India's 6 Sectors Attracting Highest FDI Equity Inflows


Computer software and hardware: India constitutes an important part of the International market in terms of manufacturing electronics hardware. With growing IT industry in India and the massive growth of the tech world with Multi-National Companies coming in has paved way for more Foreign Direct Investments in this sector. With the availability of skilled workforce in this sector along with large users has lured in maximum flow of FDI in this sector.

Drugs and pharmaceuticals: FDI in the Drugs and pharmaceutical sector has various opinions by the Indian people. FDI in this sector allows growth at larger level and development in compliance with the international needs.

Some people argued that FDI in this sector would give rise to price of the drugs in the Indian market, with International companies taking over the local companies. FDI in the pharmaceuticals sector paved way for more advanced researches and has brought in huge resources for innovative research.

Chemicals: 100 percent FDI is allowed in India in the chemical industry except fertilizers and other chemicals of hazardous nature, where the approval of the government is required. The FDI in this sector has made way for development of the chemical sector in India. Massive innovative research has been taken up in the chemical sector through huge FDIs coming in to the Indian market. The chemical sector has witnessed growth in the recent years and FDI is one among many factors.

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