Government of India
Ministry of Industry
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance

New Delhi, Udyog Bhawan
dated 8th September 1999

PRESS RELEASE

 

    In pursuance of the announcement in the Union Budget for 1999-2000, the Government has set up the Foreign Investment Implementation Authority (FIIA) in the Ministry of Industry. The resolution for setting up the FIIA has been published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I on 9.8.99 and a press release has also been issued on 16.8.99.

    To facilitate quick translation of FDI approvals into implementation, provide a proactive one stop aftercare service to foreign investors by helping them obtain necessary approvals, sort out operational problems and meet with various government agencies to find solutions to problems, the FIIA has identified separate regions on the basis of regional distribution of FDI approvals. It has been decided to hold the region-wise meetings of the FIIA as per following schedule :

Date and time Venue of the meeting
i. Northern region

Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, J & K,  Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

10:30 am on 29.9.99 New Delhi
ii. Western region

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar & Nagar Haveli,Daman & Diu, Goa and Lakshadweep

 

10:30 am 30.9.99 New Delhi
iii. Southern region

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu

10:30 am on 6.10.99 New Delhi
iv. Eastern region

Bihar, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal,North Eastern States (Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

10:30 am on 7.10.99 New Delhi

             

    Foreign Collaboration approval holders are requested to send their problems and suggestions at least 15 days before the meeting addressed to the following for consideration by the FIIA :

Joint Secretary (SIA)
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
Ministry of Industry
Udyog Bhawan
Fax : 301 1034

or

Director (Foreign Collaboration)
Ministry of Industry
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
Fax : 301 5245

 

 

(ASHOK KUMAR)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

F. No. 9(2)/99-FC I dated 8th September 1999