Lok Sabha Question No. 3161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Special Economic Zones
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3161

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

## 3161.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a)
- the details of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  contribution  made  by  these  SEZs  in  exports  in  terms  of  value  and employment generation during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  certain  fake  SEZs  are  being operated in the country;
- (d) if  so,  the details of such fake SEZs identified during the last three years, Statewise along with the action taken by the Government against these SEZs;
- (e) whether the Government has formulated separate legislation for SEZs in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which they are different from ordinary legislation and the steps taken by the Government to strengthen SEZs in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   In addition to Seven Central Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs)  and  11  State/Private  Sector  SEZs  set-up  prior  to  the  enactment  of  the SEZs Act, 2005, approvals have been accorded to 405 proposals for setting up of SEZs in the country. Presently, out of 331 notified SEZs a total of 206 SEZs are operational. States/UTs-wise details of the contribution to exports and employment  generation  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  are  at Annexure .

- (c):
- (d):
- No Madam.
- Does not arise.

(e) and (f) : Government has enacted Special Economic Zone (SEZs) Act, 2005 to achieve the objectives of SEZ policy. The salient features of the Act are: -

- (i) SEZ is a designated duty free enclave to be treated as a territory outside the customs territory of India ;
- (ii) SEZ  Developers  and  Units will have Direct Tax and Indirect Tax concessions as prescribed in the SEZs Act, 2005.
- (iii) No licence will be required for import of inputs for operations in SEZ ;
- (iv) Domestic sales by SEZ units will be subject to  applicable customs duties and Foreign Trade Policy in force;
- (v) SEZ units will have freedom for subcontracting;
- (vi) No routine examination by customs authorities of export/import cargo;
- (vii) The  Unit  in  SEZ  shall  achieve  Positive  Net  Foreign  Exchange  to  be calculated cumulatively for a period of five years from the commencement of production;

The various steps taken to strengthen SEZs in the country are as under:

- i.  Minimum  Land  Area  requirement  for  setting  up  of  new  SEZs  has  been reduced to 50% for Multi-product and Sector-specific SEZs.
- ii.  Sectoral  broad-banding  has  been  introduced  to  encompass  similar  /  related areas under the same Sector.
- iii.  A  new  sector  'agro-based  food  processing'  sector  has  been  introduced  to encourage agro-based industries in SEZs.
- iv. Dual  use  of  facilities  like  Social  &  Commercial  infrastructure  by  SEZs  and non-SEZs entities has been allowed   in order to make SEZ operations more viable.
- v.  Online processing of various activities relating to SEZ Developers and Units has been introduced for improving ease of doing business.

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|                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      | Exports (Rs.                                                                                                         | Exports (Rs.                                                                                                         | Exports (Rs.                                                                                                         | Exports (Rs.                                                                                                         | Employment* (In Persons)                                                                                             | Employment* (In Persons)                                                                                             | Employment* (In Persons)                                                                                             | Employment* (In Persons)                                                                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                                              | in 2014-15                                                                                                           | Crore) 2015-16                                                                                                       | 2016-17 (as on 30.9.2016 )                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                                              | 2014-15                                                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                                                              | 2016-17 (as on 30.9.2016)                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                              | 225042                                                                                                               | 179791.7 5                                                                                                           | 135719.6 5                                                                                                           | 67191.88                                                                                                             | 75586                                                                                                                | 63475                                                                                                                | 68224                                                                                                                | 71378                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 51372.88                                                                                                             | 55197.83                                                                                                             | 54307.07                                                                                                             | 23532.64                                                                                                             | 193686                                                                                                               | 237138                                                                                                               | 237138                                                                                                               | 260884                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                           | 71417                                                                                                                | 68103.63                                                                                                             | 79296.62                                                                                                             | 37970.79                                                                                                             | 268405                                                                                                               | 287275                                                                                                               | 326569                                                                                                               | 343428                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 56399.23                                                                                                             | 62535.90                                                                                                             | 71618.53                                                                                                             | 34739.83                                                                                                             | 339919                                                                                                               | 360543                                                                                                               | 363760                                                                                                               | 378470                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                               | 8003.64                                                                                                              | 6540.2                                                                                                               | 10386.99                                                                                                             | 8258.78                                                                                                              | 32311                                                                                                                | 49652                                                                                                                | 49652                                                                                                                | 52058                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 33291.07 #                                                                                                           | 7887.61                                                                                                              | 10843.94                                                                                                             | 5973.24                                                                                                              | 157280                                                                                                               | 47506                                                                                                                | 56456                                                                                                                | 56502                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                    | 37108                                                                                                                | 46944.76                                                                                                             | 25129.55                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                    | 154784                                                                                                               | 188607                                                                                                               | 205826                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                        | 16282.42                                                                                                             | 16516.77                                                                                                             | 19756.72                                                                                                             | 10569.64                                                                                                             | 83970                                                                                                                | 96591                                                                                                                | 105609                                                                                                               | 113705                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                          | 16204.27                                                                                                             | 9872.79                                                                                                              | 11832.13                                                                                                             | 6831.68                                                                                                              | 48112                                                                                                                | 51241                                                                                                                | 63160                                                                                                                | 64654                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                              | 8740.43                                                                                                              | 11139.50                                                                                                             | 15673.53                                                                                                             | 8110.96                                                                                                              | 50208                                                                                                                | 55256                                                                                                                | 84812                                                                                                                | 90695                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                       | 2984.23                                                                                                              | 4009.46                                                                                                              | 4970.05                                                                                                              | 3740.70                                                                                                              | 10308                                                                                                                | 10828                                                                                                                | 15624                                                                                                                | 15882                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                            | 2036.59                                                                                                              | 2091.34                                                                                                              | 2233.9                                                                                                               | 1199.60                                                                                                              | 14574                                                                                                                | 16321                                                                                                                | 17723                                                                                                                | 17747                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                                           | 1778.15                                                                                                              | 2084.24                                                                                                              | 2561.54                                                                                                              | 1335.05                                                                                                              | 5927                                                                                                                 | 7297                                                                                                                 | 8295                                                                                                                 | 8555                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                               | 386.09                                                                                                               | 596.66                                                                                                               | 879.11                                                                                                               | 1149.70                                                                                                              | 1577                                                                                                                 | 2347                                                                                                                 | 3322                                                                                                                 | 6125                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                               | 136.72                                                                                                               | 290.79                                                                                                               | 312.58                                                                                                               | 165.64                                                                                                               | 1299                                                                                                                 | 1993                                                                                                                 | 2283                                                                                                                 | 2275                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                         | 1.84                                                                                                                 | 3.19                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    | 119                                                                                                                  | 41                                                                                                                   | 119                                                                                                                  | 125                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    | 28                                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                                   |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                | TOTAL                                                                                                                | 494077                                                                                                               | 463770                                                                                                               | 467337                                                                                                               | 235900                                                                                                               | 1283309                                                                                                              | 1442316                                                                                                              | 1591381                                                                                                              | 1688337                                                                                                              |

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