FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIAN RETAIL SECTOR

FDI refers to capital inflows from abroad that is invested in or to enhance the production capacity of the economy. It can be a subsidiary, joint venture or merger or acquisition and includes Greenfield and Brownfield projects. So, Foreign Direct Investment is an investment made by a foreign company or entity into a company or entity based in another country. Foreign direct investments differ substantially from indirect investments such as portfolio flows, wherein overseas institutions invest in equities listed on a nation's stock exchange. Retail is one of the largest sectors of Indian economy the unorganized retail sector in India occupies 97% of the retail business and the rest 3% is contributed by the organized sector. The unorganized retail sector contributes about 13% to the GDP and absorbs 6% of our labour force. Hence the issue of displacement of labour consequent to FDI Retail Sector is of primal importance in India