FDI Went up by 42% Since NDA Assumed Office: Nirmala Sitharaman
While FDI dipped 16 percent globally, India “continued to remain an attractive destination for foreign investors.”
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Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi (L) with Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the All India Women Journalists’ workshop in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
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- Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said foreign direct investment (FDI) went up 42 percent since the NDA government assumed office in May 2014.
- She said that while FDI dipped 16 percent globally, India “continued to remain an attractive destination for foreign investors.”
- While addressing a women journalists workshop in Delhi, Sitharaman also informed that about Rs 36,500 crore have been saved through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.
(With agency inputs)
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