Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Setting up of SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1346 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## SETTING UP OF SEZs

## 1346.   SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  five  developers  have  requested  the  Government  for  giving approval for setting up of new Special Economic Zones (SEZs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  developers  have  come  forward  to  set  up  SEZ  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has  considered any developer's  request  for  giving  approval and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Yes Madam.  Proposals for setting up of new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are considered by the Board of Approval (BoA) on the recommendation of the State Government concerned.  Approval of SEZs is an on-going process.  7 proposals for setting up of new SEZs were received during  2018-19  from  developers  which  were  considered  and  approved  by  the Board of Approval (BoA).  Out of which, two proposals are in the state of Andhra Pradesh and one's  in the state of Telangana.   The details of the proposals are at Annexure .

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| The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone   | The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone   | The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone                                        | The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone   | The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone   | The proposals received for setting up of Special Economic Zone   |
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| Sl. No.                                                          | Name of the developer                                            | Location                                                                                              | State code                                                       | Type of SEZ                                                      | Area Hectares                                                    |
| 1                                                                | HCL Technologies Ltd.                                            | Sy. No. 20/3, Kesarapalli Village, NH-5, Gannaavaram Mandal, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh               | AP                                                               | IT/ITES                                                          | 10.43                                                            |
| 2                                                                | Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA)     | Ainovolu Village, Tullur Mandal,Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh                                       | AP                                                               | IT/ITES                                                          | 21.48                                                            |
| 3                                                                | AIGP Developers (Pune) Pvt. Ltd.                                 | Wagholi and Kharadi Village, Pune, Maharashtra                                                        | MH                                                               | IT/ITES                                                          | 6.69                                                             |
| 4                                                                | Highland Valley Corporation Pvt. Ltd.                            | Kadayam Perumpathu Village, Near Petrol Bunk, Mathapuram, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | TN                                                               | IT/ITES                                                          | 27.425                                                           |
| 5                                                                | Delta Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.                                | Plot No. 1, Industrial Park, Kurubarapalli, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu                          | TN                                                               | Electronic Hardware and Software including IT/ITES               | 10.96                                                            |
| 6                                                                | Divi's Laboratories Limited                                      | Lingojigudem Village, Choutuppal Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District Telangana                       | TG                                                               | Pharma                                                           | 51.38                                                            |
| 7                                                                | Aequs SEZ Pvt. Ltd.                                              | Banapur and Talbal Village, Kukanur Taluka (erst. Yelburga Taluka), Koppal District, Karnataka        | KN                                                               | Light Engineering Goods& Services                                | 52.08                                                            |

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