Despite a gloomy global outlook, foreign direct investment (FDI) clocked a 31 per cent growth to $27.5 billion during January-December 2011 period. FDI inflows for January-December 2010 stood at $21 billion.

Services still attracted largest chunk of FDI inflows at 20 per cent. This was followed by telecom, housing and real estate, and construction and power among others, a Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion data said.

Mauritius, Singapore, the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany and the UAE are the major investors in India.

Mumbai attracted the maximum inflow accounting for as much as 40 per cent of the total share of the FDI, followed by Delhi-NCR region, Bangalore and Ahmedabad closely following.

FDI inflows totalled $19.42 billion in 2010-11 financial year, down from $25.83 billion in 2009-10.

Official sources said that the Government's move to liberalise foreign direct investment polices has been instrumental in sending positive signals.

Some of the norms that have been tweaked in the past include 100 per cent investment in single brand retail besides easing norms in share pledging for external commercial borrowings.

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