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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.”

Published: 07 Jun 2016, 10:02 PM IST

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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)