India, May 30 -- Maharashtra has broken its record of the last 10 years in the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in the fiscal year of 2024-25 by attracting Rs.1,64,875 crore, 32% higher compared to the previous year's Rs.1,25,101 crore. It also accounted for 40% of the total FDI inflow in the country in the last fiscal.

The figures were released on Thursday by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which comes under the ministry of commerce and industry.

The fact sheet on FDI by DPIIT also stated that between October 2019 and March 2025, Maharashtra attracted a total Rs.6,97,304 crore as FDI inflow, which is the highest among top 10 states. The other two states at the top are Karnataka and Gujarat which...