Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on 20th April, 2009, Government has approved 22 Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment amounting to Rs. 541.25 Crore approximately. The proposals relate to Ministries/Departments, namely, Chemical & Petrochemicals, Commerce, Economic Affairs, Industrial Policy & Promotion, Information & Broadcasting, Power, Urban Development, Information Technology, and Telecommunication.
Following 22 (Two) proposals have been approved.
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Sl. No. |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
FDI/NRI inflows (Rs. In Crore) |
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
|
1 |
M/s Anant Raj Industries Ltd, New Delhi |
Ex-post facto approval for issuance of warrants converted into equity shares. |
90.24 |
|
2 |
M/s Gati Ltd, Secunderabad |
Ex-post facto approval for allotment/ conversion of convertible warrants into equity shares. |
22.74 |
|
3 |
M/s Yash Technologies Inc. USA |
Transfer of shares from erstwhile OCB to Foreign Investor. |
No Fresh Inflow |
|
4 |
M/s Fortis Healthcare Ltd, New Delhi |
Issue and allotment of Warrants convertible into equity shares. |
13.49 |
|
5 |
M/s Bronx Process Engineering (P) Ltd, Gurgaon |
Post facto approval for issuance of partly paid up share capital. |
0.14 |
|
6 |
M/s Electrosteel Castings Ltd, Kolkata |
Post facto approval for issuance of convertible warrants. |
157.47 |
HOME AFFAIRS
|
7 |
M/s Xcel Telecom Pvt Ltd. |
Transfer of shares from NR to NR to carry out the activities in the Telecom Sector. |
No Fresh Inflow |
INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION
|
8 |
M/s Hi Build Coatings Pvt Ltd. |
To make amendment in the FC approval. |
No Fresh Inflow |
INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
|
9 |
M/s Walt Disney Co (I) Pvt Ltd. |
To undertake the additional activities, viz., (i) business of home entertainment, and (ii) business of printing and publishing. |
No Fresh Inflow |
|
10 |
M/s South Asia FM Ltd. |
To increase the foreign direct equity participation by way of subscribing to fresh equity shares or by way of purchase of existing equity shares or by a combination of both. The Company is engaged in the FM radio broadcasting services. |
Not indicated |
INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY
|
11 |
M/s Webex Communications India Pvt Ltd. |
To issue shares against the credit balance due towards the company by the foreign collaborator. |
No Fresh Inflow |
TELECOMMUNICATION
|
12 |
M/s Premier Chemco Pvt Ltd. |
Transfer of shares from Resident to Non-resident in Telecom Sector. |
Not indicated |
TOURISM
|
13 |
M/s Four Seasons Hotels Ltd. |
To make amendment in the FC approval. |
No Fresh Inflow |
COMMERCE
|
14 |
M/s Comecer S.P.A. Italy |
To set up a WOS for undertaking the activities of trading of items sourced from small sector and Test marketing. |
18.00 |
DEFENCE PRODUCTION
|
15 |
M/s MEL Systems and Services Ltd., Chennai |
To engage in the manufacture of defence related activities. |
No Fresh Inflow |
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
|
16 |
M/s Akar Info-Media Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad |
Induction of foreign equity by issuing and allotting equity shares to carry out the activity of publishing of technical magazines. |
0.66 |
|
17 |
M/s DSP Technology India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore |
Transfer of shares by way of share swap. |
No Fresh Inflow |
INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
|
18 |
M/s Noida Softwares Technology Ltd. |
Post facto approval for conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment. |
No Fresh Inflow |
TELECOMMUNICATION
|
19 |
M/s Tikona Digital Networks Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai |
Induction of foreign investment by issuing CCDs and equity shares to undertake developing, establishing and operating infrastructure as a Category-A Internet Service Provider. |
237.26 |
|
20 |
M/s Chorus Call Conferencing Services India Pvt Ltd. |
To increase the FDI from existing 51% to 74% of the paid up capital of the company in telecom sector. |
1.00 |
COMMERCE
|
21 |
M/s Nokia Corporation |
To set up a JV with 51% participation by way of equity shares/ compulsorily convertible debentures/ compulsorily convertible preference shares for retail trading of products under the single brand. |
0.25 |
|
22 |
M/s Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. |
Transfer of business operations to a company engaged in the business of manufacture, sale, import & exports of motorcycles, bi-wheelers and parts thereof. |
No Fresh Inflow |
2. The following 6 (Six) proposals have been deferred:
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Sl. No |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
|
1 |
M/s Ortus Infratel and Holdings Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi |
Induction of FDI in the companies engaged in telecom infrastructure providers (Category-I) and conversion of operating company into operating cum holding company to make downstream investments. |
|
2 |
M/s Information Tech Park, Bangalore |
Buy-back of built up space constructed by the company itself under the Industrial Park Policy and leasing out the same to clients. |
|
3 |
M/s Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Ltd.(QTIL) |
Conversion of operating company into operating cum holding company to make downstream investments and demerger of passive telecom infrastructure business approved by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. |
|
4 |
M/s HP India Holdings Ltd, Mauritius |
To set up a JV company to undertake developing, owning and operating hotels in various cities and markets in India. The proposal attracts Press Note 1 of 2005. |
|
5 |
M/s United Breweries (Holdings) Limited, Bangalore |
Ex-post facto approval for (i) issue of fully convertible equity warrants, (ii) for allotment of fully paid up equity shares on conversion of convertible equity warrants, and (iii) for acting an operating cum investing company for making downstream investment. |
|
6 |
M/s World Space (I) Pvt. Ltd. |
To provide/undertake the activities of web based services. |
3. The following 2 (Two) proposal has been rejected:
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Sl. No |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
|
1 |
M/s Indium IV (Mauritius) Holdings Ltd, Mauritius |
To make investment in the units of Fund. |
|
2 |
M/s Al Khaleej Sugar International Ltd. |
To review and amend of the clauses of the FC approval. |
4. The following 2 (Two) proposals have been advised to access automatic route:
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Sl. No |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
FDI/NRI inflows (Rs. In Crore) |
|
1 |
M/s Sandur Power Company Ltd, Bangalore |
Ex-post facto approval for conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment. |
No Fresh Inflow |
|
2 |
M/s Cobol Technologies Pvt Ltd |
Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company and issue of Zero Coupon Fully convertible Debentures. |
150.35
(30,050,000 USD) |
5. The following 01 (One) proposal has been recommended for transfer of the case to DIPP(PAB):
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Sl. No |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
FDI/NRI inflows (Rs. In Crore) |
|
1 |
M/s Hilton International Company |
To make amendment in the FC approval. |
No Fresh Inflow |
6. The following 01 (One) proposal has been recommended to advise the applicant to approach the Regulator:
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Sl. No |
Name of the applicant |
Particulars of the proposal |
FDI/NRI inflows (Rs. In Crore) |
|
1 |
M/s Barclays Investments & Loans (India) Ltd |
Additional items being undertaken. |
No Fresh Inflow |
BSC/BY/DN-118/09
