Maharashtra and Karnataka emerged as the top magnets for foreign investment in India, together accounting for more than half of the country’s total FDI.Overall, India’s total FDI, comprising equity inflows, reinvested earnings, and other capital, rose by 14% to $81.04 billion in 2024–25, marking the highest inflow in the past three years. In the previous fiscal, the country received $71.3 billion. As per the latest figures released by the DPIIT, the two states attracted 51% of the country’s overall foreign direct investment during the 2024–25 financial year.Maharashtra led the chart, attracting FDI worth $19.6 billion, 31% of the national total between April 2024 and March 2025. Karnataka followed with overseas investments amounting to $6.62 billion.Other key recipients included Delhi ($6 billion), Gujarat ($5.71 billion), Tamil Nadu ($3.68 billion), Haryana ($3.14 billion), and Telangana ($3 billion).Experts said that the surge in investment in Maharashtra and Karnataka was largely driven by improvements in infrastructure, which have made both states more investor-friendly.India is becoming an attractive destination for FDI in India, thanks to considerable infrastructure improvement in the country, an economist was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
