Question
Download Solution PDFWhat is the FDI limit for private security agencies in India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 74%.
Key Points
- FDI limit for private security agencies hiked from 49% to 74%.
- 49% is through the Automatic route while beyond this it will be through government approval.
- The FDI in private security agencies is subject to compliance with the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
- A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country.
- It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion of direct control.
Additional Information
Types of FDIs -
- Horizontal FDI - It arises when a firm duplicates its home country-based activities at the same value chain stage in a host country through FDI.
- Platform FDI - It is from a source country into a destination country for the purpose of exporting to a third country.
- Vertical FDI - It takes place when a firm through FDI moves upstream or downstream in different value chains i.e. when firms perform value-adding activities stage by stage in a vertical fashion in a host country.
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