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DPIIT cuts FDI approval timelines with a new paperless SOP and 12 week decision promise
Economy
Published on 5 May 2026
Border country FDI now gets routed differently
DPIIT has rolled out an updated Standard Operating Procedure for processing Foreign Direct Investment proposals, aiming to make outcomes faster and more predictable. Under the new framework, decisions are expected within 12 weeks, excluding time taken by applicants to respond. The entire workflow is paperless, and investments from border countries are routed to the Ministry of External Affairs.
- DPIIT introduced a streamlined, updated SOP for FDI processing
- Decisions target completion within 12 weeks, excluding applicant response time
- The process is fully paperless and digitized
- Border country FDI proposals are forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs
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