The government on Feb 12 said the FDI policy changes will not allow back door entry for foreign investment into the retail sector or circumventing the rules.
In multi-brand retail, India does not allow FDI but permits up to 51 per cent in single brand retail and 100 per cent in cash and carry wholesale trading. Though there is a ban on FDI in the big multi-brand retail stores, there is no restriction on companies like the Reliance and Tatas to access the foreign equity market through American and the global depository receipts.
In line with this, there is also no bar on the Indian companies who are retail sector, accessing the money from private equity players. With the FDI policy changes, the indirect foreign equity in an Indian investing company would not be counted as foreign stake allowing the caps (direct and indirect) to be circumvented.
However, Nath described "At this point of time when there is a tightening in the global capital market we have to ensure that India becomes a good investment destination."
In multi-brand retail, India does not allow FDI but permits up to 51 per cent in single brand retail and 100 per cent in cash and carry wholesale trading. Though there is a ban on FDI in the big multi-brand retail stores, there is no restriction on companies like the Reliance and Tatas to access the foreign equity market through American and the global depository receipts.
In line with this, there is also no bar on the Indian companies who are retail sector, accessing the money from private equity players. With the FDI policy changes, the indirect foreign equity in an Indian investing company would not be counted as foreign stake allowing the caps (direct and indirect) to be circumvented.
However, Nath described "At this point of time when there is a tightening in the global capital market we have to ensure that India becomes a good investment destination."
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