<p class="title">Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country increased by 17% to $25.35 billion during April-September this fiscal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"FDI equity during the current FY 201718 (up to September) surged by 17% to $25.35 billion from $21.62 billion in the year-ago period," the DIPP said on its 'Make in India' twitter handle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), under the commerce and industry ministry, deals with FDI related issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It said that the total FDI into India including equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital stood at $518.10 billion during April 2000 to September this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The main sectors which attract foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bulk of the FDI came in from Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Japan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign investments are considered crucial for India, which needs around $1 trillion for overhauling its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A strong inflow of foreign investments will help improve the country's balance of payments situation and strengthen the rupee value against other global currencies, especially the US dollar. </p>
<p class="title">Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country increased by 17% to $25.35 billion during April-September this fiscal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"FDI equity during the current FY 201718 (up to September) surged by 17% to $25.35 billion from $21.62 billion in the year-ago period," the DIPP said on its 'Make in India' twitter handle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), under the commerce and industry ministry, deals with FDI related issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It said that the total FDI into India including equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital stood at $518.10 billion during April 2000 to September this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The main sectors which attract foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bulk of the FDI came in from Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Japan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign investments are considered crucial for India, which needs around $1 trillion for overhauling its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A strong inflow of foreign investments will help improve the country's balance of payments situation and strengthen the rupee value against other global currencies, especially the US dollar. </p>