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India records highest-ever annual FDI inflow of $94.53 billion in FY26: Goyal
Sep-25-2026

Commerce and industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India recorded its highest-ever annual Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) inflow of $94.53 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26). Cumulative FDI inflows from FY15 to FY26 reached $843 billion. 

The minister highlighted that as of March 31, 2026, India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes had attracted actual investments of over Rs 2.40 lakh crore and generated more than 14.15 lakh direct and indirect jobs. During the period, the schemes also achieved Rs 23.8 lakh crore in production/sales and Rs 15.2 lakh crore in exports. He noted that sectors such as electronics and telecom, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automobiles, IT hardware, and speciality steel have significantly benefited from the PLI schemes.

He further said that greenfield industrial smart cities are being set up across the country under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme to build infrastructure for globally competitive manufacturing. He said ease of doing business reforms have simplified regulations and reduced the compliance burden, while reforms in key sectors have created new opportunities for investment and manufacturing and added over 470 crore orders have been placed through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). 


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