Updated Dec 31, 2020 | 18:29 IST In the last one year, the government has eased FDI policy in several sectors including insurance intermediaries and defence. FDI equity inflow up 21% to $35.3 bn during April-Oct: DPIIT | Photo Credit: Thinkstock New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows into India grew 21 per cent to $35.33 billion during April-October period of the current financial year, according to an official data. In the year-ago period, FDI equity inflows stood at USD 29.31 billion, as per the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). During the first seven months of the current fiscal, total FDI (including re-invested earnings) increased 11 per cent to USD 46.82 billion from USD 42.06 billion in April-October 2019, it said.