India has received $1.81 billion (around Rs 12,474 crore) foreign direct investment from China during April 2014 to March 2019, Parliament was informed on Friday.
The sectors which received maximum inflows from China during the period include automobile industry ($876.73 million), electrical equipment ($152.5 million) and services sector ($127 million).
The information was provided by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
He also said the trade deficit (difference between imports and exports) declined to US 53.57 billion in 2018-19 from $63 billion in 2017-18 with China.
Moreover, India received FDI worth $13.62 billion during the period from the US.
The sectors which received maximum inflows from the US include computer software and hardware, automobile industry and services sector.