Study of FDI Inflows in Context to Indian Pharmaceutical Sector

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is considered as an important agent in the process of accelerated economic growth in the developing countries. In recent times our country has come up as one of the leading performers in the world’s pharmaceutical industry. It shall now accomplish the badge of the producer of paramount quality of medicine. The Indian pharmaceuticals market is witnessing dynamic changing trends such as large acquisitions by multinational companies in India, increasing investment by domestic and international players in India, deeper penetration into the rural markets, growth and availability of healthcare and incentives for setting up special economic zones (SEZ‟s). This study is an attempt to study the concept, and trends of FDI inflows and its effects in Indian Pharmaceutical sector. The other objective is comparison between the total FDI in India and the FDI inflows in the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector (1991-2018). This study ranks the top 10 leading Indian Pharmaceutical Company based on different parameters and identifies the different parameters that significantly influence the net profit of Pharmaceutical Company. Statistical methods like tabulations, percentages, graphical presentations, correlation, regression, trends etc. are applied to evaluate the data and to turn up the noteworthy inferences. The paper concluded that the total FDI in India and the FDI inflows in the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector are closely related.