FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO NON-RESIDENT INDIAN NATIONALS (NRIs) WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN (PIOs) IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT HE/SHE POSSESSES A PIO CARD
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  1. 100% (repatriable) scheme for high priority industris;
  2. 100% (repatriable) investment in housing and real estate development;
  3. 100% (repatriable) investment in domestic air transport services;
  4. 100% (repatriable) investment in sick industrial units;
  5. 100% (repatriable) investments in units in the Free Trade
    Zones/Export Processing Zones, Exported Oriented Units in the
    Electronic Hardware Technology Parts, Software Technology
    Parts;
  6. 100% (repatriable) investments in Trading/Export Houses
    predominantly engaged in export activities;
  7. 40% (repatriable) scheme for investment in any new or existing companies;
  8. 24% (repatriable) investment scheme for service activities including finance, hire purchase, leasing, crediting or other services, establishment of schools, colleges etc;
  9. 100% (non-repatriable) investment scheme in partnership/ proprietorship concerns engaged in industrial, trading or commercial activities;
  10. NRJs can invest upto 40% of the paid-up capital in banking services;
  11. Investment in non-convertible debentures;
  12. Deposits with companies;
  13. Investment in the domestic mutual fund schemes;
  14. Investment in money market mutual funds.
  15. Permission to Indian companies to issue commercial papers;
  16. Permission to keep deposits with companies;
  17. Investment in certificate of deposits with commercial banks;
  18. Investment in bonds issued by public sector units;
  19. Purchase of shares of public sector enterprises;
  20. Investment in Government securities, units of Unit Trust of India,
    National Saving Certificates etc;
  21. Portfolio investment scheme in Indian companies.
  22. Bank Accounts
    (i) Ordinary Non-Resident Rupee (NRO) Accounts;
    (ii) Non-Resident (Non-Repatriable) Rupee (NRNR) Deposit
    Scheme;
    (iii) Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) (Bank) FCNR(B)
    Accounts;
    (iv) Non-Resident External Rupee (NRE) Accounts;
    (v) Resident Foreign Currency (RFC) Accounts for persons
    returning to India for permanent settlement;
  23. Permission to repatriate from India, income from non-repatriable
    investment/bank deposits, etc.