which must have a resident Indian or a relative as defined under section 2 (77) of Companies Act, 2013/ HUF, either singly or in combination holding at least 51percent of the sha....
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.... institutes, and Technical training institutions. For the purposes of the Civil Aviation sector: (a) "Airport" means a landing and taking off area for aircrafts, usually with runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities and includes aerodrome as defined in clause (2) of section 2 of the Aircraft Act, 1934; (b) "Aerodrome" means any definite or limited ground or water area intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for the landing or departure of aircraft, and includes all buildings, sheds, vessels, piers and other structures thereon or pertaining thereto; (c) "Air transport service" means a service for the transport by air of persons, mails or any other thing, animate or inanimate, for any kind of remuneration whatsoever, whether such service consists of a single flight or series of flights; (d) "Air Transport Undertaking" means an undertaking whose business includes the carriage by air of passengers or cargo for hire or reward; (e) "Aircraft component" means any part, the soundness and correct functioning of which, when fitted to an aircraft, is essential to the continued airworthiness or safety of the aircraft and includes any item of equipment;....
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....trol is vested in Indian nationals.] 9.4 Other Services under Civil Aviation sector (a) Ground Handling Services subject to sectoral regulations and security clearance 100% Automatic (b) Maintenance and Repair organizations; flying training institutes and technical training institutions 100% Automatic ^17[9.5 Other Conditions (a) Air Transport Services shall include Domestic Scheduled Passenger Airlines, Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services, helicopter and seaplane services. (b) Foreign airlines are allowed to participate in the equity of companies operating Cargo airlines, helicopter and seaplane services, as per the limits and entry routes mentioned above. (c) Foreign airlines are allowed to invest in the capital of Indian companies, operating scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services, up to the limit of 49 per cent of their paid-up capital, subject to the following conditions, namely :- (i) it is made under the Government approval route, (ii) the 49 per cent limit will subsume FDI and FII/FPI investment, (iii) the inves....
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....rastructure, townships) 100% Automatic 10.2 Other Conditions 10.2 (a) Each phase of the construction development project shall be considered as a separate project. (b) The investor shall 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. (c) Notwithstanding anything contained at (b) above, a person resident outside India shall be permitted to exit and repatriate foreign investment before the completion of project under automatic route, provided that a lock-inperiod of three years, calculated with reference to each tranche of foreign investment has been completed. Further, transfer of stake from a person resident outside India to another person resident outside India, without repatriation of foreign investment will neither be subject to any lock-in period nor to any government approval. (d) 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, byelaws, rules, and other regulations....
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....ng of the possession of any immovable property to be taken or retained in part performance of a contract of the nature referred to in section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882) ; or (e) any transaction, by acquiring capital instruments in a company or by way of any agreement or any arrangement or in any other manner whatsoever, which has the effect of transferring, or enabling the enjoyment of, any immovable property. (6) Real estate business' means dealing in land and immovable property with a view to earning profit 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; Explanation: - (a) Investment in units of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) registered and regulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (REITs) regulations 2014 shall also be excluded from the definition of "real estate business". (b) Earning of rent income on lease of the property, not amounting to transfer, shall not amount to real estate business. (c) Transfer....
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.... means- (i) in the case of plots of developed land - the net site area available for allocation to the units, excluding the area for common facilities. (ii) in the case of built up space - the floor area and built-up space utilized for providing common facilities. (iii) in the case of a combination of developed land and built-up space - the net site and floor area available for allocation to the units excluding the site area and built-up space utilized for providing common facilities. (e) "Industrial Activity" means manufacturing; electricity; gas and water supply; post and telecommunications; software publishing, consultancy and supply; data processing, database activities and distribution of electronic content; other computer related activities; basic and applied research and development on bio-technology, pharmaceutical sciences or life sciences, natural sciences and engineering; business and management consultancy activities; and architectural, engineering and other technical activities. 11.2 Foreign investment in Industrial Parks shall not be subject to the conditionalities applicable for construction development projects etc. spelt ou....
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....hed, and consists of facilities involving devices for transportation to, from and via outer space; (f) "Manufacturing of components and systems or sub-systems for satellites Ground Segment and User Segment": Comprises the manufacturing and supply of the electrical, electronic and mechanical components systems or sub-systems for satellites, Ground Segment and User Segment.] 13. Private Security Agencies 49% Government 14. Telecom services (including Telecom Infrastructure Providers Category-l) 14.1 ^28[All telecom services including Telecom Infrastructure Providers Category-I, viz. Basic, Cellular, United Access Services, Unified license (Access services), Unified License, National/International Long Distance, Commercial V-Sat, Public Mobile Radio Trunked Services (PMRTS), Global Mobile Personal Communications Services (GMPCS), all types of ISP licenses, Voice Mail/Audiotex/UMS, Resale of IPLC, Mobile Number Portability services, Infrastructure Provider Category-I (providing dark fibre, right of way, duct space, tower), Other Service Providers and such other services as may be permitted by the Department of Tele....
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....or membership certificate, as the case may be, is itself or himself or herself engaged in a business involving commercial activity; or (iii) Entities holding permits or license etc. for undertaking retail trade (like tehbazari and similar license for hawkers) from Government Authorities or Local Self Government Bodies; or (iv) Institutions having certificate of incorporation or registration as a society or registration as public trust for their self-consumption. Note: An Entity, to whom WT is made, may fulfil any one of the 4 conditions at (b)(i) to (iv) above. (c) Full records indicating all the details of such sales like name of entity, kind of entity, registration/ license/ permit etc. number, amount of sale etc. shall be maintained on a day to day basis. (d) WT of goods shall be permitted among companies of the same group. However, such WT to group companies taken together shall not exceed 25 percent of the total turnover of the wholesale venture. (e) WT can be undertaken as per normal business practice, including extending credit facilities subject to applicable regulations. (f) A wholesale or cash and carry trader can undertake single brand re....
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....es which shall render the business into inventory based model. (i) An entity having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies or having control on its inventory by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, shall not be permitted to sell its products on the platform run by such marketplace entity.' (j) Goods/ services made available for sale electronically on website shall clearly provide name, address and other contact details of the seller. Post sales, delivery of goods to the customers and customer satisfaction shall be responsibility of the seller. (k) Payments for sale may be facilitated by the e-commerce entity in conformity with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank in this regard. (l) Any warranty or guarantee of goods and services sold shall be the responsibility of the seller. (m) E-commerce entities providing marketplace shall not directly or indirectly influence the sale price of goods or services and shall maintain level playing field. Services should be provided by e-commerce marketplace entity or other entities in which e-commerce marketplace entity has direct or indirect equity participation or common ....
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....either directly by the brand owner or through a legally tenable agreement executed between the Indian entity undertaking single brand retail trading and the brand owner. ^11[(e) In respect of proposals involving foreign investment beyond 51 per cent, sourcing of 30 per cent. of the value of goods procured, shall be done from India, preferably from MSMEs, village and cottage industries, artisans and craftsmen, in all sectors. The quantum of domestic sourcing shall be self-certified by the company, to be subsequently checked, by statutory auditors, from the duly certified accounts which the company shall be required to maintain. The procurement requirement is to be met in the first instance as an average of five years total value of goods procured beginning 1st April of the year of the commencement of SBRT business (i.e. opening of first store or start of online retail, whichever is earlier). Thereafter, SBRT entity shall be required to meet the 30 per cent local sourcing norms on an annual basis. For the purpose of ascertaining the sourcing requirement, the relevant entity would be the company incorporated in India, which is the recipient of foreign investment for the purpose of ....
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....ment 15.4.1 Other Conditions (a) Fresh agricultural produce, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, grains, pulses, fresh poultry, fishery and meat products, can be unbranded. (b) Minimum amount to be brought in as foreign investment would be USD 100 million. (c) At least 50 percent of the total foreign investment brought in the first tranche of USD 100 million, shall be invested in 'back-end infrastructure' within three years, where 'back-end infrastructure' shall include capital expenditure on all activities, excluding that on front-end units; for instance, back-end infrastructure shall include investment made towards processing, manufacturing, distribution, design improvement, quality control, packaging, logistics, storage, warehouse, agriculture market produce infrastructure etc. Expenditure on land cost and rentals, if any, shall not be counted for purposes of back-end infrastructure. Subsequent investment in the back-end infrastructure would be made by the MBRT retailer as needed, depending upon its business requirements. (d) At least 30 percent of the value of procurement of manufactured or processe....
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....t of retail outlets under this policy, would be conveyed to the Government of India through the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and additions shall be made to the said list. The establishment of the retail sales outlets shall be in compliance of applicable State/ Union Territory laws or regulations, such as the Shops and Establishments Act etc. (i) Retail trading, in any form, by means of e-commerce, shall not be permissible, for companies with foreign investment engaged in multi-brand retail trading. (j) Applications shall be processed in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, to determine whether the proposed investment satisfies the notified guidelines, before being considered for Government approval. 15.4.2 States or Union territories are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Union territories) 15.5 Duty Free Shops 100% Automatic 15.5.1 Other Conditions: (a) Duty Free Shops would mean shops set up in custom bonded area at Inte....
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....e investee company. (iv) The administrative Ministry (s) i.e. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Pharmaceuticals or any other regulatory Agency/Development as notified by Central Government from time to time, shall monitor the compliance of conditionalities. Note : (1) Foreign investment up to 100% under the automatic route is permitted for manufacturing of medical devices.The abovementioned conditions shall, therefore, not be applicable to greenfield as well as brownfield projects of this industry. (2) Medical device means :- (a) Any instrument, apparatus, appliance, implant, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, including the software, intended by its manufacturer to be used specially for human beings or animals for one or more of the specific purposes of:- (aa) Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of any disease or disorder; (ab) diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of, or assistance for, any injury or disability; (ac) investigation, replacement or modification or support of the anatomy or of a physiological process; (ad) s....
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....rminals, (viii) Passenger terminals, (ix) Infrastructure in industrial park pertaining to railway line/ sidings including electrified railway lines and connectivity to main railway line and (x) Mass Rapid Transport Systems. 100% Automatic 17.2 Other Conditions (a) Foreign investment in this sector open to private-sector participation is subject to sectoral guidelines of Ministry of Railways. (b) Proposals involving foreign investment beyond 49 percent sensitive areas from security point of view, will be brought by the Ministry of Railways before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for consideration on a case to case basis. F FINANCIAL SERVICES Investment in financial services, other than those indicated below, would require prior Government approval. F.1 Asset Reconstruction Companies 100% Automatic F.1.1 Other Conditions (a) Investment limit of a sponsor in the shareholding of an ARC shall be governed by the provisions of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. Similarly, investmen....
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.... capital of the private bank shall apply to foreign investment as well. (g) Setting up of a subsidiary by foreign banks: (i) Foreign banks shall be permitted to either have branches or subsidiaries but not both. (ii) Foreign banks regulated by banking supervisory authority in the home country and meeting Reserve Bank's licensing criteria shall be allowed to hold 100 percent paid-up capital to enable them to set up a whollyowned subsidiary in India. (iii) A foreign bank may operate in India through only one of the three channels viz., (i) branches (ii) a wholly-owned subsidiary (iii) a subsidiary with aggregate foreign investment up to a maximum of 74 percent in a private bank. (iv) A foreign bank shall be permitted to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary either through conversion of existing branches into a subsidiary or through a fresh banking license. A foreign bank shall be permitted to establish a subsidiary through acquisition of shares of an existing private sector bank provided at least 26 percent of the paid-up capital of the private sector bank is held by residents at all times consistent with para (c) above. (v) A subsidi....
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....sp; 49% Automatic F.5.1 Investment shall be subject to guidelines prescribed by the Central or State Government. F.6 Power Exchanges Power Exchanges under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010. 49% Automatic F.6.1 Other conditions (a) A person resident outside India including persons acting in concert should not hold more than 5 percent. (b) The investment shall be in compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations, other applicable laws/ rules/ regulations, security and other conditionalities. F.7 Credit Information Companies 100% Automatic F.7.1 Other conditions (a) Foreign investment in Credit Information Companies is subject to the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 and ....
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....th the provisions under the Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign investment) Rules, 2015 and the applicable rules or regulations notified by the Department of Financial Services or Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, from time to time. (e) Foreign portfolio investment in an Indian Insurance company shall be governed by the provisions contained in Chapter-IV, rule 10 and 11 read with Schedule II of Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, and provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019. (f) Any increase in foreign investment in an Indian Insurance company shall be in accordance with the pricing guidelines specified under these rules. (g) The foreign equity investment cap of hundred per cent. shall apply on the same terms as above to insurance brokers, re-insurance brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third party administrator, Surveyors and Loss Assessors, managing general agents, insurance repositories and such other entities, as may be notified by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Au....
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....f foreign investment in Indian Insurance Companies and Insurance intermediaries. F.8.3.2 Other conditions applicable to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC): (a) Foreign investment in LIC shall be subject to compliance with the provisions of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), and such other provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), as are applicable to LIC as per the provisions of section 43 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956). (b) Provisions of clauses (e) and (f) under Sl. No. F.8.3.1, shall also apply to LIC as if reference therein to an Indian Insurance Company is a reference to LIC. (c) The expressions referred to in clause (k) under Sl. No. F.8.3.1, shall have the meanings as respectively referred to them therein. Explanation. - For the purposes of this Sl. No., any reference to Indian insurance company or company referred to in clause (k) under Sl. No. F.8.3.1, shall be construed as a reference to LIC] F.9 Pension Sector 49% Automatic F.9.1 Other conditions (a) Forei....
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....ntity shall be subject to these rules. ^39[F.11 White Label ATM Operations (WLAO) 100% Automatic F.11.1 Other conditions (a) Any non-bank entity intending to set up White Label ATMs (WLAs) should have a minimum net worth of one hundred crore rupees as per the latest financial year's audited balance sheet, to be maintained at all times. (b) In case the entity is also engaged in any 'Other Financial Services' referred to in Sl. No. F.10 above, then the foreign investment in the company setting up WLA shall also comply with the minimum capitalisation norms, if any, for foreign investments in such 'Other Financial Services'. (c) FDI in the WLAO will be subject to the specific criteria and guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007).] ****************** NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 4355(E) dated 05-12-2019 w.e.f. 17-10-2019 before it was read as, "(a) Coal and Lignite mining for captive consumption by power projects, iron and steel and cement units and other eligible activiti....
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....t on an annual basis. For the purpose of ascertaining the sourcing requirement, the relevant entity would be the company, incorporated in India, which is the recipient of foreign investment for the purpose of carrying out single brand product retail trading. (f) Subject to the conditions mentioned in this Para, a single brand retail trading entity operating through brick and mortar stores, is permitted to undertake retail trading through e-commerce. (g) Single brand retail trading entity shall be permitted to set off its incremental sourcing of goods from India for global operations during initial 5 years, beginning 1st April of the year of the opening of first store, against the mandatory sourcing requirement of 30% of purchases from India. For this purpose, incremental sourcing shall mean the increase in terms of value of such global sourcing from India for that single brand (in INR terms) in a particular financial year from India over the preceding financial year, by the non-resident entities undertaking single brand retail trading, either directly or through their group companies. After completion of this 5 years period, the SBRT entity shall be required to me....
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....om time to time." 15. Inserted vide Notification No. S.O. 1374(E) dated 27-04-2020, w.e.f. 27-04-2020. 16. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 2442 (E) dated 27-07-2020, w.e.f. 27-07-2020 before it was read as, "9.3 Air Transport Services (a) (i) Scheduled Air Transport Service/ Domestic Scheduled Passenger Airline (ii) Regional Air Transport Service 100% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49%(Automatic up to 100% for NRI's and OCI's) (b) Non-Scheduled Air Transport Service 100% Automatic (c) Helicopter service or seaplane services requiring Directorate General of Civil Aviation approval 100% Automatic" 17. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 2442 (E) dated 27-07-2020, w.e.f. 27-07-2020 before it was read as, "9.5 Other Conditions (a) Air Transport Services shall include Domestic Scheduled Passenger Airlines, Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services, helicopter and seaplane services. (b) Foreign airlines are allowed to make foreign investment in Cargo airlines, helicopter and seaplane services, as per ....
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....read as, "6. Defence Defence Industry subject to Industrial license under the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951; and Manufacturing of small arms and ammunition under the Arms Act, 1959 100% Automatic route up to 49%Government route beyond 49% wherever it is likely to result in access to modern technology or for other reasons to be recorded. 6.2 Other Conditions (a) Fresh foreign investment within the permitted automatic route, in a company not seeking industrial license, resulting in change in the ownership pattern or transfer of stake by existing investor to new foreign investor, shall require Government approval. (b) Licence applications will be considered and licences shall be given by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in consultation with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs. (c) Foreign investment in this sector is subject to security clearance and guidelines of the Ministry of Defence. (d) Investee company should be structured to be self-sufficient in areas of product design and develo....
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....'Indian Control of an Indian Insurance Company', 'Indian Ownership', 'Non-resident Entity', 'Public Financial Institution', 'Resident Indian Citizen', 'Total Foreign Investment' will have the same meaning as provided in Notification No. G.S.R 115 (E), dated the 19th February, 2015 issued by Department of Financial Services and regulations issued by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India from time to time." 27. Inserted vide Notification No. S.O. 4091(E) dated 05-10-2021, w.e.f. 05-10-2021. 28. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 4242(E) dated 12-10-2021, w.e.f. 12-10-2021 before it was read as, "All telecom services including Telecom Infrastructure Providers Category-I, viz. Basic, Cellular, United Access Services, Unified license (Access services), Unified License, National/ International Long Distance, Commercial V-Sat, Public Mobile Radio Trunked Services (PMRTS), Global Mobile Personal Communications Services (GMPCS), all types of ISP licenses, Voice Mail/ Audiotex/ UMS, Resale of IPLC, Mobile Number Portability services, Infrastructure Provider Category-I (providing ....
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....sp; "12. Satellites - Establishment and operation Satellites Establishment and operation, subject to the sectoral guidelines of Department of Space/ ISRO 100% Government" 37. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 3492(E) dated 16-08-2024, w.e.f. 16-08-2024 before it was read as, "(d). An Indian company may issue, subject to compliance with the conditions prescribed by the Central Government and/or the Reserve Bank from time to time, equity instruments to a person resident outside India, if the Indian investee company is engaged in an automatic route sector, against,- (i) swap of equity instruments; or (ii) import of capital goods or machinery or equipment (excluding second-hand machinery); or (iii) pre-operative or pre-incorporation expenses (including payments of rent etc.): Provided that the Government approval shall be obtained if the Indian investee company is engaged in a sector under Government route and the applications for approval shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Central Government from time to time." 38. Substituted vide Notification No. ....
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....ubject to approval or verification by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. (c) Foreign investment in this sector shall be subject to compliance with the provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938 and the condition that Companies receiving FDI shall obtain necessary license or approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India for undertaking insurance and related activities. ^23[(d) (I) In an Indian Insurance Company having foreign investment,- (i) a majority of its directors; (ii) a majority of its Key Management Persons; and (iii) at least one among the Chairperson of its Board, its Managing Director and its Chief Executive Officer, shall be Resident Indian Citizens. Explanation: For the above purposes, the expression- "Key Management Person" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in guidelines made by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on corporate governance for insurers in India. (II) An Indian Insurance company having foreign investment shall comply with the provisions under the Indian Insurance Companies....
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....s Act, 2013; (ii) at least one from among the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer or Principal Officer or Managing Director of the insurance intermediary shall be a resident Indian citizen; (iii) shall take prior permission of the Authority for repatriating dividend; (iv) shall bring in the latest technological, managerial and other skills; (v) shall not make payments to the foreign group or promoter or subsidiary or interconnected or associate entities beyond what is necessary or permitted by the Authority; (vi) shall make disclosures in the formats to be specified by the Authority of all payments made to its group or promoter or subsidiary or interconnected or associate entities; (vii) composition of the Board of Directors and key management persons shall be as specified by the concerned regulators; (j) The other condition under the heading 'Banking-Private Sector' specified against serial number F.2.1 shall be applicable in respect of bank promoted insurance companies. ^34[(k) Terms "Equity Share Capital", ‟Foreign Direct....