Originally published January 20th 2013

The sixth edition of the strengthened FDI policy will be issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on March 31 which will integrate all the revolutionizes made in the system over the past one year.

"The next edition of the strengthened FDI Policy Circular is programmed to be released on March 31, 2013, and will be efficient from April 1," the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) said. The DIPP is the nodal agency on FDI associated matters. With a vision to create India's FDI rule simple and easy to recognize for investors, the department had assembled all the allied policies into a single document. The DIPP has requested public comments on the document by tomorrow.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is measured decisive for economic development of a country and India has taken quite a few steps to draw such funds. The government has permitted FDI in multi-brand retail, power exchanges and increased FDI limit in single brand retail and broadcasting.

In the first 10 months of present financial year, foreign direct investment (FDI) dealt by 33 per cent to $21 billion as in opposition to $31 billion in the similar period last year due to the worldwide economic uncertainties.

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