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The Finance Ministry has expanded the definition of overseas individual investors in listed equity investments, enabling all individual persons resident outside India to invest, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), under the foreign portfolio investor scheme.

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Who
Finance Ministry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sindhuja Kashyap, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
What
The Finance Ministry has expanded the definition of overseas individual investors in listed equity investments, enabling all individual persons resident outside India to invest, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), under the foreign portfolio investor scheme.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:17:55 GMT · 4h 54m ago
Where
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Why
This move follows an announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget FY2026-27 to permit individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROI) to invest in equity instruments of listed Indian companies.
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How this affects you

This policy change is expected to open India's listed equity markets to a broader base of global individual investors, potentially increasing foreign capital inflows and deepening the market, though regulatory bodies like SEBI and the Reserve Bank will need to swiftly issue operational guidance for new investor classes.

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