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 26th September , 2000.

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

       On the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board(FIPB), the Commerce & Industry Minister Shri Murasoli Maran has approved 35 Cases of Foreign Direct Investment of about Rs. 196.00 Crore. The proposals cover various sectors like drugs, petro-chemicals, agriculture, bio-technology, education, machinery, automobiles, software development, internet related services, petroleum & natural gas, surface transport, consumer goods, and advisory & asset management services. A list of proposals cleared is enclosed.

 

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

 

 

FIPB MEETING HELD ON 18.09.2000

(No.31/2000)

 

S.No.

Name of the applicant

Activity

Percentage of FDI/NRI equity

FDI/NRI Amount

(Rs. In crores)

BIO-TECHNOLOGY

01.

M/s. Leinco Technologies Inc.

(SIA No.EO:20/2000)

Mfr. of monoclonal antibodies and related products

60%

64.50

CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

02.

Note reg. M/s. Krishna Vinyls Ltd

(SIA No.FC.II:792/94)

Plastic products film laminated combined with other material plastic sheets excluding the items reserved for SS sector

Increase in equity from 14.70% to 23.71%

0.87

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

03.

M/s. Nunhems Proagro Seeds Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.554/2000-FC.I)

Development, production and sale of vegetable seeds

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

04.

M/s. Aventis Pasteur S.A., France

(SIA No.555/2000-FC.I)

Life sciences research and technologies

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

05.

M/s. Aventis Cropscience Ltd

(SIA No.556/2000-FC.I)

Life sciences research and technologies

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

06.

M/s. Hybrid Rice International

(SIA No.557/2000-FC.I)

Develop, growing and mktg. Of high yielding hybrid seeds of rice

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

07.

M/s. Proagro Seed Company Ltd

(SIA No.558/2000-FC.I)

Develop, growing and mktg. Of high yielding hybrid seeds of rice

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

08.

M/s. Aventis Pasteur India Ltd

(SIA No.559/2000-FC.I)

Life sciences research and technologies

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

09.

M/s. Aventis Cropscience India Ltd

(SIA No.560/2000-FC.I)

Life sciences research and technologies

Employees Stock Purchase Plan

Amount no specified

 

EDUCATION

10.

Note reg. M/s. Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.FC.II:500/88)

 

Publishing books

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

HEAVY INDUSTRY

11.

Note reg. M/s. Battenfeld India Ltd (SIA No.FC.II:1044/96)

Injection moulding machines

Expansion of activities

No fresh inflow involved

12.

Note reg. M/s. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (SIA No.FC.II:560/97)

Mfr. of passenger utility vehicle having a seating of 10 persons

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

13.

M/s. KE-Burgmann A/S, Denmark (SIA No.553/2000-FC.I)

Non-Metallic expansion joints and other types of expansion joints

100%

3.00

14.

M/s. OCAP S.P.A (SIA No.EO:63/2000)

Parts & Accessories of Motor vehicle

100%

4.30

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

15.

M/s. SAP AG, Germany (SIA No.487/2000-FC.I)

Software development

sharing of revenue raised by providing R/3 integrated software system

No fresh inflow involved

16.

M/s. Netfinex.com India Ltd

(SIA No.542/2000-FC.I)

Internet based services

10%

1.00

17.

Note reg. M/s. IMergent Technologies Pvt Ltd (SIA No.FC.II:452/97)

Software development

Decrease in foreign equity from 100% to 90% but Paid up capital is increased

2.90

18.

Note reg. M/s. Zee Sales India Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.FC.II:472/2000)

To design, develop and maintain job portals on the Internet and other software services

Expansion of activity clause

No fresh inflow involved

19.

Note reg. M/s. IT Microsystems (India) Ltd (SIA No.67/NFC/2000)

Information Technology & Software Solution

Increase from 0.45% to 0.85%

0.02

20.

M/s. CG Powerware Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.456/2000-FC.I)

Mfr. and sale of UPS Systems and Rectifiers

Increase from 51% to 100%

0.67

21.

M/s. ANA Consultants Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.550/2000-FC.I)

Software development

100%

4.14

22.

M/s. Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation Ltd, USA

(SIA No.551/2000-FC.I)

Setting up of unbiased neutral financial portal

13.34%

9.98

23.

M/s. Simplex Solutions (P) Ltd

(SIA No.568/2000-FC.I)

Design of software

100%

4.4

24.

M/s. Swojas Finance Pvt Ltd

SIA No.79/NFC/2000)

Software development

Increase from 1.47% to 33.33%

0.23

25.

M/s. Numark Software (P) Ltd

(SIA No.85/NFC/2000)

Software Development

Increase from 50% to 100%

0.06

PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

26.

M/s. G.D.F. International, France

(SIA No.563/2000-FC.I)

Undertake the activities of transportation of natural gas

11%

55.00

SHIPPING

27.

Note reg. M/s. Union Transport (I) Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.FC.II:374/97)

In-bound and out-bound consolidation air and ocean, multi-modal transportation etc.

Increase in equity from 92.89% to 100%

0.27

TELECOMMUNICATION

28.

Note reg. M/s. Maharishi Global Link Pvt Ltd (SIA No.FC.II:547/98)

ISP

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

29.

M/s. World Phone Internet Services Pvt Ltd (SIA No.548/2000-FC.I)

ISP & Internet International gateways

49%

16.98

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

30.

M/s. Birla Home Finance Ltd

(SIA No.419/2000-FC.I)

Extending home loans to NRIs

50%

25.00

INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

31.

Note reg. M/s. Henkel Spic India Ltd

(SIA No.FC.II:510/96)

Mfr.of Synthetic detergents

Amendment in the existing FC approval

No fresh inflow involved

32.

M/s. e-Pac International Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.552/2000-FC.I)

Mfr. of SS Items like labels, hang tags, printed labels, leather patches etc.

50%

0.25

33.

M/s. Seahorse India Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.565/2000-FC.I)

Activities of certification for quality systems

50%

0.07

34.

M/s. Seahorse India Pvt Ltd

(SIA No.566/2000-FC.I)

Activities of consultancy &training

50%

0.22

ADDITIONAL ITEM

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

35.

M/s. Trimurti Ltd.

(SIA No. 81/NFC/2000)

 

Investment Advisory and Asset Management Services

100%

2.50