INVESTMENT & DIGITAL ECONOMY DIVISION
Shri. Rajeev Saksena, Joint Secretary (Investment)
Tel. No. 23093132
E-mail: rajeev.saksena@gov.in
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS DIVISION
Ms. Reetu Jain, Economic Advisor (Investment & FSRL)
Tel. No. 011- 23094443
E-mail: reetuj@gov.in
International Investment Treaties & Framework
- Negotiation and conclusion of International Investment Protection Agreements
- Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) with other countries
- Policy matters related to Investment protection Chapters of FTAs/CECA/CEPA
- Negotiation and conclusion of Investment protection Chapter of FTAs/CECA/CEPA etc. with various countries and regional blocks
- Organizing Capacity building initiatives for central and state governments on BIT issues
- Nodal for receiving dispute notices for disputes arising out from BITs/Investment chapter of FTAs signed with foreign countries
- Investment related issues in International Forum such as UNCITRAL, G20, BRICS and Investment Facilitation in WTO
- Policy matters related to international investment agreements and disputes therein
- Institutions: Nil
- External Territorial Charge: Central & South America
- Ministries/Departments: Ministry of Steel
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Name and designation of officers
| Section Officer/Assistant Director | Deputy Director | Director |
|---|---|---|
Trishla Singh, Assistant DirectorRoom No. 50 North Block Email: trishla.singh@gov.in Ms. Enakshi Duhan Section Officer Room No. 69 North Block. New Delhi Tel: 011-23094423 Email: e.duhan@nic.in | Ms Supriya Anand, Deputy Director Tele: 2309 5239 Room no.30, North Block Email: supriya.anand@gov.in Ms. A. P Behra Deputy Director Room No..238-C, Second Floor North Block, New Delhi. Tel: 011-23095022 Email: ap.behera@gov.in | Sh. Dhruv Chakravarty Director Room No..57, North Block, Tele: 011-23095057 Email: dhruv.chakravarty@nic.in Ms. Preeti Jain Director Room no..66-C, North Block Tele: 011-23094045 Email: preeti.jain@nic.in |
Foreign Trade & Services
- Foreign Exchange aspects relating to Import/Export of gold/silver
- Policy matters relating to Gold including Gold Policy for promotion of gold as financial asset class
- Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)
- Indian Gold Coin Scheme (IGC)
- Providing advice to Department of Commerce from financial angle in matters relating to:
- Project Export on deferred Payment Terms
- Border Trade
- Project Export Guidelines
- SEZs/EPZs
- Export & Import Policy, particularly the foreign exchange aspects thereof
- Matters related to countertrade
- Matters relating to deemed Exports, including issuance of Notification/Public Notices in terms of its provisions of EXIM Policy
- Co-ordination within Investment Division on various issues/references received from various Divisions within DEA and outside and other Ministries/agencies, requiring comments/inputs of Investment Division
- Institutions: Nil
- External Territorial Charge: Nil
- Ministries/Departments:
- Department of Commerce
- Ministry of Heavy Industry
- Ministry of MSME
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Name and designation of officers
| Section Officer | Under Secretary/Deputy Director | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Prem Lata Section Officer Room No. 275 – A North Block, New Delhi Tel: 23095156 Email: prem.lata34@nic.in | Sh. T. Khaling Under Secretary Room No..276-G, 2nd Floor, North Block, New Delhi. Tel: 011-23092480 Email: t.khaling@nic.in Ms. A. P Behra Deputy Director Room No..238-C, Second Floor, North Block, New Delhi. Tel: 011-23095022 Email: ap.behera@gov.in | Sh. S. Satyanarayana Director Room No.269A, 2nd floor, North Block, New Delhi. Tele: 011-23095204 Email: s.sudhaveni@nic.in |
Domestic Investment & Digital Economy
Domestic Investment & Outward Investment from India
- All policy issues related to domestic investment and outward investment from India (except foreign investment)
- Including industrialization, manufacturing sector, and innovation
- Examining all policy proposals related to:
- Ministry of Textiles
- Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
- Policy issues related to:
- Integrated Township
- Industrial Park
- Manufacturing Clusters
- National Manufacturing Policy & National Investment Manufacturing Zone
- National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC)
- Works relating to Special Window for Affordable and Middle-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Fund
- Identify and work in Sectoral & Taxation issues with relevant Departments
- Institutions:
- NIIF
- SWAMIH
- External Territorial Charge: Nil
- Ministries/Departments:
- Ministry of Textiles
- Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
- EC meetings of remaining Ministries/Departments
- Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment and Alternative Mechanism
- CCEA etc.
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Digital Economy and Fintech
- Work relating to Digital Economy including FinTech
- Identifying policy interventions for the Digital Economy and FinTech
- Identifying digital infrastructure gaps and measuring progress
- International collaborations in Fintech to grow India’s contribution to the Digital Economy
- Identifying possible market failures and suggesting interventions
- Ministries/Departments:
- Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology
- External Territorial Charge: Nil
- Institutions: Nil
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Name and designation of officers
| Section Officer | Under Secretary/ Deputy Director/Deputy Secretary | Director |
|---|---|---|
Ms. Asha Rawat,
| Sh Santosh Kumar Agarwal, Under Secretary Room No. 161 A Tele: 23095073 Email: Santoshkumar.agarwal@nic.in Sh. Rajender Kumar Meena Deputy Director (DE) Room No. 250 B New Delhi Email: rajen.km@gov.in Tele: 9413556686 | Shri Syed Zubair Director (DI) Tel: 23094172 Room No.67-A(II) Email: syed.zubair@nic.in Shri Harsha Bhowmik Director (DE) Tel: 23092494 Room No. 66-B Email: harsha.bhowmik@gov.in Shri Rajiv R. Singh Deputy Secretary (DI) Room No. 214-F Tel: 2309 5130 Email: rajivr.singh@nic.in Shri Asif Ismail Deputy Secretary (DE), Tel: 2370 5043 Email: asifismail@ord.gov.in Room No.67-A-III |
Foreign Direct Investment and Overseas Direct Investement
FDI & ODI Policy
- FDI Policy matters
- Particularly equity inflow transactions
- FDI Policy clarifications & related matters of FEMA Non-debt rules
- Foreign Investment policy issues relating to:
- Foreign Venture Capital Investment (FVCI)
- Alternative Investment Fund (AIFs) (except infrastructure funds)
- Including Venture Funds, Angel Funds, Private Equity Funds, etc.
- Co-ordination with inter Ministries/Departments
- Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
- Department of Financial Services
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Commerce
- Regulators
- Reserve Bank of India
- Securities & Exchange Board of India
- Servicing of GoM on FDI and preparations/circulation of Cabinet/GoM notes of DEA and other Ministries/Departments on policy issues
- Cabinet Secretariat introduced Global Indices to improve India’s ranking
- This section is a nodal for all the indices allocated to DEA to facilitate other ministries/departments
- KoF Globalisation Index
- Investment Clearance Cell - Single Window system
- Facilitating disseminating relevant/case specific information to the concerned Ministries/Departments for preparation of replies to the Parliament Questions
- Work relating to policy issues related to Overseas Direct Investment
- Monthly Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) Fact Sheet
- Detailed ODI outflows data across sectors and countries are being prepared and uploaded for public on DEA’s website on a monthly basis
- Disposal of RTI matters, PMO/VIP references, public grievances, etc.
- Providing comments and inputs on matters received from line Ministries/Departments as per the sectoral charge
- Institutions: Nil
- External Territorial Charge: Nil
- Ministries/Departments:
- Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade including Make in India, EoDB, and Startup
- Department of Public Enterprises and matters (DIPAM) which includes IMC, CGD, EFC, etc. and matters pertaining to the Evaluation Committee meetings thereon
- D/o Public Enterprises (DPE)
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Name and designation of officers
| Assistant Director | Deputy Director | Deputy Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Narendra Jena Tele: 2309 5077 Room No.: 69, North Block, Email: Jena.narendra@nic.in | Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav Room No.: 251, North Block Tel: 23092491 Email: rajeshkyadav@nic.in | Shri Asif Ismail, Deputy Secretary Tel: 2309 5043 Email: asifismail@ord.gov.in Room No. 67-A-III Ms. Annies Kanmani Joy Deputy Secretary Room No. 32 – A North Block, New Delhi. Tel: 23092908 Email-id:- anniesk.joy@ias.nic.in |
FDI Proposal Section
- Receipt and processing of the FDI proposal/proposals for foreign direct investment pertaining to financial services
- Not regulated by any Financial Sector Regulator
- Where only part of the financial services activity is regulated
- Where there is doubt regarding the regulatory oversight
- Application for foreign investment into a Core Investment Company or an Indian Company engaged only in the activity of investing in the capital of other Indian Companies
- Receipt of all fresh and amendment FDI proposals and registration thereof
- Scrutiny and examination of cases
- Interaction with companies for clarification & updation of documentation
- Preparation of summary/briefs for interaction of Senior Officers/Hon'ble Minister in respect of FDI proposals
- Maintain database on the FDI proposals received
- Details such as date of receipt, investor and investee company details, volume of foreign investment involved, and date of grant of approval/rejection letter
- Facilitating dissemination of relevant/case specific information to the concerned Ministries/Departments for preparation of replies to the Parliament Questions
- Coordinating with Joint quarterly review meeting
- Convened by DPIIT, held under the co-chairmanship of Secretary, DPIIT and Secretary, DEA on pendency of proposals with Government
- Coordination with Ministries concerning submission of all old FDI proposals documents related to FIPB portal and matters provided to investigating agency as and when required
- Follow up action on cases handled by FDI section
- Servicing of GoM on FDI and preparations/circulation of Cabinet/GoM notes on FDI policy
- Maintain and classify all FIPB portal files and transfer them to their respective Ministries/Departments as per Cabinet Order
- Submission of files and clarification on proposals to CBI and ED
- Submission of all periodical reports
- Issue of approval/rejection in respect of fresh proposals
- Coordinating with Ministries/Departments/Agencies to bring Foreign Investment in India
- Facilitating dissemination of relevant/case specific information to the concerned Ministries/Departments for preparation of replies to the Parliament Questions
- Institutions: Nil
- External Territorial Charge: Nil
- Ministries/Departments: Nil
- States: Nil
- Legislations: Nil
Name and designation of officers
| Section Officer | Deputy Director | Deputy Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| Shri Nikhil Anand Tele: 2309 5077 Room no. 69, North Block Email: nikhil.anand@nic.in | Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav Room No.: 251, North Block Tel: 2309 2491 Email: rajeshkyadav@nic.in | Shri Asif Ismail, Deputy Secretary, Tel: 2309 5043 Email: asifismail@ord.gov.in Room No. 67-A-III |
