Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector good for

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Maqusud Alam said: (Fri, Oct 16, 2015 01:10:50 PM)

FDI in India:
Our economy is agrarian and as we know that large population are living in villages and their
livelihood are farming and small business. So if we are considering the development of our country
than first of all we have to think about people who are underdeveloped. It will be better that if gov
investing in agriculture to increase the production by the use of technology for increasing yield and
to get more accurate information about whether.
Most important as per data and information through news in the past decade when there were
support of government to farmers and encouragement of them than poverty of our country was in
under control.
And as for FDI there is need of land and resources that will be provided to FDI and MNC's that uses
high technology and machinery and I think it will create scarcity of job, employment for farmers and
cottage businessmen.
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Rehana Tasneem said: (Sun, Oct 11, 2015 11:44:22 AM)

This is Rehana Tasneem.

I will not support FDI because it will shoe that our Indians are not intelligent many of the Indians
more than 10% are working in silicon valley us this shows the intelligence of our Indians if we our
self develop our own companies we will not lose many intelligent Indians who are producing their
knowledge so I will not support FDI.
Thank you.
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Divya said: (Thu, Oct 8, 2015 09:38:06 PM)

Hi,
My perception is, FDI is good for developing country like India. But only at certain limit. Because if
they will provide any work we changed as a robot we can't express our talent and also their thinking
about only earn salary.
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Tushar Sharma said: (Sun, Oct 4, 2015 12:56:42 PM)

I'm not in that much favour of FDI, although it will bring new technologies, employment
opportunities and capital which will otherwise not available but first of all this is completely opposite
to our Make in India program and the second thing is that those companies who will invest in India,
their primary objective is recover their investment as soon as they can so they will exploit our
natural resources and labour force by providing less wages to them n forces them to work for more
no of hours.
But m not saying that the FDI should be zero as we are a developing country so we have to maintain
good relationship with other countries. So FDI should be allowed but to a certain extent like in those
areas which will decrease the import rate of India.
And in my opinion instead of direct investment these companies should be allowed to form a joint
venture or collaboration with the local industries as it will help in the development of our local
industries and also helps in the establishment of the foreign company so by this way both our Make
in India program and FDI go well together.
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Vikas said: (Thu, Sep 24, 2015 02:46:04 PM)

I am of a view that FDI in India should be allowed and encouraged only in those sectors in which the
country doesn't have a state-of-art infrastructure and also in those where we need heavy imports
from other countries.
We must not take any inefficient decision in case of FDI but should give it a good (not very long)
stretch of time and thus come up with a solution that is accepted by the people that eventually
benefits the economic as well as the social condition of the nation.
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Sunil said: (Wed, Sep 23, 2015 08:01:35 PM)

I think it might not be a good phenomenon for a developing country like India because we are
having large number of un employees and allowing FDI retail means we are indirectly providing the
job opportunities to the foreign countries by making them build up their own organizations and this
will effect even more in the economic downfall which is already taking place in your country.
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Kunal said: (Mon, Sep 21, 2015 04:51:53 PM)

I strictly oppose FDI in India.

FDI will lead to job losses. Small retailers and other small 'Kirana store owners' will suffer a large
loss. Giant retailers and supermarkets like Walmart, Carefree, etc. Will displace small retailers
supermarkets will establish their monopoly in the Indian market.
WE WILL ACT against FOREIGN FUNDED UNETHICAL ONLINE retailers in India. They must be
punished for playing GAMBLING as it is not legal in India and also for anti competitive business
practices.
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Rohitrajput said: (Sat, Sep 19, 2015 10:17:02 PM)

In my point of view, FDI is not at all good for India because India is a country with lot of rural areas.
If we support FDI the rural area people position will become more hard because instead of increasing
their economy it decreases their economic growth. And as a Indian I won't support in decreasing of
our economy by buying foreign products.
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Parthivenkat said: (Thu, Sep 10, 2015 03:04:35 PM)

From my point of view, FDI is not need to India because here we have so many knowledgeable
jobless peoples but if they working with foreign companies mean what is the use for our's, that
country only developed not for our self, now a days so many top multinational companies have
Indian CEO's in for that what is the use for our nation. If unemployment is the only reason for
allowed FDI means there is no use for our nation.
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Yogesh Kumar Jaiswal said: (Tue, Sep 1, 2015 07:47:45 PM)

Hello everyone,

I Think in developing country like India FDI is must to develop infrastructure, economy&employment,
because India need money and trained workforce for their own industry.
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Prashant Shlok said: (Fri, Aug 28, 2015 03:05:52 PM)

In my opinion FDI should be allowed in India only to a certain extent, because being a developing
country it has to maintain good relations with some countries. But, it should be limited to only some
sectors such as retail. Allowing FDI in retail sector will increase employment, competition, product
quality and will decrease price of goods.
On the other hand, if we allow FDI policy in agriculture it will not be good for India. The reason
behind this is most of the Indian people are farmers, foreign investors will do all the work with high
technology machines, so farmers will lose their work and also most of them are not much qualified to
either handle those machines or get other jobs. This aspect should also be considered.
So, basically FDI is the necessary evil but it must be implemented in certain limits. Also we should
follow the initiative by our PM i.e. "Make in India".
Thank you.
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P.Madhuteja said: (Mon, Aug 17, 2015 10:21:27 AM)

FDI is good to our country to some extent. As our India is a fastest growing economy, our country
needs good economic relations with other countries. And moreover FDI can develop our country
economy and decrease unemployment and urbanization too. But our native goods will not be sold
and there chances of decrease in our GDP.
Most important thing is that large amount of our population depends on agriculture. Implementation
of machinery in agriculture sector may also increase in unemployment and moreover foreign
companies will not help them at least. So our govt has to put some restrictions on FDI in favour of
our people.
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Vipin Suman said: (Wed, Aug 5, 2015 05:27:00 PM)

Hello I'm Vipin Suman,

I am in the favour of FDI in retail. Because if it comes in India then out GDP also increase. And we
get a proper bill for our purchase. And it will be helpful to us and as well as the government.

Because government get taxes from this and as I heard that if FDI comes in this sector then 80%
jobs will reserve for Indians only. So by this our employment rate also increase.
We have so many product choices for us but in monopoly market we have so less choices to select
the product. And at the last as a being customer we all wants our profit wherever it comes through
FDI or Indian monopoly market.
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Shams Alam said: (Sat, Aug 1, 2015 12:22:15 AM)

No! its not good for India. In 1978 Chinese market was open for foreign investment and that time
foreign company came in went to China and invest and Chinese worker doing a job.
But today's all Japan, German etc. company have worked with robot. And in this time India need to
gave a job for people. If foreign company invest and high skills developed people need to work, so
only engineers will going to work and that people also having do a job.
But not a low skills people go to job. India should try to developed in our agriculture field, because
60-65% people have depended still farming. BY the RBI GOVERNER RAGHURAJAN (its not a make in
India it is make for India).
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Abhay Chhatrodiya said: (Thu, Jul 30, 2015 02:58:39 PM)

We should not always consider FDI as the Devil. Think how many of ours can live without western
lifestyle. Everyone need new Hi-tech products.
The solution of this problem is to improve the skills of the Indian marketers, and make them capable
to compete with the foreign investors. Because if we don't allow FDI in our nation then it directly
means that we feel insecure from them.
Famous saying implies that "Insecurity makes one week and undeveloped".
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Narendra V said: (Thu, Jul 23, 2015 09:01:39 PM)

Hello everyone,
According to me FDI should not be allowed in India because it will largely effect our local retail
sector. As the rupee value is demolishing day by day these foreign countries will be able to provide
goods at a very low price which will not be affordable to our local sellers and hence they will have to

close their medium of livelihood.

As we all know that India is a poor country and there are very few sources of income after arrival of
these foreign huge companies the sources of income in the Indian market will become almost zero.
And after reading all the stories and history of British-raj in India I fear that our country will be
slaved for another 200 years by another foreign reign, I know I am sounding a bit stereotypical but
before letting those countries enter in our country again we should start searching for another
Mahatma Gandhi!
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Pranay Gharde said: (Sat, Jul 11, 2015 02:18:24 PM)

There is no doubt that we Indians have better brains than any foreign citizen so bringing FDI in India
as a means of developing technology is not appropriate. FDI should not be done in India as we all
know that there is ratio of 1:63 between rupees and dollar and the main reason behind that is the
consumption of foreign products in India from morning to night all we use a foreign products in
terms of food, tools, cloths etc thus to avoid this FDI should not be promoted in India and apart from
that our Indian investors have to follow the initiative started by our PM make in India this will bring
the Indian economy back at equal level or after some years our rupee will lead dollar by ratio 60:3,
this could be only possible when we start consuming Indian products and not depending on foreign
products.
In the end I would like to conclude that a coin has two sides same as FDI has its own positive and
negative effects but in Indian economy FDI should not be promoted much as it takes away money
from India and to boost our economy all of us will have believe in make in India.
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Vivek Gupta said: (Mon, Jul 6, 2015 02:52:18 PM)

Hello guys, today I am going to present my views on FDI Foreign Direct Investment.
India is a developing country and it needs to focus on the service sector and specially in agriculture
sector.
We have been facing problems about.
1. Crop failure due to improper rain,
2. Cereal spoiled due to less available storage facilities,
3. Unable to provide MSP to all the farmers.
4. Middlemen golfing the profit of farmers, create a situation of shortage which leads to high
inflation.

5. Cereal grains don't have uniform rates all around the country.
All these problems will be reduced if we allow foreign companies to infuse their technologies to the
agricultural field.
They have,
1. Expert guidance.
2. Large cold storage for storing grain.
3. Cloud seeding methods to make Rainfall in cloud agitated areas.
4. Efficient transportation and management.
It would boost biotechnology in our country, food will available all weather if places don't get water.
All the government needs to do is to have stringent control on their working and regulations and
don't take any political advantage on it.
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Harsh Gupta said: (Sat, Jul 4, 2015 07:00:48 PM)

Hi.
I personally believe that though foreign direct investment will improve employment condition but
should be introduced into Indian market with some limitation because major of market is ran by
small or big Kirana store which directly promote self employment.
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Shivangi said: (Thu, Jul 2, 2015 06:31:37 PM)

Yes FDI in retail sector in India is God, as due to it, it decreases the number of employment. For the
development of a country it is very important to employment of the people, if the people will
employment, then it is good for the developed countries.
As our Prime Minister has already told that for a developing countries, it is an important to people
get employ then our India will also come under the developing countries like other developing
countries america, France, Germany and other foreign countries.
From my view, If the foreign businessman invest in our country then it increases the employment.
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Pramod said: (Wed, Jul 1, 2015 05:30:01 PM)

FDI is good for any developing countries like India.

1. It will create jobs.
2. It will improve infrastructure.
3. Inrease productivity among competitor.
4. Will make things cheaper.
5. Will help to strengthen GDP.
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Keshav said: (Mon, Jun 29, 2015 12:53:50 AM)

Hello friends,
As per my opinion FDI (foreign direct investment) is not good in retail. Powerful foreign companies
only have one goal to earn lots of money at any cost. They uses resources extensively. Also India
has biggest ratio of small and moderate business so FDI affects badly this area and millions of
people will lose their work. Also when all the market will captured by these companies then they
impose high cost of products on customer and at that we shall have no option. So FDI is not good in
retail but it may be better in defense area.
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Rohit Chauhan said: (Sun, Jun 21, 2015 04:45:38 PM)

I would like to add one point against FDI. i.e. environmental issues. Foreign companies will come
here only because they know that, India is rich in natural resources, which are easily available here.
They will destroy our ecosystem to gain more & more profit.
They won't bother about our future, therefore they will consume our resources without giving much
attention, and after few year we have to face results only to gain employment & good infrastructure
we should not compromise with our resources. For establishment of factories they need land, finally
they will acquire farmer's land or they will cut our forests.
For example Delhi everybody knows that, there are lot of companies and factories, and everybody is
well known about pollution level of Delhi, it is becoming severe day by day. Less number of trees but
more number of peoples who breathe. Another example is "BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY" accused

abandoned after incident who was foreigner. So many poor people alleged injustice.
So as my perception, we should allow FDI, but with certain limitation regarding our environment. We
should allow 100% in defense sector it will be beneficial for us.
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Shivangi Bijpuria said: (Sat, Jun 20, 2015 02:09:18 PM)

From my view, FDI in retail sector in India is good because it increases the number of employment.
Those who are unemployment, it give employment to the people whether it is students or working
women. If the people pf people of our country will employed, then it is a great example of a country.
Due to it our country India will come under the developed country like other developed countries.
Moreover, employment is very necessary for a developing countries. As our Prime Minister Mrs.
Narendra Modi visit some parts of the world such as France, America, Canada so that they invest and
manufacture their products in India so that the people of India will get employed.
If the people of India get employed then India will come under the name of developed countries like
other foreign developed countries.
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Ali said: (Thu, Jun 4, 2015 04:59:28 PM)

Hi.
This is Ali.
In my opinion don't allow fdi in India ! why not India itself produce everything? In spite of having
everything, money. India is going out so that foreigners come and established his
product/companies/retail/communication and many others sectors!
Nowadays in India more than 70% Indians use the product which belongs to outside India you can
take example like sensodyne toothpaste, Levi's L'Oreal, American tourister and lot of products if I
will list here I think word limit will get over!
If you buy anything for example Coke and Pepsi Thums Up than 80% money goes out of India and
benefit is utilizing by foreigners! if anyone earn 10$ in USA, India gives 60+ RS 1:60 ratio.
30 years back (don't know exact date and year) it was 1:1 ratio India also lot of Indian products in
every field if India ban foreign companies to come and establish his companies in our India. Than
only India will reach good heights. Otherwise nothing will happen.
Why we not popular our products outside India and not going out to establish our company?Its my
opinion you may differ.

Regards,
Ali.
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Chandan Kumar said: (Mon, Jun 1, 2015 11:50:52 AM)

Hi friends.
I am Chandan.
As per my perception FDI in retail sector is somehow good for Indian economy, it will increase gdp,
due to this our growth rate will increase. But it is going to affect big masses of our country. After
participation of FDI in retail sector Kirana stores which is available in every streets are going to close
because we will prefer to buy the products in lower prices which we will get through FDI.
In India about one crore Kirana and departmental stores are existing and and average of 5 family
members are dependent on one shop. No doubt FDI will create employment. If it will create
employment for 10 lacs of people but on the other side due to this one crore of unskilled Kirana shop
and local shop owners are going to be unemployed. So in my point of view FDI must me allowed in
India but with certain limitation so that our people should not be affected.
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Soumen Bisui said: (Sat, May 30, 2015 02:59:50 PM)

Hello guy's,
My opinion on this point of FDI in retail sector is good of our country because,
1. It is give more job opportunity.
2. It is also help skill development of youth generation.
3. It also remove monopolistic market system.
4. It can help more technology use in agriculture sector by the farmer.
5. It totally remove the middle man between cultivator and seller, that's is very good for rural
people.
More person says that it is bad for small village shop but I mean to say that that is not problem
because they are get good quality products in marginal range and also job opportunity.
If we seen the rural people, where to go for glossary market, we can see the most of people went to
this shop which seller good relationship with them. They can not seen the price value, and quality.

Therefore I can says that FDI in retail sector is better for rapid development of our country.
Thank you.
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Biswajit said: (Fri, May 29, 2015 06:00:37 PM)

Hello friends,
Today's India's most important problem is unemployment for which corruption is increased day by
day. If, FDI is entered in retail market, employment scope is open for skill & no skills.
The middleman will be also destroyed & for the same as a result company will be more benefited &
open scope for improvement of technologies & close the door of black market, fluctuation of market
price by local dalals.
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Rohit Bazral said: (Wed, May 27, 2015 12:06:21 AM)

Hi,
I am Rohit.
According to me FDI in retail should not be allowed first of all we should know why we need FDI.
Firstly it brings technology and secondly it brings infrastructure but in the retail sector there is no
need for any groundbreaking technology and any extraordinary skills to run this sector.
Moreover the big tycoons like Walmart will become bane for small Kirayana stores whose business
will be hardly effected. Even FDI in retail was not welcomed in Germany.
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Ganesh Suryawanshi, Vikhroli- Mumbai said: (Mon, May 18, 2015 06:37:18 PM)

Hello friends,
FDI means Foreign direct Investment & we are discussing on FDI in retail sector.
Currently, the retail sector is unorganized. The customers are going to only those shops where his
long lasting relationship exist hence the retail sector is based on relationship & not on the price,
quality or the service.
If FDI comes in retail the entire scenario of this sector will change as the technology in retail will

come to India. It will generate lot of opportunities in skill & as well as unskilled jobs. Infrastructural
development of country will takes place.
The price & quality competition will increase & that will definitely helpful to the end customer. The
logistic part of the transportation will be optimized & the cost of transportation will come down & the
benefit will be passed on to the end customer.
The carbon footprint will be reduced if the number of trips of the vehicles are reduced. Hence FDI in
retail will definitely benefit to India.
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Varsha Chauhan said: (Mon, May 18, 2015 02:30:53 PM)

According to me FDI should come in India because it gives new technology and skills, unemployment
condition is also reduced. But everything have some disadvantage because everything or everyone is
no perfect such as this condition is also here to come FDI it effect our culture, environment etc.
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Deepak Sharma said: (Fri, May 1, 2015 02:44:31 PM)

FDI is good to some extent for the development of the country. It brings about the new technologies
and capital which is otherwise not available in the country. In the era of globalization, the world has
become a one big family and sharing of technologies and capital with other countries are a win win
situation for both the countries.
Indian retail sector is not as organized as the western world. This sector depends much more on the
small shopkeepers who share a kind of relation with their customers so that the customers do not go
for the other vendors because the people have faith in their shopkeepers.
But this thinking of the people of this country is changing as more and more people are migrating
from their home cities to others for the sake of employment or other better opportunities.
So they lack the relationship that was used to maintained with the shopkeepers in India. FDI in
Indian retail sector will not bring any new technologies with it but will allow large multinational to
end a chain that lies between the manufacturer and customers.
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Kundan Kamal said: (Sun, Apr 19, 2015 11:01:55 AM)

Hello Friends,
My opinion is that FDI will lead a important role to developed our country, because at the current

time India is known as development country not developed, whereas in India the percentage of
youth is 60% and 50% youth are unemployed, It can be overcome by the FDI.
Cause:
1. If Foreign company invest his money in India then it create a large number of job for skilled and
unskilled people.
2. It create a competition in market then farmer and people are get the job at low rate.
3. All people aware about new technology, and they could be learned.
4. It can made a good environment which can helped to change the mentality of people.
But we are also know that if foreign company is established any company in India then it not men
that they want to develop India, They are only want to get a huge profit. In that situation they can
harm to our resources or destroyed our resources.
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Suraj Chauhan said: (Thu, Apr 16, 2015 12:20:02 PM)

In my opinion FDI is a very great tool to increase our country economy and I believe that when a
large number of countries are come to do business in India. Large number of people required to
fulfill the requirement so large number of vacancies created means large number of people get job.
Unemployment is one of great distrust which stop to develop our country. Due to FDI some people
loss their work but in comparison to getting large number of people it is very less.
Thank you.
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Bharati Dharigoud said: (Thu, Apr 16, 2015 11:54:03 AM)

In my opinion if we permit to introduce FDI in retail sector. India is becoming most favored retail
destination in the world. Today retail sector contributing 10% to country's GDP. Indian retail industry
is ranked among the ten largest retail markets in the world. The change of attitudes of Indian
consumers and the emergence of organized retail formats have transformed the face of retailing in
India.
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Sridevi said: (Wed, Apr 15, 2015 12:35:38 PM)

FDI will lead to job losses. Small retailers and other small 'Kirana store owners' will suffer a large
loss. Giant retailers and supermarkets like Walmart, Carefree, etc. Will displace small retailers
supermarkets will establish their monopoly in the Indian market.
Because of supermarket's fine tuning, they will get goods on low price and they will sell it on low
price than small retailers, it will decrease the sell of small retailers jobs in the manufacturing sector
will be lost because foreign giants will purchase their goods from the international market and not
from domestic sources.
This has been the experience of most countries which have allowed FDI in retail. Although, our
country had made a condition that they must source a minimum of 30% of their goods from Indian
micro and small industries, we can't stop them from purchasing goods from international markets as
per WTO law.
So after coming to India, they can reduce this 30% by litigating at the WTO.
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Bharathi said: (Tue, Apr 14, 2015 12:09:52 AM)

Hi.
In my view having FDI in India is very necessary. But in retail industry its not good. Mostly there is
unorganized sector in retail market. Many people will become unemployed comparing to creating of
employment opportunities. Why we should depend on foreign country to help our farmers. Our govt
can provide cold storage and warehouses.
Many infant industries are there in India and they can't compete with the international markets.
Rather than giving incentives to foreign firms government can offer to our people and make them to
compete with international markets in future.
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Abhi said: (Mon, Apr 13, 2015 02:02:44 AM)

FDI provides.
1. Initial inflow of foreign capital and funds.
2. Transfer of skills and technology.
If FDI is such a great thing, why not open it for all sectors? To understand this, we first need to look
at why Companies actually go and invest abroad. Answer is PROFIT.
Everyone knows that in long term, the initial inflow of foreign funds, will eventually turn in outflow of
funds. In my standpoint FDI for retail sector is not good for India.

So Why need FDI? Real benefit of FDI is "transfer of skills and technology".
In my opinion, India has skills and technology required for retail sector.
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Shalabh Saxena said: (Tue, Apr 7, 2015 11:13:20 PM)

Foreign Direct Investment means foreign companies provides goods as well as services to another
i.e. beyond the geographical boundaries for the benefits of the users of things. Globally we can
acquire the commodities for satisfying our need. Its good for the development of the country.
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Aishu said: (Thu, Apr 2, 2015 07:52:49 PM)

Hello every one! In my standpoint FDI is very useful to our INDIA. Because INDIA is a developing
country. But our government keep restrictions for some years what I mean is if restrictions are
present it is very useful to our country.
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Kalyan Chowdary said: (Sun, Mar 15, 2015 05:43:30 PM)

In my opinion fdi allowing into India is completely disadvantageous foreign companies will only
concentrate on their profits they do not take part in developing our Indian economy they will exploit
our natural resources by manufacturing activities.
In India small retailers will suffer and most of the retailers are middle class families they will loss
their earnings they cannot have huge resources to develop their business.
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Kalpesh said: (Mon, Mar 9, 2015 09:31:25 AM)

Hi Friends,
According to me FDI should be allowed in India.
Main reasons are,
Firstly it will eliminate the "agents/middle mans" between the farmers and the consumers which will
benefit not only farmers but also the consumers. It will create infrastructure, ware houses. So good

products will be available at lower rates to the consumers.

FDI will increase foreign reserves, which will increase our GDP, means our growth rate will increase,
means people can spend more. At the end, all of this will positively impact every one of us.
It will increase employment among not only of unskilled but also skilled workers. Yes, there are
negative effects are also there like effect on small retailers, ex-poser to the international markets.
Eventually money is also going out of India. But with some regulations and controls these effects can
be minimized for the beneficiary of our economy.
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Deepa said: (Wed, Feb 25, 2015 08:38:37 PM)

Hi friends.
I think Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) means Cross broader transaction in one economy and
advantages and disadvantages are there.
Advantages : If the FDI will come we can get huge employment and we are getting new technology,
so our economy will be high. Main the FDI form retail sector, framers are getting more profits
because of no Intermediaries and they are getting right cost form the product and domestic
company will compete with national wise.
Disadvantages : Small scale industries are not able to comet with large scale industries, and the
domestic company may suffer.
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Ansh said: (Wed, Feb 18, 2015 01:46:39 AM)

Advantages of FDI in retail.

India's retail industry is one of the biggest around the world when it comes to the privately owned
ones. The industry has seen some major restructuring thanks to the FDI structure becoming more
liberal than before. The benefits of FDI in retail, as per experts, carry greater weight-age than the
cost related implications. With FDI in retail, operations in distribution and production cycles are
expected to become better.
Owing to factors such as economic operations, the cost of production facilities will come down as
well. This will mean a greater choice of products at lesser and justifiable prices for the customers. As
a result of FDI, companies will be able to bring in technology and skills from other countries and this
will help in infrastructural development of India. This will also help in creating more value for money
for the buyers.
After FDI in retail, it is possible to set up a properly organised chain of retail stores as the capital to

do is readily available. The investment can be regarded as a long term one as the physical capital
put into a domestic company is not liquidated easily. This is its main difference from equity capital.
ICRIER had also predicted that if FDI in retail was introduced in India during 2011-12, the Indian
economy could have grown by 13 per cent, the unorganised sector could have seen a 10 per cent
growth and the organised sector could have increased by 45 per cent.
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Lakshu said: (Sun, Feb 15, 2015 10:57:47 PM)

According to me, FDI in retail sector is good for the country.

The positive side would be increase in employment opportunities, technology upgrade, infrastructure
facilities, low spending of money, tax benefit for the government.
Farmers were also benefited as their products will be sold at reasonable prices. It will also deepen
the economic relationship between INDIA and foreign countries.
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Shubham said: (Fri, Feb 13, 2015 10:40:49 PM)

In my opinion, FDI is very important in developing country like INDIA. FDI help to increase revenue,
tax collection, creating new job, farmer get to beneficial price her crop. Exchange modern
technology, increasing export, improve Forex position, helping rural infrastructure improving.
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Partho Mukherjee said: (Sun, Feb 1, 2015 07:26:24 PM)

In FDI there are four participants:

Companies point of view:
India is developing country so they will get good share for their investment as India is ranked 3rd in
PPP. Now customers point of view: customer will get more option to choose and at cheap rate due to
competition without compromising the quality of the product.
Farmers point of view:
They will get good infrastructure (cold storage's, ware houses) , good supply chain management,
good income for their farm produce, single procurement source.
Government point of view:

Good foreign exchange reserve for India, it will increase employment rate, technology transfer will
help to learn their technique and efficiency of making good product at less cost. So I think FDI is
good for India with some government Interventions.
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Sachin said: (Sat, Jan 31, 2015 12:52:57 PM)

Isn't the people are opposing FDI like how some of the Political parties and people were opposing
computerization in India in early 80's and now the same people can't stop themselves praising
computerization in India, it's not just created jobs also modernize our economy, Now India is one of
the country whose IT products are having good margin in overall GDP. Now without giving a chance
to FDI how can we be so unrealistic and lost that it will only hurt to our economy and create
unemployment.
We all know the quality of product available in Indian Markets and their superior prices, with these
kind of products and problem how long we will survive. Another thing the retailers are crying for
everything, now people have moved their choices on online shopping because of the cheap prices as
most of the retail complaints do not own any storage place so no rent they are paying for storage, so
they are able to see their products in cheap price. Our retails should learn to compete.
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Karthik S said: (Tue, Jan 20, 2015 07:40:03 AM)

Hi friends,
According to me FDI Helps in transfer of new technologies, management skills, intellectual
properties. FDI also can increases competition within the local market and this brings higher
efficiency.
Although Foreign Direct Investment in Retail will help in providing employment and developing our
country but this will create a problem for small Indian retailers to exist in the market as this will
increase the competition for them. For small Indian retailers it will become hard to compete with the
global retail chains.
Retailing in India accounts for 14 to 15 percentage of GDP. Allowing FDI will benefit the consumer by
lowering the price of the commodity and eliminating the middlemen but definitely it will create
unemployment for semi-skilled personnel.
As global retail chains will prefer to hire trained and skilled personnel. If Govt, in spite of many
drawbacks, still want FDI in retail, it should have to create rules and regulations to keep control and
maintain the growth level in India. Govt need to consider all the facts regarding FDI positive as well
as negative before taking any step.
FDI may benefit in short term by providing employment and increasing the competition to bring out

the best in all the respective areas but in the long term it will benefit the global chains only.
They will use our India for its own development. Instead of allowing FDI we should develop our
Indian retailers to compete with global retailers by providing different growth opportunities.
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Bharath Hn said: (Thu, Jan 15, 2015 09:54:34 PM)

Hi guys.
According to me FDI is not at all required for India & it also not much profitable. By taking the
investment, India will never increase the economic growth & it will be in constant for taking
investment forever. Instead of this, as we know our population is around 1.22 billions, so if we
collect a single rupee from every 1 in our country, definitely India can invest for other country & our
economic growth will be in top.
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Preeti said: (Sat, Jan 10, 2015 01:01:58 PM)

My point of view said, "FDI is not beneficial for India" because India is developing country and
foreign investors invest in India for their brands not to develop our country but for their sake. I give
you a daily base.
EXAMPLE: Chinese toys are more cheaper than Indian toys and mostly people want to buy those
goods which are cheaper. Because they do not have enough money. Due to this India can't develop
our economy.
Because we people prefer foreign things due to MODERNIZATION. So it depends on we people that
what we have to opt for our economy. Domino, pizza hut, doughnut these companies will make profit
and our Indian salesman are in huge loss. And our Indian economy are not rising.
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Nellaimathivel said: (Fri, Jan 9, 2015 08:16:12 PM)

In my opinion I feel that FDI in retail will give negative impact more than that of positive while by
FDI in retail will give jobs and may give infrastructure to farmers but certainly our economy will
suffered as our currency will fall further and oil prices will rise and that will impact our economy.
While FDI in retail they invest in India to earn not to develop India so there is no possibility for real
infrastructure development in India guys just think while foreign manufacturing companies in India
make our economy in trouble by taking away our earning today most of our spending goes to foreign
country manufacture even now our government gives voice for make in India.

I do not know why they allow FDI retail if government feels make in India will make India strong if
retail by Indian will make India even stronger.
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Rahul said: (Wed, Jan 7, 2015 12:45:06 AM)

Retailing is one of the pillars of Indian economy and accounts for about 12-15 percent of GDP. We all
know that India economy is not enough to boost retailing i.e.investors and government don't have
surplus capital so I think we can get over this capital aspect by introducing FDI. Moreover it will also
increase Indian retailing system knowledge by integrating globally.
Now if we see the policies made up by the government for FDI we see that it can also benefits the
farmers as half the amount of capital invested by brands are to be put for back end infrastructure
which will aid the farmer economy as it will lower the loss of products by preventing it from getting
perished and thereby the farmers will not be compelled to sell these perishable items at whatever
price they get.
Beside that the farmers will not have to depend on middlemen for there items to be sold. Because of
which they get less money in compared to what they would have got if sold directly. This will also
integrate farmer consumer relationship.
Again we all will get fresh vegetables due to FDI companies investment in back end infrastructure
plus we will have better and more jobs directly, indirectly and by induced effects.
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Ramesh Kumar said: (Sat, Jan 3, 2015 11:14:01 PM)

FDI in retail sector should be negligible, because if FDI in this segment will be increased than effect
of FDI will fall on our currency. It will make our currency weak against other currencies.
And a huge part of cash flow will be swept out by the MNC's. Our country's part of profit will not be
distributed in our country. Our spending will not work for our economy.
Our small shopkeeper will become unemployed. And many more it should be restricted to a certain
level otherwise we will have to do agitation in future.
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Mehran said: (Wed, Dec 24, 2014 02:58:49 AM)

FDI in retail sector is not much socially profitable project for India. Though it will create employment
and increase standard of living but it will create chance of monopoly and other effects.

The foreign companies can exploit farmers by acquiring their lands on the note of productivity and
development.
Indian middle class families are in habitual habit of taking daily uses products and other house hold
items on credit basis from local kiranaa walas. They will not get this facilities from FDI's retail shops.
Instead of FDI in retail sector FDI should come in airlines industry. This will bring prosperity in the
industry. Many Indian airlines companies like kingfisher had faced financial crisis. FDI can overcome
with this.
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Diksha said: (Sat, Dec 13, 2014 02:50:51 PM)

According to me FDI is a great boon for our country. It's assisting us in developing our country and
thus giving us access to a newer technology. FDI helps in providing employment eradicating poverty.
FDI was launched in 1991 and after the introduction of FDI it has not only helped in improving our
country state but also assisted in changing the perception of individual.
People are not only liking foreign goods but also following their tradition. Earlier women's were
forced to wear DUPATTAS and cover their faces. But now things has changed. So in the end I will like
to wrap up by saying FDI is good for developing country.
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Bhaskar said: (Thu, Dec 11, 2014 09:59:51 AM)

Hi friends,
FDI it is more helpful to our country economically development. If developing and backward
countries FDI gives a support and opportunity to develop economically. One of the main important
benefit is employment. Yes unemployment is greatest weakness of developing countries. So more
opportunities are there in Foreign Direct Investments. Our country GDP also increased in my point of
view.
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Kamlesh Kumar said: (Thu, Dec 4, 2014 11:26:13 AM)

Dear friend,
I think Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has appeared to be the most important source of external
flow of resources to the developing countries and has become an integral part of capital formation
despite of their small share in global distribution of FDI. This paper discusses the impact of FDI on

the economy of developing countries and its overall significance in the economy of developing
countries and after the Global Financial meltdown FDI are searching for more lucrative investment
opportunities and developing economies around the world provide the very good investment options
for FDI.
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Rahul Rai said: (Fri, Nov 28, 2014 06:57:39 PM)

Hi Friend.
I am in favor with FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI). FDI refer to investment in business or
production. FDI in retail sector will provide the employment to literate as well as illiterate people,
thus it eliminate the poverty and lead to a better life style to the citizen of the nation.
New technology comes with foreign direct investment, that result in consumer purchase
goods[genuine, branded] at cheaper cost.
It will increase the gross domestic product (GDP) of India, since the GDP is also depend on per
capital income of the country. Before 1990's citizen of the India were not aware to FDI. That result in
high inflation and low GDP.
China has the largest country for FDI. Since both country ware in the same phase before few years
ago. But now due to FDI China's GDP and inflation is much better than India. To avoid GLOBAL RISK
India should make a strict policy for the foreign direct investment. And FDI is allowed over a short
period of time.
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Vijay said: (Fri, Nov 21, 2014 12:02:20 AM)

We are living in the age of globalization and FDI may be considered as a powerful tool of Economic
growth. It can be shown by following data.
1. Firstly, It will increase Employment to local people.
2. Secondly, It will increase productivity due to competition with local kirana shop.
3. Third one is, New technology will be introduced in our country which will uplift our lifestyle.
4. China is the world largest destination of FDI which resulted fastest economic growth.
I think we should be hopeful whether being pessimistic.
GDP = consumption + net investment + govt spending + export-import where net investment is
domestic investment + foreign investment.

So it will also increase our GDP.

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Bassam Alkhateb said: (Mon, Nov 17, 2014 02:09:53 AM)

India is not behind this global race of attracting foreign investment. India emerged as an attractive
destination in services but has failed to evolve a manufacturing hub which has greater economic
benefit.
Foreign investments are one of the important sources of financing the economic growth, but not a
key to eliminate poverty, unemployment and other economic problems. India needs a big investment
to reach the goals of vision 20-20. Policy makers need to ensure vision and stability in policy making
along with complete long term growth strategy. Removing FDI barriers and reducing unclear
regulations will attract more private investments will help boost India's economic growth.
India is currently the 18th largest export market for US good, yet the US is facing a number of trade
barriers in the telecommunication sector.
Barriers:
1. Funding: Starting a plan to phase-out priority lending.
2. Financial sector: promoting new entry for private Banks.
3. Tariffs: tariffs & fees systems are complex and vary at the state, central levels & by ministry.
4. Import processes: India didn't sign to the WTO (World Trade Organization) Government
Procurement Agreement.
5. Government procurement: barriers in major services industries like insurance, banking,
accounting, legal services, telecommunications, distribution services, postal and express delivery
services.
6. Export supports: India's customs valuation policies do not reflect actual transaction values and
raise the cost of exporting beyond realistic tariff rates.
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Abhishek Kannoujia said: (Sat, Nov 15, 2014 11:48:09 PM)

Hello friend, from my point of view FDI is good for middleman consumer and it gives many
advantages to the farmer. But FDI in defence is not a good decision from my perception because
49% share of foreign company means compromising with own's country security.
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Saumya Srivastava said: (Wed, Nov 12, 2014 11:00:02 PM)

I take FDI in a positive way. India is one of the developing countries and If Developed countries of
world will invest in our economy. It will be beneficial for us in many ways, Focusing on Retail sector
which is one of the pillar of india's economic growth and contribute around 15% of GDP.
FDI will help consumer to get all quality product under one roof with huge choices of each product,
neither like general Retail shops where consumer doesn't get choice nor quality. Shopkeepers does
not fix any particular price for the product they take different price from different consumer for the
same.
FDI will provide capital for setting up retail chain which is a LONG TERM INVESTMENT and will
introduce us with advance infrastructure. Even job opportunity will be available as retail shop will be
set up in India at a large number. And help to lower India current account deficit and will boost rupee
against U.S dollar.
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Sridhar said: (Sun, Nov 9, 2014 08:52:05 AM)

Hello everyone, most of people said FDI bad for our country. But before that we think about eretailers, they also do the same job, such as bought goods for low price and sell it. Most of our own
country manufactures, distributors, retailers affected.
So first we need some government restrictions in e-commerce, then we discuss about FDI.
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Shanawaz said: (Sat, Nov 8, 2014 08:28:37 PM)

Dear friends.
If FDI comes in India. Indian sector will come down and still makes India to be in developing country
and not in developed country.
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Nikita said: (Sat, Nov 8, 2014 12:11:11 PM)

As for my perception, FDI will good for retail sector. As FDI introduced to India, there will be many
options and choices for the customers to select goods at low prices. If the government will apply FDI

to India, our countries GDP will surely increase, as the foreign company will invest in India and they
have to pay different types of taxes like service tax, sales tax, corporate tax etc, the fund of Indian
government will increase.
We know that India is a developing country, and a developing country's biggest problem is
unemployment, if the foreign company will invest in India and open their malls, they will give job
opportunities to both skilled and non skilled people.
If we will talk about the small retailers, let me tell you that according to FIPB rules that is foreign
investment promotion board, the foreign company can only invest in those cities where's population
is more than 10 lakhs, and as we know that in India there are only 100-200 cities are there where's
population is more than 10 lakhs.
FDI will improve India's infrastructure also, as the rule of FIPB says that every foreign companies
has to invest its 30% on their infrastructure. At last I can say that in my opinion, FDI is good for
Indian retail market.
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Vatsal Srivastav said: (Sat, Nov 8, 2014 12:11:09 PM)

The main thing is the citizens of India, they are attracted to foreign goods, other countries like
China, Japan, are not so much influenced by it. We should take pride in our culture, not to be
attracted by foreign goods.
Our countries position will only go down by this. We depend on FDI as we are sure of their quality,
why not this for Indian retailers? I think the new ministers should take step, not like the old
congress. We should think of Indian employment also.
If we keep promoting FDI, hardly any job vacancies will be there, and more more people will try to
go to foreign countries for jobs which will effect India's status.
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Ashish Sahu said: (Sat, Nov 8, 2014 12:37:31 AM)

HI,
I think FDI must be introduced every person who is participating in this discussion must note that
you can't achieve perfection and in my dictionary perfection is boring getting better is where all the
fun. We have to introduce many such governmental events for proper growth rate.
I know this may not lead in the favor for certain category of farmers like cotton and silk production
farmers but on the other hand it also give them a better returns like a agricultural farmers may gain
profit from this.
People gave me many reasons to use cotton products, Indian products but simply how many of you

use laptops saying made in INDIA or T shirts telling made in Bihar.

We simply can't use many Indian products because we can't give our pleasures just to for the sake
some farmers. This is bitter truth so accept the truth and move on.
It has many advantages.
After certain period of time India will be the largest populated country which leads to unemployment
FDI generates a huge employment.
So simply accept the FDI and move on man.
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Shivani said: (Thu, Nov 6, 2014 10:38:01 PM)

According to my perception, FDI should not entertain because, India want to be developed not
remain to be as a developing country.
If India wants to give the competition to the other nation, Indian government should restrict the FDI
and give opportunities to the Indian retailers that they in partnership do the business and provide
goods and services to the customers at affordable price by reducing the cost of production and
export more and import less and try to increase the employment by hiring right people for the right
job and for that focus to increase literacy by providing proper education without without discriminate
the rich and the poor which will lead towards the developed nation.
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Ravi Srivastava said: (Wed, Oct 29, 2014 11:53:53 PM)

Hi everyone.
I am Ravi Srivastava,
As for my point of view, yes FDI will be good in retail sector. As foreign investment comes in India
there will be more choice for a customer to select good at appropriate price also, besides there will
be a competition with local retailers so they will also improve their quality.
FDI will also create job. There is more likely chance surge in GDP if FDI comes. Overall there will be
increase in economic development.
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Nisha Pandey said: (Wed, Oct 29, 2014 12:58:40 PM)

Dear friends,
Only 7% organised retail store in Indian and rest of unorganized. FDI in retail is not good for that
unorganized store so my point of view, government should not give permission of FDI in retail. It
should be permission on that sectors where we depend on other country like deference sectors. FDI
may be reason of unemployment of 93% unorganized retail.
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