Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India logged a record $94.53 bn of foreign direct investment in FY 2025‑26, pushing cumulative receipts to $843 bn since 2014‑15.
The surge is tied to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme, which has attracted Rs 2.40 lakh crore in investment, generated Rs 23.8 lakh crore in production and sales, and propelled Rs 15.2 lakh crore in exports across electronics, telecom, pharma, medical devices, automobiles, IT hardware and speciality steel.
The PLI‑boosted sectors created more than 14.6 lakh direct and indirect jobs, according to Goyal, and a Mumbai‑based micro‑electronics firm said the scheme enabled it to launch a new product line at a 25‑percent cost cut.
In addition, the government has launched the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, targeting greenfield industrial smart cities to support globally competitive manufacturing; the initiative aims to build infrastructure that feeds the growing export base.
Goyal also highlighted that over 470 crore orders have been placed through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), signalling a shift toward digital trade; ease‑of‑doing‑business reforms have trimmed compliance, opening new opportunities across key sectors.
With the record FDI inflow and PLI successes, officials expect a further uptick in foreign capital in the coming fiscal year, and the government is preparing a new investment promotion package to be unveiled next month.