Explore the permitted sectors and activities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India as outlined in the Consolidated FDI Policy 2020. Learn FDI caps, entry routes, and key regulations.
Permitted Sectors / Activities For FDI in India as per Consolidated FDI Policy 2020
Article explains Sector wise permitted FDI in India with Percentage upto which FDI is permitted and Route.
| SR. NO | NAME OF THE SECTOR | % of Equity/
FDI Cap |
Entry Route |
| 1 | AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY | 100 | Automatic Route |
| 2 | PLANTATION SECTOR | 100 | Automatic Route |
| 3 | MINING-Mining and Exploration of metal and non-metal ores
MINING-Coal & Lignite |
100 | Automatic Route |
| 4 | PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS | 100 | Automatic Route |
| 5 | MANUFACTURING | 100 | Automatic Route |
| 6 | DEFENCE | 100 | Automatic up to 74% Government route beyond 74% wherever it is likely to result in access to modern technology or for other reasons to be recorded |
| 7 | BROADCASTING- BROADCASTING CARRIAGE SERVICES | 100 | Automatic |
| 8 | BROADCASTING- BROADCASTING CONTENT SERVICES | 26-100 | Automatic Route / Government Route |
| 9 | PRINT MEDIA | 26 | Government |
| 10 | CIVIL AVIATION- AIRPORTS | 100 | Automatic Route |
| 11 | CIVIL AVIATION- AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES | 49-100 | Automatic up to 49% (Automatic up to 100% for NRIs) |
| 12 | OTHER SERVICES UNDER CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR | 100 | Automatic |
| 13 | CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT: TOWNSHIPS, HOUSING, BUILT-UP INFRASTRUCTURE | 100 | Automatic |
| 14 | INDUSTRIAL PARKS | 100 | Automatic |
| 15 | SATELLITES- ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION | 100 | Government |
| 16 | PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES | 74 | Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74% |
| 17 | TELECOM SERVICES | 100 | Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% |
| 18 | TRADING | 100 | Automatic |
| 19 | E-COMMERCE ACTIVITIES | 100 | Automatic |
| 20 | SINGLE BRAND PRODUCT RETAIL TRADING | 100 | Automatic |
| 21 | MULTI BRAND RETAIL TRADING | 51 | Government |
| 22 | DUTY FREE SHOPS
Duty Free Shops would mean shops set up in custom bonded area at International Airports/International Seaports and Land Custom Stations where there is transit of international passengers |
100 | Automatic |
| 23 | RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE | 100 | Automatic |
| 24 | ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
‘Asset Reconstruction Company’ (ARC) means a company registered with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) |
100 | Automatic |
| 25 | BANKING- PRIVATE SECTOR | 74 | Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74%. |
| 26 | BANKING- PUBLIC SECTOR | 20 | Government |
| 27 | CREDIT INFORMATION COMPANIES (CIC) | 100 | Automatic |
| 28 | INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY IN THE SECURITIES MARKET
Infrastructure companies in Securities Markets, namely, stock exchanges, commodity exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations, in compliance with SEBI Regulations |
49 | Automatic |
| 29 | INSURANCE company | 49 | Automatic |
| 30 | Intermediaries or Insurance Intermediaries
including insurance brokers, re-insurance brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third party administrator, Surveyors and Loss Assessors and such other entities, as may be notified by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India from time to time. |
100 | Automatic |
| 31 | PENSION SECTOR | 49 | Automatic |
| 32 | POWER EXCHANGES Power Exchanges registered under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010. | 49 | Automatic |
| 33 | WHITE LABEL ATM OPERATIONS | 100 | Automatic |
| 34 | OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Financial Services activities regulated by financial sector regulators, viz., RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, NHB or any other financial sector regulator as may be notified by the Government of India. |
100 | Automatic |
| 35 | PHARMACEUTICALS- Greenfield | 100 | Automatic |
| 36 | PHARMACEUTICALS -Brownfield | 100 | Automatic up to 74% Government route beyond 74% |
FOR MORE DETAIL PLEASE REFER: Consolidated FDI Policy 2020 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
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