FDI refers to investment from foreign companies in a host country either through acquiring a local company or establishing new operations. The current size of India's retail market is $28 billion and is expected to grow to $260 billion by 2020. Foreign investors are allowed to invest in most sectors in India but some require approval. Conditions for foreign retailers include at least 50% investment in infrastructure and only opening stores in cities with over 1 million people. While FDI can boost economic growth and jobs, it may also harm small businesses. The conclusion is that FDI in retail can significantly increase India's organized retail market and income if the government continues to support it.

3. What is FDI ?
FDI is investment in a foreign country through the
acquisition of a local company or the establishment
there of an operation on a new site.
FDI also refers to capital inflows from abroad that is
invested in or to enhance the production capacity of
the economy.

4. Retailing in India
Retailing is an Interface between the producer
and the individual consumer buying for personal
consumption
Retailing Types in India
1. Organised Retailing
2. Unorganised Retailing
Size of Indian retail market
The current size of Indian retail market is around
28 billion dollars which is expected to reach the
level of around 260 billion dollars in 2020.

5. Foreign Direct Investment Policy in India
The foreign investors are free to invest in
India, except few sectors/activities, where prior
approval from the RBI or Foreign Investment
Promotion Board (‘FIPB’) would be required.
Conditions to be fulfilled by foreign countries to
enter Indian markets
1. Amount of investment
2. Places of opening stores
3. At least 50 % of their investment should be in
back-end infrastructure like warehouses etc

6. For the country,
for the people of the
country
Foreign investors allowed
only 51% ownership as
opposed to other countries
that allows 100%
Retail stores can be
established in only 53 cities
across the country, with a
minimum population of 10
Lakhs

8. Merits of FDI
1. Growth in economy
2. More consumer savings
3. Benefits to farmers
4. Increase in employment opportunities
5. Increase in government revenue
Demerits of FDI
1. Destruction of small entrepreneurs
2. Shrinking of jobs
3. No real benefit to farmers

9. CONCLUSION
Opening up of FDI can increase organized retail market
size to $260 billion by 2020. This would result in an
aggregate increase in income of $35-45 billion per year for
all producers combined; about 3-4 million new direct jobs
and around 4-6 million new indirect jobs.
So, the future of India lies in FDI & the government
must proceed in that direction if it wants to make the Indian
economy a developed economy and become a super power.

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