The proposed industrial investments during January-October 2016 are Rs 3.79 lakh crore, up from Rs 3.11 lakh crore during 2015. However, the Rs 3.11 lakh crore for 2015 was the lowest since Rs 2.72 lakh crore in 2004. The highest proposed industrial investments seen were Rs 17.36 lakh crore in 2010, followed by Rs 15.39 lakh crore in 2011, Rs 15.23 lakh crore in 2008, Rs 10.4 lakh crore in 2009 and Rs 8.3 lakh crore in 2007. In 2015, the proposed investments via IEMs were a little over Rs three lakh crore, while those through DILs were Rs 3674 crore. Maharashtra came third with Rs 32,883 crore, followed by Andhra Pradesh (Rs 30,755 crore) and Telengana (Rs 21,290 crore) – completing the top five.

Source: The Hindu December 04, 2016 15:54 UTC