– Not available
** Include items such as subscription to journals, maintenance of investment abroad, student loan repayments, credit card payments etc. ( till 2008-09 also includes education,
travel, maintenance of close relatives and medical treatment).
Notes: (i) The data from 2004 to 2007 are on calendar basis.
(ii) Under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), currently, the residents are permitted to remit up to an amount of US $ 2,00,000 per financial year (April-March) for
any permitted current or capital account transactions or a combination of both with effect from September 26, 2007. The LRS Scheme was introduced in February
2004 to facilitate resident individuals to freely remit up to US $ 25,000 per calendar year, which was enhanced to US $ 50,000 per financial year in December
2006; to US $ 1, 00,000 per financial year in May 2007; and to US $ 2, 00,000 per financial year in September 2007. |