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Govt against raising FDI cap in newspapers

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The Centre has decided not to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit on newspapers and periodicals to 49 per cent from 26 per cent.
Currently, the FDI policy permits 26 per cent FDI in the publishing of newspapers and periodicals dealing with news and current affairs via the approval route. The issue of relaxing FDI norms in the print media has been pending for long. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) had recently asked the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ( DIPP) to have a look at the proposal. In a communication to DEA, the DIPP said a “considered view” was taken against increasing the FDI cap in print media sector, sources said.
The issue of relaxing the FDI cap in print media came up for discussions last November as well as during the recent liberalisation of the norms in June and both times it was decided not to tweak the caps, they added.
Recently, the government relaxed FDI norms in about eight sectors, including civil aviation, defence, private security agencies, pharmaceuticals and food processing. The move was aimed at attracting more foreign funds. During 2015- 16, FDI into the country increased by 29 per cent to $ 40 billion from $30.93 billion in the previous financial year.
Business Standard New Delhi, 21th July 2016

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