These are the ways NRIs Can Invest in India


These are the ways NRIs Can Invest in India

Bangalore: If you are an NRI who wants to invest in your own country or wonder how the foreign institutional investors put their money, here are various options available for channelizing the foreign wealth, as listed by Economic Times.

Foreign Direct Investment

A Non-resident body can put money or invest in India, apart from the prohibited sectors or actions. It is direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company in another country.

Foreign Portfolio Investment

Investments can be made by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), non-resident Indians (NRIs), persons of Indian origin (PIOs) and qualified foreign investors (QFIs) under the Portfolio Investment Scheme.

Foreign investors can invest in to shares and convertible debentures of Indian companies, and units of domestic mutual funds, on any of the Indian stock exchanges.

Foreign Venture Capital Investors

A Foreign venture capital investor (FVCI) is generally an entity or individual located outside the country. They can invest in domestic ventures as well as venture capital undertaking (domestic unlisted company).

Other Investments:

FIIs and NRIs can also invest their money in securities, treasury bills, listed nonconvertible debentures, bonds and many more. However, there are certain restrictions from Reserve Bank of India like NRI, PIO, QFI, FII.

Non-Repatriable Investments

If a NRI or PIO has an NRO savings bank account, they can purchase shares in rupees. In non-repatriable investments the dales fund is credited to the NRO account.

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