Lok Sabha Question No. 4047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Selected Areas for SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4047 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## SELECTED AREAS FOR SEZs

## 4047(H). SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the selected areas under special economic zones in the country, State-wise and the present status of the above zones;
- (b) whether the Government plans to identify and develop any area under Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bihar keeping in mind the backwardness of the State and if so, the details thereof, place-wise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the revenue received by the Government from developed SEZ area under this rule during the last five years; year-wise?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): There were 7 Central Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 12 State/Private Sector SEZs prior to the enactment of the SEZ Act, 2005.  In addition, 416 proposals for setting up of SEZs in the country have been accorded formal approval under the SEZ Act, 2005.  Presently, 351 SEZs are notified, out  of  which  232 SEZs  are  operational.    States/Union  Territories -wise  details  of  SEZs  is  at Annexure-I.
- (b) and (c): SEZs  being  set  up  under  the  SEZ  Act,  2005  and  SEZ  Rule,  2006  are  primarily  private investment driven. As per the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) may be established either jointly or severally by the Central Government, State Governments or any person for manufacture of goods or rendering services or for both or as a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone. Proposals for setting up of SEZs are considered by the Board of Approval only after written consent of the concerned State Government. No proposal for establishment of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bihar is pending with the Department of Commerce at present.
- (d): As per Section 30 of the SEZ Act, 2005, any goods removed from a SEZ to the Domestic Tariff Area  shall  be  chargeable  to  duties  of  customs  including  anti-dumping,  countervailing  and  safeguard duties under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, where applicable, as leviable on such goods when imported. The revenue received by the Government from developed SEZ during the last five years, year-wise is as below:

| Year-wise revenue from duty for the Domestic Tariff Area Sale Transactions   | Year-wise revenue from duty for the Domestic Tariff Area Sale Transactions   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                         | Duty Amount Paid (Rs. Crores)                                                |
| 2014-15                                                                      | 3,035                                                                        |
| 2015-16                                                                      | 4,183                                                                        |
| 2016-17                                                                      | 5,528                                                                        |
| 2017-18                                                                      | 18,095                                                                       |
| 2018-19                                                                      | 26,810                                                                       |

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## Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4047 for 17 th July, 2019

| States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs   | States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs             | States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs                           | States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs   | States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs   | States/Union Territories-wise distribution of approved SEZs               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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             | Notified SEZs under the SEZ Act, 2005                         | Total Operational SEZs (Including prior to SEZs Act + under the SEZs Act) |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 32                                                            | 27                                                            | 19                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                    | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                             | 2                                                             | 2                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                  | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                             | 1                                                             | 1                                                                         |
| Delhi                                                         | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Goa                                                           | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 7                                                             | 3                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                       | 1                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 28                                                            | 24                                                            | 20                                                                        |
| Haryana                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 24                                                            | 21                                                            | 6                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                             | 1                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                     | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 62                                                            | 51                                                            | 31                                                                        |
| Kerala                                                        | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 29                                                            | 25                                                            | 19                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 0                                                                       | 1                                                                                     | 10                                                            | 5                                                             | 5                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 1                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 49                                                            | 43                                                            | 30                                                                        |
| Manipur                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                             | 1                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Nagaland                                                      | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                             | 2                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                        | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 7                                                             | 5                                                             | 5                                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                    | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                                         |
| Punjab                                                        | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 5                                                             | 3                                                             | 3                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                     | 0                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 5                                                             | 4                                                             | 3                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                    | 1                                                                       | 4                                                                                     | 53                                                            | 50                                                            | 40                                                                        |
| Telangana                                                     | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                                     | 63                                                            | 57                                                            | 29                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 1                                                                       | 1                                                                                     | 24                                                            | 21                                                            | 12                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                   | 1                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 7                                                             | 5                                                             | 7                                                                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                   | 7                                                                       | 12                                                                                    | 416                                                           | 351                                                           | 232                                                                       |

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