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GIFT City ka Mission Update
Yaar, GIFT City pehle sirf offshore finance ki jagah thi, ab yeh ek proper capital hub ban gayi hai. Isse investors India se connect hone ka naya tareeka dhoondh rahe hain. Sabse bada change yeh hai ki kaun invest kar raha hai, kaunse products mil rahe hain aur log kaise behave kar rahe hain. City ki speciality hai yahan ke regulatory advantages aur tax benefits, jo ise global level pe unique banate hain.
Tax Breaks Aur NRI Ka Kamaal
Sabse badi cheez hai International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) ka framework. Isse foreign-currency products milte hain, aur sab ek hi regulator ke andar aata hai. Tax mein chhoot bhi mil rahi hai, jaise tax holidays aur transaction taxes mein relief. Aur NRIs ke liye toh kuch products pe India mein zero capital gains tax bhi hai (haan, unke home country ke tax rules alag honge).
Is sahi environment ki wajah se kaafi growth hui hai. Institutions aur HNIs toh hain hi, par NRIs ab aur bhi important ho gaye hain. 2025 mein GIFT City mein jo retail deposits aaye, usmein se $1.26 billion sirf NRIs se aaye the. Aikyam Capital Group ke Nilesh Choudhary ne bataya ki IFSC funds mein ab 3,500 se zyada investors hain, aur March 2025 tak 5,000 se zyada NRIs ne $7 billion tak invest kiye honge. Belong ke Ankur Choudhary kehte hain ki sirf $500 se investment shuru kar sakte ho, isliye retail interest badha hai. India mein rehne wale log bhi GIFT City use kar rahe hain global diversification ke liye, kyunki domestic funds pe overseas investment ki limits hain.
AIFs Mein Sabse Zyada Paisa, Diversification Bhi Shuru
Filhaal, paisa sabse zyada Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) mein lag raha hai. Belong ka andaaza hai ki 2025 ke end tak AIFs mein $15.51 billion invest ho chuke honge. Category I aur II AIFs mein capital commitment aacha hai, aur Category III AIFs mein bhi 2,000 ke kareeb naye investors aa rahe hain. Dollar-denominated products bhi NRIs ke beech popular ho rahe hain. September 2025 tak, GIFT City ke fund managers ne 310 schemes mein $26.3 billion ki commitments manage kiye the.
Funds overseas se GIFT City mein shift ho rahe hain, jahan 23 schemes jinaki value $9.14 billion hai, woh yahan aa gayi hain. Isse GIFT City ka financial center banna dikh raha hai. Outbound capital flow bhi 8 guna badh gaya hai, September 2023 ke $170.99 million se June 2025 mein $1.43 billion tak pahunch gaya hai. Yeh wealthy Indians ko global portfolios diversify karne mein help kar raha hai.
Global Hub Banne Mein Challenges
Itni growth ke baad bhi, GIFT City ko ek top global financial hub banne mein kuch bade challenges face karne pad rahe hain. Iska attraction mainly regulatory aur tax benefits pe depend karta hai, jismein policy changes se fark pad sakta hai. Sirf NRI investment pe zyada depend karna bhi risky ho sakta hai, global tax rules change hone pe asar padega.
Jab competition ki baat aati hai, toh GIFT City, Singapore aur Dubai jaise hubs se 30-40% sasta hai operating cost mein. Lekin yahan market depth aur liquidity kam hai. Dubai DIFC, jo global ranking mein 7th hai, wahan zyada liquidity aur mature ecosystem hai. GIFT City, jo March 2025 mein Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) mein 46th rank pe tha, woh abhi bhi develop ho raha hai. Yahan talent dhundhna mushkil hai, pay kam hai, aur professionals yahan shift hone ko taiyar nahi hain. India ko abhi bhi 'back-office' mana jata hai, high-end financial services ki jagah. Retail investors ke liye products bhi abhi limited hain, aur liquidity kam hone se exits mein der ho sakti hai. Isliye, GIFT City medium-se-long-term investors ke liye best hai jo liquidity issues ko handle kar sakte hain.
Future Outlook: India Ke Liye Ek Gateway
Analysts ko lagta hai ki GIFT City aage bhi grow karega, kyunki yahan ka regulatory structure, tax benefits aur India ki badhti economy support kar rahe hain. Geopolitical situations ki wajah se bhi investors India ko stable dekh rahe hain, aur GIFT City ek easy entry point hai. IFSCA bhi frameworks ko improve kar raha hai, jisse global competitiveness badhegi. GIFT City shayad established hubs ko replace na kar paye, par yeh ek complementary gateway zaroor banega, especially un investors ke liye jo India ki growth ka fayda uthana chahte hain aur NRIs/domestic investors jo global diversification chahte hain.