LIST OF INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN EQUITY UPTO 50%





                     PART 'A' 



 

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Sl.         NIC CODE        DESCRIPTION

No.  _________________

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A-1  12                MINING OF IRON ORE



           120         Mining of iron ore.



A-2  13                MINING OF METAL ORES 

                       OTHER THAN IRON ORE

                       (Mining of Uranium 

                       Group ores is not 

                       covered)



           130         Mining of Manganese ore.



           131         Chromite.



           132         Bauxite.



           134         Copper Ore.





           135         Mining of Lead and 

                       Zinc Ores.



A-3  15                MINING OF NON-METALLIC 

                       MINERALS NOT ELSEWHERE 

                       CLASSIFIED



           150         Mining and quarrying of 

                       rock aggregates,

                       sand and clays.



           151         Mining/quarrying  of 

                       minerals for construction 

                       other than rock aggregates,

                       sand  and clays.

 

           152         Mining of fertilizer 

                       and chemical minerals.



           153         Mining  of  ceramic,  

                       refractory and  glass 

                       minerals.



           154         Salt  mining   and   

                       quarrying   including 

                       crushing, screening and

                       evaporating in pans



           155         Mining of mica.



           159         Mining of other 

                       non-metallic minerals.

               

                     PART 'B'

 

LIST OF ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC 

      APPROVAL FOR  FOREIGN EQUITY  UPTO 51%

 

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Sl.         NIC CODE        DESCRIPTION

No.  _________________

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B-1 20,21              MANUFACTURE OF FOOD PRODUCT



           200         

                       



                200.5  Preservation of meats  

                       except by canning.



                200.6  Processing and  canning 

                       of meat.



           201         Manufacture of dairy 

                       products.



                201.1  Manufacture  of  milk  

                       powder, ice-cream, powder

                       and condensed milk except 

                       baby milk foods.



                201.2  Manufacture of baby milk 



                       foods.



                201.3  Manufacture of butter,  

                       cream, ghee, cheese 

                       and khoya etc. 



                201.4  Manufacture of pasteuri-

                       sed milk whether  or 

                       not  in bottles/polythene 

                       packs  etc.(plain 

                       or flavoured).



                201.9  Manufacture of other dairy

                       products n.e.c.



           202         Canning  and  preservation

                       of fruits  and vegetables.



                202.1  Sun-drying of fruits and 

                       vegetables.



                202.2  Artificial   dehydration  

                       of fruits and vegetables.



                202.3  Radiation   preservation   

                       of fruits and vegetables.





                202.4  Manufacture    of    fruit/

                       vegetable juices and  their

                       concentrates, squashes  and

                       powders.



                202.5  Manufacture of sauces,jams,

                       jellies,and marmalades etc.



                202.7  Canning   of   fruits   and

                       vegetables.



                202.9  Fruit     and     vegetable

                       preservation n.e.c.



           203         Processing,   canning,  and

                       preserving     of     fish,

                       crustacea    and    similar

                       foods.



           204         Grain milling.



                204.1  Flour milling by power 

                       machine.



                204.9  Other  grain milling    and

                       processing activities n.e.c



           208         Production of common salt.



           209         Manufacture     of    cocoa

                       products     and      sugar

                       confectionery    (including

                       sweetmeats).



                209.1  Manufacture    of     cocoa

                       products.



           218         Manufacture  of starch  and



                       its derivatives.



B-2  23                MANUFACTURE    OF    COTTON

                       TEXTILES



           235         Cotton spinning,  weaving &

                       processing  in   integrated

                       mills.



B-3  24                MANUFACTURE OF WOOL,   SILK

                       & MAN-MADE FIBRE TEXTILES



           242         Wool  spinning,  weaving  &

                       processing   in  integrated

                       mills.



           245         Spinning,     weaving     &

                       processing     of      silk

                       (textiles)  in   integrated

                       mills.



           247         Spinning,     weaving     &

                       processing   of    man-made

                       textiles     fibres      in

                       integrated mills.



                247.1  Spinning  of staple  fibres

                       in mills.



                247.2  Spinning  of  staple fibres

                       and weaving  of artificial/

                       synthetic  textile  fabrics

                       in mills.



                247.3  Weaving   and    processing

                       (bleaching,    dyeing   and

                       printing) of    artificial/

                       synthetic  textile  fabrics

                       in mills.



                247.4  Composite        artificial

                       textile    fibres     mills

                       (spinning,   weaving,   and

                       processing).



B-4  26                MANUFACTURE   OF    TEXTILE

                       PRODUCTS



           268         Manufacture of  water-proof

                       textile fabrics.



B-5  30                MANUFACTURE     OF    BASIC

                       CHEMICALS    &    CHEMICALS

                       PRODUCTS  (EXCEPT  PRODUCTS

                       OF  PETROLEUM  & COAL)



           300         Manufacture of   industrial

                       organic      &    inorganic

                       chemicals.



           301         Manufacture of  fertilizers

                       and pesticides.

     

           302         Manufacture  of plastics in

                       primary  forms; manufacture

                       of synthetic rubber.





           303         Manufacture   of    paints,

                       varnishes,    and   related

                       products; artists'  colours

                       and ink.



           304         Manufacture    of    drugs,

                       medicines    and     allied

                       products.



           306         Manufacture   of   man-made

                       fibres.



           309         Manufacture   of   chemical

                       products n.e.c.



B-6  31                MANUFACTURE   OF    RUBBER,

                       PLASTIC,    PETROLEUM   AND

                       COAL PRODUCTS



           310         Tyre and tube industries.



           312         Manufacture    of    rubber

                       products n.e.c.



           313         Manufacture   of    plastic

                       products n.e.c.



           318         Manufacture  of  coke  oven

                       products.



           319         Manufacture    of     other

                       coal      and      coal-tar

                       products n.e.c.



B-7  34                MANUFACTURE     OF    METAL

                       PRODUCTS   &  PARTS  EXCEPT

                       MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT



           341         Manufacture  of  fabricated

                       metal products.



                341.1  Manufacture of railway  and

                       ship   containers  used  in

                       container-traffic.



                341.2  Manufacture     of      gas

                       cylinders  (industrial   or

                       house-hold).



                341.3  Manufacture    of    tanks,

                       reservoirs   and containers

                       of metals n.e.c.



                341.4  Manufacture  of  reinforced

                       safes,  vaults,  strongroom

                       doors   and gates  and  the

                       likes   (manufacture     of

                       almirahs    and     filling

                       cabinets etc. is classified

                       in Group 342).



                341.5  Manufacture    of     steel

                       trunks.



                341.6  Manufacture   of   sanitary



                       and   plumbing fixtures and

                       fitting of metals.       

                

                341.9  Manufacture     of    other

                       fabricated   metal products

                       n.e.c.



           344         Forging, pressing, stamping

                       and  roll forming of metal,

                       power metallurgy.



B-8 35&36              MANUFACTURE   OF  MACHINERY

                       AND   EQUIPMENT OTHER  THAN

                       TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT



           350         Manufacture of agricultural

                       machinery   and   equipment

                       and parts thereof.



           351         Manufacture  of   machinery

                       and   equipment   used   by

                       construction   and   mining

                       industries.



           352         Manufacture    of     prime

                       movers, boilers.



           353         Manufacture  of  industrial

                       machinery   for food    and

                       textile          Industries

                       (including   bottling   and

                       filling machinery).



           354         Manufacture  of  industrial

                       machinery   for other  than

                       food & textile industries.



           355         Manufacture  of   refriger-

                       ators, airconditioners  and

                       fire  fighting    equipment

                       and    their   parts    and

                       accessories.



           356         Manufacture   of    general

                       purpose   non    electrical

                       machinery/ equipment, their

                       components and accessories 

                       n.e.c.



           357         Manufacture    of   machine

                       tools,   their  parts   and

                       accessories.



           358         Manufacture    of   office,

                       computing   and  accounting

                       machinery and parts.



           359         Manufacture    of   special

                       purpose          machinery/

                       equipment, their components

                       and accessories n.e.c.



                359.1  Manufacture  of sewing  and

                       knitting machines



                359.2  Manufacture   of   weighing



                       machinery.



                359.3  Manufacture    of   washing

                       and    laundrying  machines

                       (including      centrifugal

                       clothes driers).



                359.5  Manufacture   of  filtering

                       and   purifying   machinery

                       for liquids and gases.



                359.6  Manufacture  of  distilling

                       and    rectifying    plants

                       (including             heat

                       exchangers).



                359.8  Manufacture  of  parts  and

                       accessories   n.e.c.    for

                       special    purpose     non-

                       electrical       machinery/

                       equipment n.e.c.



                359.9  Manufacture     of    other

                       special    purpose     non-

                       electrical       machinery/

                       equipment n.e.c.



           360         Manufacture of   electrical

                       industrial        machinery

                       apparatus     and     parts

                       thereof.



           361         Manufacture  of   insulated

                       wires     and       cables,

                       including   manufacture  of

                       optical  fibre cables.



           362         Manufacture              of

                       accumulators primary  cells

                       and primary batteries.



           363         Manufacture   of   electric

                       lamps.



                363.2  Manufacture    of    ultra-

                       violet or  infra-red lamps.



                363.3  Manufacture  of   discharge

                       lamps;  flourescent,   hot-

                       cathode or other discharge 

                       lamps.



                363.4  Manufacture of arc lamps.



                363.5  Manufacture of flash  bulbs

                       used in photography.



B-9  70                LAND   TRANSPORT   (SUPPORT

                       SERVICES)



           708         Supporting services to land

                       transport,  like  operation

                       of  highway bridges,   toll

                       roads, vehicular tunnels.



B-10 71                WATER  TRANSPORT   (SUPPORT



                       SERVICES)



           712         Support     services     to

                       water-transport        like

                       operation  and  maintenance

                       of    piers,   loading    &

                       discharging of vessels.



B-11 73                SERVICES    INCIDENTAL   TO

                       TRANSPORT    NOT  ELSEWHERE

                       CLASSIFIED



           730         Cargo  handling  incidental

                       to land transport



           731         Cargo  handling  incidental

                       to water transport        



           732         Cargo  handling  incidental

                       to air transport.



           733         Renting     and     leasing

                       (except  financial leasing)

                       of     motor      vehicles,

                       without    operator,    for

                       passenger transport.       

           

           734         Renting     and     leasing

                       (except financial  leasing)

                       of motor vehicles, without 

                       operator,    for    freight

                       transport.



           739         Renting    &   leasing   of

                       refrigerated/cold transport



B-12 85                RENTING     AND     LEASING

                       NOT    ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED



           850         Renting    of     transport

                       equipment without operator.



                850.9  Renting of other  transport

                       equipment n.e.c.



           852         Renting      of      office

                       accounting  and   computing

                       machinery  and   equipment,

                       without operator.



           853         Renting       of      other

                       industrial  machinery   and

                       equipment.



B-13 89                BUSINESS    SERVICES    NOT

                       ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED



           893         Business    and  management

                       consultancy activities.



                893.2  Market Research Services.



           895         Technical     testing     &

                       analysis services.



           899         Research    &   Development



                       Services(excluding    basic

                       research    and     setting

                       up      of     R&D/academic

                       institutions  which   would

                       award     degrees/diplomas/

                       certificates).



        93             HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES





                     PART 'C'



      LIST OF INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC 

      APPROVAL FOR  FOREIGN EQUITY  UPTO 74%



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C-1 19                 MINING SERVICES



         190           Oil  & Gas field  services,

                       except   Exploration    and

                       production services.



         191           Services    incidental   to

                       mining     viz.   drilling,

                       shafting,   reclamation  of

                       mines, surveys/mapping    -

                       excluding services  related

                       to   gold,    silver    and

                       precious/semi      precious

                       stones.



C-2 33                 BASIC   METALS   &   ALLOYS

                       INDUSTRIES



         330           Manufacture  of  Iron   ore

                       pellets,  pig iron,  sponge

                       iron    and    steel     in

                       Primary/semifinished/

                       finished forms.



         331           Manufacture     of    semi-

                       finished   Iron  &    Steel

                       products   in    re-rolling

                       mills,  cold-rolling  mills

                       and wire drawing mills.



         332           Manufacture of ferro-alloys



         333           Copper manufacturing.



         334           Brass manufacturing.



         335           Aluminium manufacturing.

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         336           Zinc manufacturing.



         337           Casting of metal.





         339           Other  non-ferrous    metal

                       industries, excluding Gold,

                       Silver & Platinum.



C-3 38                 OTHER         MANUFACTURING

                       INDUSTRIES



         380           Manufacture of     medical,

                       surgical,  scientific   and

                       measuring equipment  except

                       optical  equipment.



               380.1   Manufacture   of   medical/

                       surgical    equipment   and

                       orthopaedic      appliances

                       (manufacture  of  apparatus

                       based   on the use  of   X-

                       Ray   or  other   radiators

                       is  classified  in  Class 

                       369.1).



               380.2   Manufacture  of  industrial

                       process  control  equipment

                       (this    class     includes

                       manufacture of    apparatus

                       used     for     continuous

                       measurement and control  or

                       variable      such       as

                       temperature,      pressure,

                       viscosity     etc.       of

                       materials  and  products as

                       they       are        being

                       manufactured  or  otherwise

                       processed).



               380.3   Manufacture  of  regulating

                       or  controlling instruments

                       and    apparatus,    except

                       industrial process  control

                       equipment.



               380.4   Manufacture    of    supply

                       meters    for  electricity,

                       water or gas.



               380.5   Manufacture of    sensitive

                       balance   and  mathematical

                       calculating instruments.



               380.6   Manufacture  of  laboratory

                       and  scientific instruments

                       n.e.c.(includes manufacture

                       of non-optical microscopes,

                       diffraction     equipments;

                       apparatus   for   measuring

                       or  checking     electrical

                       quantities,            e.g.

                       oscilloscopes,     spectrum

                       analysers,      voltmeters,

                       with or without   recording

                       device;   apparatus     for

                       measuring    non-electrical

                       quantities  e.g.  radiation

                       detectors   and   counters,

                       cross-talk    meters    and

                       other instruments specially



                       designed                for

                       telecommunications;apparatu

                       for testing the    physical

                       properties   of  materials,

                       e.g.      apparatus     for

                       testing hardness  and other

                       properties  of   metals,for

                       testing  the wear and  tear

                       and   other properties   of

                       textiles  and  for  testing

                       the  physical    properties

                       of     paper,     linoleum,

                       plastic,   rubber,    wood,

                       concrete   and   so  forth;

                       apparatus for carrying  out

                       physical    or     chemical

                       analysis,e.g. polarimeters,

                       refractometers,     calori-

                       meters, Orsob's  apparatus,

                       Ph-meters,     viscometers,

                       surface tension instruments

                       and     so     forth    and

                       instruments  and  apparatus

                       for  measuring or  checking

                       the  flow, level,  pressure

                       or   other   variables   of

                       liquids  or   gases,   e.g.

                       flow  meter, level  gauges,

                       manometers, heatmeters, and

                       so forth, except industrial

                       process control equipment).



               380.8   Manufacture  of  parts  and

                       accessories   n.e.c.    for

                       instruments  and  apparatus

                       included  in this group.



               380.9   Manufacture    of     other

                       medical surgical,scientific

                       and measuring     equipment

                       n.e.c.(includes manufacture

                       of   hydrometers,   thermo-

                       meters,  pedometer,  tacho-

                       meters,balancing  machines,

                       test  benches,  comparators

                       (include            optical

                       comparators    and    other

                       optical type measuring  and

                       checking  appliances    and

                       instruments);   instruments

                       for  checking  watches   or

                       watch parts and  so forth).



         381           Manufacture of photographic

                       cinematographic and optical

                       goods     and     equipment

                       (excluding  photochemicals,

                       sensitised paper and film).



         388           Manufacture  of items based

                       on solar energy like  solar

                       cells,   cookers,  air  and

                       water  heating systems  and

                       other related items.



C-4 40                 ELECTRIC   GENERATION   AND



                       TRANSMISSION



         400           Generation  and    transmi-

                       ssion of electric energy.



               400.1   Generation and transmission

                       of      electric     energy

                       produced     in      hydro-

                       electric  power plants.



               400.2   Generation and transmission

                       of      electric     energy

                       produced   in    coal-based

                       thermal power plants.



               400.3   Generation and transmission

                       of      electric     energy

                       produced   in   oil   based

                       thermal power plants. 



               400.4   Generation and transmission

                       of      electric     energy

                       produced   in   gas   based

                       thermal  power plants.



C-5 43                 NON-CONVENTIONAL     ENERGY

                       GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION



C-6 50                 CONSTRUCTION



         501           Construction &  maintenance

                       of      roads,    railbeds,

                       bridges, tunnels,pipelines,

                       ropeways,  ports,  harbours

                       and runways. 



         503           Construction &  Maintenance

                       of   waterways  and   water

                       reservoirs.



         504           Construction &  Maintenance

                       of hydroelectric projects.

    

         505           Construction &  Maintenance

                       of power plants.



         506           Construction  & Maintenance

                       of  industrial plants. 



C-7 70                 LAND TRANSPORT



         707           Pipeline  transport  exclu-

                       ding  Crude  Oil, petroleum

                       products    and     natural

                       gas pipelines.



C-8 71                 WATER TRANSPORT



         710           Ocean and water transport.



         711           Inland water transport.



C-9 74                 STORAGE   AND   WAREHOUSING

                       SERVICES



         741           Warehousing of agricultural



                       products with refrigeration

                       (cold storages).        



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