The Indian Investment Centre is a Government of India
organization and enjoys nearly more than three decades of rich
understanding in investment promotion. It is the body which is to be
contacted first and is the single window agency for bona fide
information or any assistance that may be required for investments,
technical collaborations and joint ventures. All the services provided
by the Indian Investment Centre are free of charge.
Direct Foreign Investment
The Indian Investment Centre is the body which is known to generate
wider knowledge and understanding in capital exporting countries of the
world. It is a knowledge powerhouse about conditions, laws, policies,
procedures and incentives pertaining to investment and the
infrastructural facilities available; and of investment opportunities in
India. The Indian Investment Centre functions as a single reference
point for foreign investment projects and aids Indian and foreign
entrepreneurs in meeting the procedural requirements of project
approvals. It also aids them in over-coming bottlenecks, if any, in the
process for implementation of the project. It hence informs and assists
foreign entrepreneurs on matters pertaining to financial and technical
collaborations in India.
The Indian Investment Centre advises foreign investors on setting up
industrial projects in India. It provides them information regarding
investment environment and opportunities. It also apprises the investors
about Government industrial and foreign investment policies, facilities
and incentives taxation laws and assists them in identifying
collaborators in India. Overseas the Government body assists Indian
companies in discovering source of capital and technology abroad hence
facilitating foreign collaborations. It undertakes promotional work and
guides entrepreneurs abroad via diplomatic officers in the external
affairs office and other relevant organizations.
Non-Resident Indian Investment
The Indian Investment Centre is the main organization responsible for
promoting investment in India by Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and
Overseas Corporate Bodies with NRI holdings, providing them lead
services. It is functioning as a sole agency for projects with NRI
investment and provides all the necessary services for setting up such
projects. The Indian Investment Centre apprises them of Government
policies and procedures and the services and inducements available to
them. The necessary data for the selection of projects is made available
to the NRIs and Overseas Corporate bodies. The nodal agency also assists
them in obtaining the approval of the Government authorities. The Indian
Investment Centre stands on the State Level Review Committees, which
monitors the execution of the projects and thus help them in removing
complicatedness, if any, in the process of implementation.
Joint Ventures Abroad / Third Country Projects
It is the nodal agency providing information and assistance to Indian
entrepreneurs for setting up joint ventures in other countries. The
agency also offers knowledge and guidance to foreign entrepreneurs in
tracing suitable Indian parties for collaboration in the establishment
of projects abroad which includes third country projects.
