Assam: FDI equity inflow in state touches 23.2 million USD

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: It is significant to note that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in Assam has reached 23.2 million USD in the period from October 2019 to December 2024. The NE region, as a whole, registered an FDI equity inflow of 32.72 million USD in the same period.

This was revealed in data submitted by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in the Rajya Sabha during the recently concluded budget session of Parliament. According to the data, in the financial year 2019-20, FDI equity inflow into Assam was 2.93 million USD; in FY 2020-21, it was 11.19 million USD; in 2021-22, it was 4.40 million USD; in 2022-23, it was 2.09 million USD; in 2023-24, it was 0.23 million USD; and in 2024-25, it was 2.36 million USD. FDI inflow was primarily seen in the food processing, construction material, hospital, hotel, and bamboo products sectors.

As for the other NE states, Arunachal Pradesh saw an FDI equity inflow of 7.03 million USD, Tripura 1.22 million USD, Meghalaya 1.21 million USD, Nagaland 0.06 million USD, and Manipur 0.0006 million USD during the period from October 2019 to December 2024.

Total FDI inflow includes equity inflow, equity capital of unincorporated bodies, reinvestment earnings and other capital.

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