UPSC Mains 2016 · GS III · Q5 · 12.5 marks · 200 words

Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why there is gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India.

हिन्दी में

भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था के विकास में एफ० डी० आइ० की आवश्यकता की पुष्टि कीजिए। हस्ताक्षरित समझौता-ज्ञापनों तथा वास्तविक एफ० डी० आइ० के बीच अन्तर क्यों है? भारत में वास्तविक एफ० डी० आइ० को बढ़ाने के लिए सुधारात्मक कदम सुझाइए।

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “India's FDI sector is seeing a significant downward trend. What factors are causing apprehensions among the foreign investors to invest in India? Suggest some corrective measures that must be taken by the Government to reverse the falling trend.”

Ritika ChitlangiaAIR 55 · CSE 2024 · 169 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a figure

In 2022-23, nearly $4 BN of FDI came in, which registered a fall of nearly 43%, as compared to the previous year.

Body · points

Factors causing apprehensions

  1. skill mismatch → only 5% of Indians have formal job training.

  2. Fragmented supply chains → adds 20-30% extra cost from manufacturer to consumer.

  3. Inconsistant policy frameworks → ease of doing bussiness rank 63 (World Bank).

  4. Vulnerability of indian stock markets → fall by 6.5% due to election results.

  5. High taxation policies → Angel tax etc.

Corrective measures

  1. Export oriented growth → labour intensive sectors like textiles, footwear etc.

  2. consistent policy reforms to attract FDI → PLI, Make In India etc.

  3. Regularised, simplified and single window clearance systems for FDI approvals.

  4. currency stabilisation by RBI's forcing exchange management.

  5. Taxation rationalisation to attract FDI.

  6. Infrastructure creation → Bharatmala, Parvatmala etc. to reduce logistics cost from 18% to 11%.

Close · a summary

Thus, schemes like National infra Pipeline, increased automatic route FDI's are steps in right direction.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper III, Q5. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.