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



                     PART 'A' 

 
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Sl.         NIC CODE        DESCRIPTION
No.  _________________
     Divn. Group Class
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(1)  (2)   (3)   (4)             (5)
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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.  _________________
     Divn. Group Class
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(1)  (2)   (3)   (4)           (5)
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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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Sl.         NIC CODE       DESCRIPTION
No. ___________________
    Divn. Group  Class
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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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