The RBI has announced five measures to attract foreign capital in the face of the rupee coming under pressure amid the West Asia war, spike in crude oil prices and FPI-related dollar outflows from the Indian equity markets.First, for government securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR), the RBI will be expanding the universe of ‘specified securities’ by including all new issuances of 15-, 30- and 40-year tenor Government Securities.In addition, limits pertaining to short-term investment, concentration and individual securities on FPI investment under the General Route will be removed.These measures along with the tax benefits provided by the government this morning should help attract foreign capital for government borrowing, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.Second, the limits for investment by NRIs and OCIs in equity instruments traded on the stock market without SEBI registration are being increased.Further, the same facility is being extended to all individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROIs) at par with NRIs and OCIs.Third, a facility of concessional forex swap will be provided till 30th September 2026 to incentivize ECBs by PSUs.Fourth, a similar facility for bearing the full hedging cost shall be provided till 30th September 2026 to AD banks for raising fresh 3–5-year FCNR (B) deposits.Fifth, it is proposed to restore the time for realisation of export proceeds to nine months.Published on June 5, 2026