Modi's govt said to mull luring foreign retail for Make-in-India push

New Delhi

INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is considering easing rules for foreign retailers if they agree to sell more locally produced goods, according to an official with knowledge of the matter.

Global companies with a permit to sell local food items - Amazon.com Inc is reported to have applied for a licence - may also be allowed to market made-in-India non-food products such as toothpaste and towels worth about 25 per cent of total sales, the official said, asking not to be identified citing rules on speaking to the media.