Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Land Acquired for SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 29 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  JULY, 2017

## LAND ACQUIRED FOR SEZS

## 29. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  land  area  notified,  utilised  and  lying  vacant  in  respect  of  Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during the last three years and the current year, State/ UTwise, including Chandigarh;
- (b) the total area of waste land, single crop land and dual crop land out of the above, category-wise; and
- (c) the reasons for acquiring single crop land and dual crop land for being notified for SEZs?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): During the last three years and current year 42 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been notified over an area of 1006.17 hectares. State-wise number of these SEZs and its area notified  is  at Annexure. No SEZ has been notified in the Union Territory of Chandigarh during  this  period.  The  vacant  land  is  primarily  with  private  sector  or  State  Public  Sector Units (PSU) developers. The development of land and allotment to units by the developers is done based on the demand and market conditions.
- (b) to (c): Land is a State subject. Land for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is acquired as  per  the  policy  and  procedures  of  the  respective  State  Governments.  State  Governments have  been  advised  that  in  case  of  land  acquisition  for  SEZs,  first  priority  should  be  for acquisition of waste and barren land and if necessary single crop agricultural land could be acquired for the SEZs.  If perforce a portion of double cropped agricultural land has to be acquired  to  meet  the  minimum  area  requirements,  especially  for  multi-product  SEZs,  the same should not exceed 10% of the total land required for the SEZ.  The Board of Approval for SEZs only considers those proposals, which have been duly recommended by the State Government.

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| State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                         | States                                                                                          | Number of Notified SEZs                                                                         | Total Area Notified                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | 1                                                                                               | 11.88                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                       | 14                                                                                              | 71.67                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                          | 1                                                                                               | 7.49                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                     | 6                                                                                               | 314.22                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                          | 1                                                                                               | 500.15                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                          | 1                                                                                               | 20.24                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 2                                                                                               | 4.28                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                       | 14                                                                                              | 40.39                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 2                                                                                               | 35.85                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                 | TOTAL                                                                                           | 42                                                                                              | 1006.17                                                                                         |

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