The document provides an overview of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) of 1999 in India. It discusses that FEMA was introduced to replace the previous Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1973 to facilitate external trade and payments. FEMA regulates all foreign exchange transactions in India and aims to promote an orderly foreign exchange market. It consolidates various rules and regulations pertaining to foreign exchange under the Reserve Bank of India. FEMA also introduced a more liberal and investor-friendly framework compared to the previous FERA.