What are the forms in which business can be conducted by a foreign company in India?
Naveen
Answered on December 05,2019
Answered on December 05,2019
"Entry Strategies for foreign investors" is available under the "Policy & Procedures" menu of the website by clicking "Secretariat for Industrial Assistance" of DIPP Website.
Foreign companies can make investments or operate their business in a number of ways as given below: -
- Liaison/representative office
- Project Office
- Branch Office
- 100% Wholly owned subsidiary
- Joint venture company
Financial/Technical/Techno-financial approval is given by
- Under Automatic route through RBI
- Government/FIPB/RBI automatic approval is governed by Press Note No. 2 of 2000 subject to sectoral caps as given in Annex IV.
Any company set up with FDI has to be incorporated under the Indian Companies Act with the Registrar of Companies and all Indian operations would be conducted through this company.
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