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IC SECTION

(last Updated on 03/04/2008)

Subjects dealt with in the Section

 

1.       Nodal responsibility in relation to assistance in establishing various industries in foreign countries.  

2.       Setting up of Joint Ventures and Subsidiaries abroad – Policy and briefs on individual cases considered in the Special Committee on Investment abroad.  

3.       Negotiation and conclusion of Bilateral Investment Promotions & Protection Agreements (BIPA) with other countries.  

List of Guard Files  

1.                  Indian Joint Ventures and subsidiaries abroad – Policy regarding.

2.                  Parliament Questions

3.                  Compendium of BIPA Agreement with various countries.  

 

Major functions

Formulation of policy for Indian Direct Investment for setting up Joint Ventures (JV) and Wholly 
Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) abroad, promotion of Indian investment abroad and Bilateral 
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. Indian investment abroad is governed by the 
Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of any foreign security) Regulations, 2000
notified
by RBI from time to time.

Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA)

      

        Background & Salient features of BIPA

List of countries with whom India has Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection
Agreement in force

List of countries with whom India has signed BIPA, but not yet in force

List of countries with whom negotiations on BIPA are underway.

Indian Model Text of Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement BIPA


Indian direct investment in JV/WOS abroad

Overseas Investment Policy 

Routes for overseas investment

Streamlining of the overseas investment policy

Overseas investment approvals/ actual outflows/ inflows from JVs/WOSs

Overseas investment approvals

Actual outflows

Inflows from JV/WOS

Sector-wise, country-wise etc. classification of overseas investment

Annexure -1 – Year-wise approvals and outflows of overseas investments.

Annexure-2 - Year-wise outflows of overseas investments

Annexure-3 - Year-wise Inflows from overseas investments

Annexure-4- Sector-wise break-up of overseas investment approvals

Annexure-5- Classification of approved overseas investments by Economic Regions

Annexure-6- Country-wise classification of approvals of overseas investment

Contact Details:

Section Officer

Under Secretary

OSD (CM&I)

Joint Secretary

Ms. Kaushalya

Tele: 23095195 Internal No.5195

Room No. 64
North Block

Sh.A.Mahalingam

Tele: 23092581

Internal No. 5064

Room No. 63
North Block

Sh.P.K. Bagga

Tele: 23091472

Internal No. 5037

Room No. 51-C
North Block

Dr. Anup K.Pujari

Tele : 23092154

Internal No. 5012

Room No. 34-C
North Block