farm sector FDI jumped to Rs 553 cr in first 11 months of 2015-16

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture sector increased to Rs 553.14 crore during the first eleven months of 2015-16, the government said on Tuesday. "The FDI inflow form April 2015 to February 2016 is Rs 553.14 crore," Minister of State for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kundariya said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. This is much higher than Rs 365.31 crore in the entire 2014-15 fiscal, as per the data placed before the Lower House.