Lok Sabha Question No. 1227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Benefits to Industries from SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017

## BENEFITS TO INDUSTRIES FROM SEZs

## 1227. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  ascertained  the  number  of  rural  and  agro  industries being benefited from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) particularly in the State of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether such industries in the SEZs have been able to generate adequate amount of revenue for the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof indicating the percentage of total revenue generated by the SEZs from such industries and if not, the reaction of the Government thereto along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (d): Out of total 8 Special Economic Zones (SEZs)  for Agro and Food Processing sectors  in  India,  7  have  been  notified  and  3  SEZs  are  operational.  A  statement  showing details  is  at Annexure .  There  is  no  Agro  and  Food  Processing  SEZ  set  up  in  the  state  of Jharkhand  till  date.    The  physical  exports  from  these  SEZs  during  the  last  five  years  and current year 2017-18 (i.e. up to 30 th June, 2017) is as under:

| Years                      |   Exports (Value in Rs. Crores) | %of total physical exports from SEZs   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2012-13                    |                             806 | 0.17%                                  |
| 2013-14                    |                             881 | 0.18%                                  |
| 2014-15                    |                            1132 | 0.24%                                  |
| 2015-16                    |                            2365 | 0.51%                                  |
| 2016-17                    |                            4061 | 0.78%                                  |
| 2017-18 (up to 30.06.2017) |                            1245 | 0.90%                                  |

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| List of Agro and Food Processing SEZs in India   | List of Agro and Food Processing SEZs in India                    | List of Agro and Food Processing SEZs in India   | List of Agro and Food Processing SEZs in India   | List of Agro and Food Processing SEZs in India   |
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| Sl. No.                                          | Name of the developer                                             | Type of SEZ                                      | Location                                         | SEZ status                                       |
| 1                                                | Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) | Agro Based Food Processing                       | Malappuram District, Kerala                      | Notified/ Operational                            |
| 2                                                | Parry Infrastructure Company Private Limited                      | Food Processing                                  | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh                         | Notified/ Operational                            |
| 3                                                | Pearl City (CCCL Infrastructure Limited)                          | Food Processing                                  | Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu                   | Notified/ Operational                            |
| 4                                                | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation                    | Agro- processing                                 | Latur, Maharashtra                               | Notified                                         |
| 5                                                | Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Limited               | Agro and Food Processing                         | Demapur, Nagaland                                | Notified                                         |
| 6                                                | Ansal Colours Engineering SEZ Limited                             | Agro and Food Processing Products                | Sonepat, Haryana                                 | Notified                                         |
| 7                                                | CCL Products (India) Limited                                      | Agro based Food Processing                       | Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh                | Notified                                         |
| 8                                                | Akshaypatra Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.                              | Food Processing                                  | Mehsana, Gujarat                                 | Formal Approval                                  |

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