IMPORTANT WEBSITES

Name Description Website
Ministry of Finance National budget for the current financial year, economic survey of the previous year, monthly updates of economic performance in various sectors of Indian economy and details about external debt, external commercial borrowings, and capital markets. finmin.nic.in
Reserve Bank of India Details of exchange rate movements of the Indian Rupee vis-à-vis major international currencies, variation in interest rates, monetary developments, level of foreign exchange reserves, movements of wholesale price indices and facilities for investment by NRIs in a question and answer format. www.rbi.org.in
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Text of Export–Import Policy,Highlights of Exim policy,Speeches of Commerce Minister,details about India’s external trade,policy related to export processing zones, export oriented units,important public notices,notifications & circulars related to trade & commerce. commerce.nic.in
Ministry of Power Policy announcements on foreign investment in the power sector, guidelines and other documents involved in the competitive bidding process, and various clearances required etc www.powermin.nic.in
Cabinet Secretariat "India’s Infrastructure: Investment Opportunities. "Report published in May 1997, providing salient features of major infrastructure sectors, policy framework and procedural details etc. www.cabsec.nic.in
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Policy, incentives, guidelines, opportunities & other related information on investment in infrastructure sectors of Roads and Ports. morth.nic.in
National Highways Authority of India An overview of national and state highway network and roads, outline of govt. policy initiatives for attracting foreign investment and various funding sources available for investment. www.nhai.org
Task Force on Infrastructure indiaimage.nic.in
Council on Trade & Industry Prime Ministers Councils indiaimage.nic.in
Economic Advisory Council Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas petroleum.nic.in
Directorate General of Civil Aviation dgca.nic.in
National Informatics Centre Information about various activities, projects, schemes and policies of Govt. of India, through various web sites. www.nic.in
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Comprehensive information on business developments, company profiles, investment opportunities, business directories etc. www.bisnetindia.com
Federation of Indian Export Organisations. Details about different activities of FIEO & services it can offer. It also provides a productwise listing of Indian exporters' homepages. www.fieo.org
Mfrs’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT). Provides comprehensive information on Indian IT industry, IT market & the Exim policy of the govt. www.mait.com
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd. www.msrdc.org

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENTS

Name Website
Directorate General of Supply & Disposals (DGS&D) dgsnd.gov.in
Ministry of Science & Technology dst.gov.in
Ministry of Textiles texmin.nic.in
Ministry of Food Processing mofpi.nic.in
Ministry of Water Resources wrmin.nic.in
Ministry of Environment & Forest envfor.nic.in
Reserve Bank of India rbi.org.in
Ministry of Information Technology mit.gov.in
Ministry of Tourism tourindia.com

STATE GOVERNMENTS

Various States in India have their own Web sites which can be accessed for information relating to infrastructure in the state, incentives available for various industries/regions and the authorities who may be approached for assistance:
State Website
Chandigarh chandigarh.nic.in
Goa goa.gov.in
Haryana haryana.nic.in
Karnataka karnataka.gov.in
Kerala keralagov.com
Lakshadweep lakshadweep.nic.in
Maharashtra maharashtra.gov.in
Manipur manipur.nic.in
New Delhi delhigovt.nic.in
Pondicherry pon.nic.in
Tripura tripura.nic.in
West Bengal westbengal.com

STATE ORGANISATIONS

Name Website
SICOM Ltd., Maharashtra sicomindia.com
West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) wbidc.com
UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) upsidcltd.com
Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) tidco.com
Bureau of Investment Promotion, Rajasthan investrajasthan.com

ASSOCIATIONS AND COUNCILS

Name Website
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi bisnetindia.com
Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry assocham.com
Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association ieema.org
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India indianauto.com
Engineering Export Promotion Council eepcindia.org
Federation of Indian Export Organisations www.fieo.com
Manufacturers Association of Information Technology mait.com
Electronic Components Industries Association elcina.com
Association of Mutual Funds in India amfiindia.com
The Synthetic & rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai synthetictextiles.com
Basic Chemicals Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council chemexcil.org
Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council gjepc.org
Council for Leather Exports leatherindia.org
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., New Delhi vsnl.net.in

BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Name Website
Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd www.crisil.com
ICICI Bank icicibank.com
Syndicate Bank syndicatebank.com
Bank of Baroda bankofindia.com
Small Industries Development Bank of India sidbi.com
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. licindia.com
Bank of Madura bankofmadura.com
Bank of India bankofindia.com
State Bank of India statebankofindia.com
Union Bank of India unionbankofindia.com
Securities and Exchange Board of India sebi.com
Punjab and Maharashtra Co-op. Bank Ltd. pmcbank.com
Maharashtra Bank maharashtrabank.com

PRESS AND MEDIA

Name Website
The Economic Times economictimes.com
The Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com
Gujarat Industries Directory gidonline.com
Maharashtra Industries Directory maharashtradirectory.com
The Times of India timesofindia.com
Doordarshan ddindia.gov.in
All India Radio allindiaradio.org
Press Information Bureau pib.nic.in

INDUSTRIAL TOWNS AND PARKS

Name Website
National Highway Authority of India nhai.org
Software Technology Park Of India, Bangalore soft.net
Software Technology Park , New Delhi stpi.in
Software Technology Park Hyderabad stph.net
Madras Export Processing Zone mepz.gov.in