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FDI IN INDIA AND ITS GROWTH LINKAGES<br />
Table 2.5 presents the ranks, names <strong>and</strong> shares of FDI <strong>in</strong>flows for the top 20 sectors <strong>and</strong> miscellaneous <strong>in</strong>dustries (<strong>and</strong>,<br />
therefore, 21 <strong>in</strong>dustries <strong>in</strong> total), as reported <strong>in</strong> SIA publications. The figures are reported for the two cumulative periods<br />
<strong>and</strong> the year 2008 for which the latest <strong>in</strong>formation is available. The FDI <strong>in</strong>flows appear to be concentrated among the<br />
21 <strong>in</strong>dustries. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>itial sub-period, namely, August 1991 to December 1999, the 21 sectors constituted 69.3<br />
per cent of total FDI <strong>in</strong>flows, whereas dur<strong>in</strong>g the second sub-period, namely, January 2000 to March 2009, these sectors<br />
constitute 84.3 per cent of the total FDI <strong>in</strong>flows. The emergence of the service sector is clear from a comparison of the<br />
shares over the two sub-periods. Other new sector entrants <strong>in</strong> the list of top five recipient sectors <strong>in</strong>clude computer<br />
software & hardware, construction activities <strong>and</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g & real estate. The chang<strong>in</strong>g significance of the top five<br />
recipient sectors is shown <strong>in</strong> Figures 2.2 <strong>and</strong> 2.3.<br />
2.5.1 FDI <strong>in</strong>flows <strong>in</strong> Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
The manufactur<strong>in</strong>g sector plays a significant role <strong>in</strong> the Indian economy, contribut<strong>in</strong>g nearly 17 per cent to the GDP<br />
(<strong>in</strong> 2008-09). Encouraged by the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g presence of mult<strong>in</strong>ationals, the scal<strong>in</strong>g up of operations by domestic<br />
companies <strong>and</strong> an ever-exp<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g domestic market, the Indian manufactur<strong>in</strong>g sector has been averag<strong>in</strong>g 9 per cent<br />
<strong>growth</strong> <strong>in</strong> the past four years (2004-08), with a record 12.3 per cent <strong>in</strong> 2006-07. Industry <strong>and</strong> manufactur<strong>in</strong>g were the<br />
major contributors to the economy, hav<strong>in</strong>g a consistently high GDP <strong>growth</strong> rate <strong>in</strong> the past two years, mak<strong>in</strong>g India one<br />
of the fastest grow<strong>in</strong>g economies <strong>in</strong> the world. India has all the requisite skills <strong>in</strong> product, process <strong>and</strong> capital<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, due to <strong>its</strong> long manufactur<strong>in</strong>g history <strong>and</strong> higher education system. India’s cheap, skilled manpower is<br />
attract<strong>in</strong>g a number of companies across diverse <strong>in</strong>dustries, mak<strong>in</strong>g India a global manufactur<strong>in</strong>g powerhouse. FDI<br />
<strong>in</strong>flows <strong>in</strong>to manufactur<strong>in</strong>g have been computed based on FDI records provided by DIPP.<br />
Table 2.6 shows that the share of FDI <strong>in</strong>flows <strong>in</strong> the manufactur<strong>in</strong>g sector was as follows: electrical equipment<br />
(<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g s/w & elec.) occupied the highest share, i.e., 30.6 per cent dur<strong>in</strong>g 2000-2007, followed by the<br />
transportation <strong>in</strong>dustry (9.9 per cent), fuels (power & oil ref<strong>in</strong>ery) (7.7 per cent), chemicals (other than fertilisers)<br />
(4.8 per cent) <strong>and</strong> drugs <strong>and</strong> pharmaceuticals (4.0). The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g sectors have a share of less than 4 per cent <strong>in</strong> total<br />
FDI <strong>in</strong>flows <strong>in</strong> manufactur<strong>in</strong>g. However, the share of manufactur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> total FDI <strong>in</strong>flows of India was 34.02 per cent<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2007.<br />
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Figure 2.3<br />
Sector-wise FDI Inflows (Jan. 2000-March 2009)<br />
Source: SIA Newsletters, January 2005 <strong>and</strong> April 2009.