Government of India
Ministry of Commerce &Industry
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(Foreign Collaboration Division)

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Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011
Dated, the 22nd August , 2000.

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

On the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board(FIPB), the Commerce & Industry Minister Shri Murasoli Maran has approved 28 Cases of Foreign Direct Investment of about Rs. 225.00 Crore. The proposals cover various sectors like automobiles, confectioneries , software development, ISP, e-commerce, infrastructure development, power, steel and automobiles, tourism, airline operations, cash and carry wholesale trading, financial advisory services and NBFC activities. A list of proposals cleared is enclosed.

 

( M.S. SRINIVASAN )
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

 

 

 

S.No.

Name of the applicant

Activity

Percentage of FDI/NRI equity

FDI/NRI amount

(Rs. In crore

 

01.

M/s. Edgemond India Pvt Ltd

 

Bulk imports with expanded warehouse sales and Cash and Carry wholesale trading

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

02.

Mr. Gian Luigi Brusetti, Italy

 

Export of diverse range of Indian products like textile, handloom and furniture etc.

100%

2.25

 

03.

M/s. Solomon Brothers Holding Company Inc.

 

NBFC Activities

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

04.

M/s. Nest Projects Pvt Ltd

 

Mfr of metallurgical code for steel industry & foundries

100%

0.25

05.

M/s. West Bridge Capital Advisors (I) P. Ltd

 

Investment and financial advisory servi ds

100%

2.20

 

06.

M/s. Concorde Motors Ltd.

 

Establishing an automobile retail and after-sales company

Expansion of activities

No fresh inflow is involved

07.

M/s. Turin Auto Pvt Ltd

 

Mfr. Of Automotive components

Expansion of activities

No fresh inflow involved

 

08.

M/s. Merisant Company, USA

 

Mfr and distribute low calorie sweeterners, consumer food products and other merisant range of products

100%

15.20

 

09.

M/s. Kaashyap Radiant Systems Ltd

 

Software solutions, training and software development

Equity induction of swap basis

No fresh inflow involved

10.

M/s. OCS International Pvt Ltd

Computer Software

7.20%

3.30

11.

M/s. Systems America (I) Ltd

Computer Software

100%

6.57

12.

M/s. ESL Incorporated, USA

IT solutions provider

5%

22.20

13.

M/s. Ezeenet Infotech Pvt Ltd

Development and export of software technology products and services

33.32%

0.13

14.

M/s. Manmar Technologies Ltd

Specialised software solutions

20.9%

10.87

15.

M/s. IndiSHOP Pvt Ltd

E-Commerce and other communication applications etc.

15%

4.40

16.

M/s. J. Cast Networks (India) Pvt Ltd

Software development

75%

0.34

17.

M/s. Dole Qing Dao Co. Ltd

End to end e-business solutions

99.99%

0.20

18.

M/s. Convergent Software Ltd

Software development and export

16%

8.64

19.

M/s. Systech Solutions Pvt Ltd

Computer software Development

99.50

10.25

20.

M/s. SunTech Business Solutions Pvt Ltd

 

Computer Software Development

Issue of fully convertible debentures

26.40

21.

M/s. Netfinity Systems (India) Pvt Ltd

Computer Software Development

Increase from 674% to 65.87%

0.42

 

22.

M/s. Foresight Ltd

Construction of Oil tank storage facilities for Infrastructural Development at Gujarat

Amendment in the existing approval

No fresh inflow involved

 

23.

M/s. Konaseema EPS Oakwell Power Ltd

To build, own and operate two barge mounted power plants

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow inovolved

 

24.

M/s. Steel and Logistics Centre Pvt Ltd

Mfr, fabrication and processing of steel products and components for automobiles

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

 

25.

M/s. Paradise Gardens Hotel & Restaurant

Travel & Tourism

40^%

0.04

 

26.

M/s. Price & Pierce India Pvt Ltd

Bulk imports with expanded warehouse sales and Cash and Carry wholesale trading

Expansion of activities

No fresh inflow involoved

27.

M/s. Magotteaux Industries Pvt Ltd

 

Casting of high chrome vertical mill spares and alloy steel liners for mining

Increase from 75% to 100%

0.30

 

28.

M/s. Crown Express Pvt Ltd

Scheduled airline operation

100%

111.38