Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab also registered a significant rise in FDI equity inflows, while Telangana saw a decline, according to official data tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. Gujarat retained the third position, with inflows steady at $5.7 billion.
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The government data covers FDI equity inflows and excludes reinvested earnings, which together constitute total FDI. India received $58 billion in FDI equity inflows during FY26.
Technology continued to drive investments, with funds flowing into data centres, GCCs and e-commerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart.
Among sectors, computer software and hardware received $13.9 billion, while the services sector, including finance, banking and insurance, attracted $10 billion. Together, these sectors accounted for nearly 40% of India’s total FDI equity inflows of $58.8 billion.
The food processing sector emerged as one of the strongest performers, attracting $3 billion in FDI. Other sectors that saw healthy inflows included drugs and pharmaceuticals ($1.9 billion), automobiles ($2.5 billion) and education ($1.3 billion).Read more: India’s outward FDI drops 48% to $3 billion in June
In contrast, air transport received $383 million in FDI, while the electronics sector attracted $1.1 billion.