FDI up 17 pc to $25.35 bn during April-Sept this fiscal

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country increased by 17 per cent to USD 25.35 billion during April-September fiscal.The department of industrial policy and promotion said on its 'Make in India' twitter handle thta FDI equity during the current FY 2017–18,up to September surged by 17 per cent to USD 25.35 billion from USD 21.62 billion in the year-ago period.

It said that the



total FDI into India including equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital stood at USD 518.10 billion during April 2000 to September this year.

The main sectors which attract foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.Bulk of the FDI came in from Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Japan.