Maharashtra pips Delhi NCR again as race for FDI gets hotter in Q3

Delhi's nine-month show slightly better than western state's due to huge lead in Q1 inflows

In a neck-and-neck race, the Maharashtra region has once again pipped Delhi National Capital Region in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the third quarter of the current financial year. 

While the region consisting of Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, drew $2.71 billion or Rs 19,715 crore of FDI, Delhi NCR got RS 2.6 billion or Rs 18,896 crore in the October-December 2018, according to the latest figures released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

The trend in the second quarter was much more pronouned in Maharashtra region's favour. The