GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION |
RAJYA SABHA |
STARRED QUESTION NO 96 |
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2007 |
Definition of Indirect Foreign Shareholding. |
96. |
SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR |
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Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has suggested a significant relaxation of the definition of indirect foreign shareholding;
(b) if so the details thereof; and
(c) by when a final decision in the matter is likely to be taken?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI KAMAL NATH)
(a) to (c): Foreign investment in an Indian Company investing in another Indian company is referred to as indirect foreign shareholding in the latter Indian company. Government has separately notified the policy for calculating foreign investment in Investment Companies in Infrastructure / Service Sectors attracting sectoral caps; Telecom Sector; Uplinking of TV Channels and Insurance Sector. The FDI policy including notified guidelines is reviewed on a continuous basis for further simplification / harmonization.