Lok Sabha Question No. 1530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Special Economic Zones
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, K. C. VENUGOPAL, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1530 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  MARCH,2018

## SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

## 1530.   SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs)  in  various  States/UTs  of  the  country, State/UT-wise along with the share of SEZs in total export from the country during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  SEZ  exclusively  for  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) products in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat and if so, the details and the locations thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal/request for setting up of new SEZs for MSMEs in these States and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the SEZs have benefited from 'SEZ India' mobile app and if so, the details thereof and the extent to which success has been achieved by SEZs in increasing export from the said mobile app along with the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government appointed Panel for this purpose, has suggested any change in the SEZ  rules  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  decision,  if  any,  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): 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 423 proposals for setting up of SEZs in the country. Presently, out of 375 notified SEZs a total of 221 SEZs are operational.  States/UTs-wise details of SEZs is at

Annexure-I. The  export  data  of  country  vis-à-vis  SEZs  during  the  last  three  years  is  as under:

| Financial Year               |   Total exports of the Country (INR- Crs) |   Total export of the SEZs (INR-Crs) |   %share of the SEZs exports in the total export of the country |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-2016                    |                                   2746636 |                               467337 |                                                           17.01 |
| 2016-2017                    |                                   2930041 |                               523637 |                                                           17.87 |
| 2017-2018 (as on 30.09.2017) |                                   1021714 |                               266773 |                                                           26.11 |

(b) and (c): No Madam.  Setting up of SEZs is private investment driven.

- (d): A  Mobile  app  named  'SEZ  India'  has  been  launched  on  06.01.2017  by  the Department of Commerce.  App is intended for ease of checking status of the transaction and quick reference to important information.  The total exports from SEZs as on 30 th September, 2017 i.e. in the second quarter of the current financial year 2017-18, has been to the tune of Rs.  2,66,773  crore  approximately,  registering  a  growth  of  13.09%  over  the  exports  of corresponding period of the previous financial year.
- (e): Yes Madam. A Committee was constituted by the Government for review of SEZs Rules, 2006.  The Committee has submitted its recommendations and decision has not been taken on the same.

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## Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1530 for 5 th March, 2018

| State-wise distribution of SEZs   | State-wise distribution of SEZs                                         | (As on 26.02.2018)                                                                    | (As on 26.02.2018)                                | (As on 26.02.2018)                                            | (As on 26.02.2018)                    | (As on 26.02.2018)                                                     | (As on 26.02.2018)                                                        |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                        | Central Government SEZs set up prior to the enactment of SEZs Act, 2005 | State Government/ Private Sector SEZs set up prior to the enactment of SEZs Act, 2005 | Formal Approvals granted under the SEZs Act, 2005 | Total SEZs (Including prior to SEZs Act + under the SEZs Act) | Notified SEZs under the SEZ Act, 2005 | Total Notified SEZs (Including prior to SEZs Act + under the SEZs Act) | Total Operational SEZs (Including prior to SEZs Act + under the SEZs Act) |
|                                   | -1-                                                                     | -2-                                                                                   | -3-                                               | (1+2+3)                                                       | -4-                                   | (1+2+4)                                                                | -5-                                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                    | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 30                                                | 31                                                            | 25                                    | 26                                                                     | 19                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                        | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                 | 2                                                             | 2                                     | 2                                                                      | 2                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                      | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                 | 2                                                             | 1                                     | 1                                                                      | 1                                                                         |
| Delhi                             | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                 | 2                                                             | 0                                     | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Goa                               | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 7                                                 | 7                                                             | 3                                     | 3                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Gujarat                           | 1                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 28                                                | 31                                                            | 24                                    | 27                                                                     | 19                                                                        |
| Haryana                           | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 24                                                | 24                                                            | 21                                    | 21                                                                     | 6                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                         | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                 | 1                                                             | 1                                     | 1                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Karnataka                         | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 62                                                | 62                                                            | 51                                    | 51                                                                     | 26                                                                        |
| Kerala                            | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 29                                                | 30                                                            | 25                                    | 26                                                                     | 19                                                                        |
| Madhya                            | 0                                                                       | 1                                                                                     | 10                                                | 11                                                            | 5                                     | 6                                                                      | 4                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                       | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 56                                                | 57                                                            | 49                                    | 50                                                                     | 28                                                                        |
| Manipur                           | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                 | 1                                                             | 1                                     | 1                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Nagaland                          | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                 | 2                                                             | 2                                     | 2                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Odisha                            | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 7                                                 | 7                                                             | 5                                     | 5                                                                      | 4                                                                         |
| Puducherry                        | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                 | 1                                                             | 0                                     | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| Punjab                            | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 5                                                 | 5                                                             | 3                                     | 3                                                                      | 3                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                         | 0                                                                       | 1                                                                                     | 9                                                 | 10                                                            | 8                                     | 9                                                                      | 4                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                        | 1                                                                       | 4                                                                                     | 50                                                | 55                                                            | 47                                    | 52                                                                     | 37                                                                        |
| Telangana                         | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 64                                                | 64                                                            | 58                                    | 58                                                                     | 30                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                     | 1                                                                       | 1                                                                                     | 24                                                | 26                                                            | 21                                    | 23                                                                     | 12                                                                        |
| West Bengal                       | 1                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 7                                                 | 10                                                            | 5                                     | 8                                                                      | 7                                                                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                       | 7                                                                       | 11                                                                                    | 423                                               | 441                                                           | 357                                   | 375                                                                    | 221                                                                       |

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