NRI Investments

Inflows into NRI accounts fell to $751 million in April 2025 from $1.07 billion a year ago, but total deposits rose to $165.43 billion, RBI data shows

NRI deposits in Indian banks grew 9.9% in FY25 with FCNR(B), NRE and NRO deposits all rising; total outstanding touched $164.7 billion by March-end, RBI data showed

The rural landscape of Gujarat is witnessing a remarkable transformation thanks to the state government's 'Vatan Prem Yojana', which encourages NRIs to contribute to the development of their native villages under a public-private partnership model. Launched in 2021, the scheme encourages donations from non-resident Indians of Gujarati origin to fund projects, such as the renovation of schools and other infrastructure works, in their native villages. Khadal in Kheda district has benefitted from the scheme, particularly in the education sector, said village sarpanch Phulsinh Zala. He said thanks to donations worth Rs 72 lakh from NRIs, the village now has a new school that provides quality education to nearly 400 students and inspires other villages. "Children have become enthusiastic. People from other villages come here to witness this transformation. They were curious about how it was built, so I explained that it was constructed under the Vatan Prem Yojana," Zala told ...

Several realty majors like DLF, BPTP, Mahindra Lifespaces, Rustomjee group and more, have seen an increase in share of NRI investments in their offerings

The surge in demand across term, health, and investment products has driven a 50% rise in NRI customers between 2023 and 2024, according to PolicyBazaar

The total outstanding NRI deposits as of August 2024 stood at $158.94 billion

The first half of 2024 witnessed a surge in the luxury housing market in the Delhi-NCR region, driven by affluent buyers, enhanced amenities, and major infrastructure projects, according to CBRE

Markets regulator Sebi has allowed up to 100 per cent aggregate contribution by non-resident Indians, Overseas Citizens of India, Resident Indians in the corpus of FPIs that are based out of International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The move is expected to enhance investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in India. In a circular issued on Thursday, Sebi said it has amended FPI rules to "provide flexibility of having up to 100 per cent aggregate contribution by non-resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Resident Indians (RI) Individuals in the corpus of FPIs based in IFSCs in India and regulated by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)". Over the years, there has been a consistent demand to channel more NRI and OCI investments into the Indian securities markets by enabling greater participation of NRIs and OCIs in FPI corpuses. In the July 2019 budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had also recognized that despit

FCNR deposits were at $25.73 billion in March 2024, up from $24.90 billion in February 2024. This was higher than the $19.36 billion at the end of March 2023

Outstanding NRI deposits up $2 billion in February over January

Defers decision on easing delisting, NRI investment norms; introduces framework on fractional real estate ownership

Remember, capital invested in the EB-5 programme must be "at risk", meaning no guarantees can be provided on returns, and even the investment can be lost

In 2021, the RBI came out with the Retail Direct Scheme, a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in government securities by retail investors. NRI investors can also invest via the platform

Currently, a single NRI and OCI cannot contribute more than 25 per cent of the total corpus of an FPI. Additionally, the combined contribution from NRIs and OCIs cannot exceed 50 per cent

The National Commission indicted the bank for having obtained signatures on the loan agreement in which critical spaces had been left blank

Investment by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on non-repatriation basis in an Indian company will be treated as domestic investment for the purpose of calculating indirect overseas inflows, according to a DPIIT press note. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said that the government has reviewed the FDI (foreign direct investment) policy in relation to investments made by an Indian company owned and controlled by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis. In order to provide a clarity on downstream investments made by NRIs, a clause has been added in the FDI policy. The clause was added in the guidelines for calculation of direct and indirect foreign investments. It said that "investments by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis" as stipulated under a schedule of Foreign Exchange Management (non-debt instruments) Rules 2019 "are deemed to be domestic investments at par with the investments made by residents". "Accordingly

Many draw their funds from overseas Indians looking to invest in their home country

NRIs who aren't tax residents in India can invest in India-focused offshore funds via the FPI route

It was Rs 86,000 crore a year ago

With an aim to accelerate and enhance flow of long-term debt in infrastructure projects, amendments in the tax laws were made to provide exemption from income tax to infrastructure debt funds in 2011