Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*87 ANSWERED ON 26/07/2023

## SEZs

## †*87.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  extend  the  time-limit  for  the  developers  for  the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) related projects in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the places in various States of the country where the time limit of SEZs has been extended during the last three years;
- (d) whether any concession on tax or other incentives has been provided; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87 FOR ANSWER ON 26 TH  JULY, 2023 REGARDING SEZs

(a) to (c): In terms of Rule 6(2)(a) of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, the letter of approval granted to a SEZ developer is valid for a period of three years within which time effective steps are to be taken  by  the  developer  to  implement  the  approved  proposal.  The  Board  of  Approval  (BoA)  under Department  of  Commerce  may,  on  an  application  by  the  developer  and  on  recommendation  of Jurisdictional  Development  Commissioner, extend the validity period of the  letter of approval  for  one year at a time.  BoA has granted extension of validity period to 53 developers of SEZs across the country during the last three years and current year as detailed at Annexure.

(d) and (e): The tax exemptions and other incentives allowed to SEZs are stipulated under Section 7 and 26 of the SEZs Act, 2005, these includes:

- i. Exemption  from  customs/excise  duties  for  development  of  SEZs  for  authorized  operations approved by the BOA.
- ii. Zero rating of IGST on domestic procurement of goods and services for authorised operation.
- iii. Exemption from any duty of excise, under the Central Excise Act, 1944 or goods supplied from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to carry on authorised operation.

The other incentives allowed to SEZ Developers are as follows.

- i. Single window clearance for Central and State level approvals.
- ii. Presence of dedicated Customs Officers to facilitate clearance of goods.
- iii. SEZ units are allowed to deal with restricted/prohibited goods as per provision of SEZ law.

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## Annexure

| List of cases where extension of validity period was granted during the last three years and current year   | List of cases where extension of validity period was granted during the last three years and current year   | List of cases where extension of validity period was granted during the last three years and current year                        | List of cases where extension of validity period was granted during the last three years and current year   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                     | Name of the developer                                                                                       | Location                                                                                                                         | Year                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                           | Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Limited                                                         | Dimapur, Nagaland                                                                                                                | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                           | Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT)                                                       | Vadapalanji Village, Madurai South Taluk and Kinnimangalam Village, Tirumangalam Taluk, Madurai II, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                           | Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT)                                                       | Viswanathapuram Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu                                                           | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                           | Indus Gene Expressions Limited                                                                              | Village Kodur and Settepalli, Mandal Chilamathur, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.                                            | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                           | Infosys Limited                                                                                             | Sector -85, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                           | HBS Auto and Anc SEZ Pvt. Ltd.                                                                              | Village Panoli, Taluka- Ankleshwar, District- Bharuch, Gujrat                                                                    | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                           | Manipur IT SEZ Project Development Company Ltd.                                                             | Imphal, Manipur                                                                                                                  | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                           | Mikado Realtors Private Limited                                                                             | Village Behrampur and Balola, District- Gurgaon, Haryana                                                                         | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                           | Gopalan Enterprises (India) Private Limited.                                                                | Village Mahadevpura and Kaggadaspura, K.R. Puram, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka.                                              | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                          | Rudradev Township Private Limited                                                                           | Solankurini Village Madurai Taluk, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                          | BSR Builders LLP                                                                                            | Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                                    | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                          | Modern Asset (Phase - II)                                                                                   | Survey No. 2/2, Venkatala Village, Yelahanka Hobli, , Bangalore, Karnataka                                                       | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                          | GAR Corporation Private Limited                                                                             | Kokapet Village, Gandipet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                                                | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                          | Perungudi Real Estates Private Limited                                                                      | OMRRoad, Perungudi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                          | Embassy Property Developments Private Limited                                                               | Outer Ring Road, Rachenahalli Village, Bangalore, Karnataka                                                                      | 2020                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                          | Mikado Realtors Private Limited                                                                             | Village Behrampur and Balola, District- Gurgaon, Haryana                                                                         | 2021                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                          | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT)                                       | Bargur, Uthangarai and Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu                                                       | 2021                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                          | DLF Info Park (Pune) Limited                                                                                | Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Phase-II, Village Hinjewadi and Mann, Taluka Mulshi, Pune Maharastra                                 | 2021                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                          | Rudradev Township Private Limited                                                                           | Solankurini Village Madurai Taluk, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 2021                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                          | Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Limited                                                         | Dimapur, Nagaland                                                                                                                | 2021                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                          | Venkatesh Coke &Power Ltd.                                                                                  | Athipattu, Nandiambakkam and Puludivakkam villages, Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvalur District, Tamil Nadu                               | 2021                                                                                                        |

|   22 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 285, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana            |   2021 |
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|   23 | Phoenix Tech Zone Private Limited                                     | Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                         |   2021 |
|   24 | Phoenix Living Spaces Pvt. Ltd.                                       | Ameenpur Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District, Telangana                                        |   2021 |
|   25 | Phoenix Embassy Tech Zone Private Limited                             | Manikonda Village, Rajendra Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                   |   2021 |
|   26 | Phoenix IT City Private Limited                                       | Survey No. 53/Paiki/Part, Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana |   2021 |
|   27 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 286 and 287, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana    |   2021 |
|   28 | Phoenix Ventures Private Limited                                      | Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana                                    |   2021 |
|   29 | GAR Corporation Private Limited                                       | Kokapet Village, Gandipet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                     |   2022 |
|   30 | Manipur IT SEZ Project Development Company Ltd.                       | Imphal, Manipur                                                                                       |   2022 |
|   31 | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) | Bargur, Uthangarai and Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu                            |   2022 |
|   32 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 285, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana            |   2022 |
|   33 | Phoenix Tech Zone Private Limited                                     | Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                         |   2022 |
|   34 | Phoenix Living Spaces Pvt. Ltd.                                       | Ameenpur Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District, Telangana                                        |   2022 |
|   35 | Phoenix Embassy Tech Zone Private Limited                             | Manikonda Village, Rajendra Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                   |   2022 |
|   36 | Phoenix IT City Private Limited                                       | Survey No. 53/Paiki/Part, Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana |   2022 |
|   37 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 286 and 287, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana    |   2022 |
|   38 | Phoenix Ventures Private Limited                                      | Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana                                    |   2022 |
|   39 | Cyber Corporation Manipur Limited                                     | Imphal, Manipur                                                                                       |   2022 |
|   40 | Laxmi Infobahn Pvt. Ltd.                                              | Sy. No. 107, Kokapet Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Telangana                                         |   2022 |
|   41 | Venkatesh Coke &Power Ltd.                                            | Athipattu, Nandiambakkam and Puludivakkam villages, Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvalur District, Tamil Nadu    |   2022 |
|   42 | Infosys Limited                                                       | Sector -85, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh                                          |   2022 |
|   43 | Rudradev Township Private Limited                                     | Solankurini Village Madurai Taluk, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu                                       |   2022 |
|   44 | Adani Power (Jharkhand) Ltd.                                          | Villages -Motia, Mali, Gaighat &Adjacent, Godda District, Jharkhand                                   |   2022 |

|   45 | Perungudi Real Estates Private Limited                                | OMRRoad, Perungudi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                                                                            |   2022 |
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|   46 | Integrated Chennai Business Park (India) Pvt. Ltd.                    | Vallur and Edayanchavadi Villages in Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu                                               |   2022 |
|   47 | Google Connect Services India Pvt. Ltd.                               | Plot No. 8B, Sy Nos. 115/3, 115/5, 115/7 and 115/35, Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana |   2022 |
|   48 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 286 and 287, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                 |   2023 |
|   49 | Phoenix Ventures Private Limited                                      | Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana                                                                 |   2023 |
|   50 | Phoenix IT City Private Limited                                       | Survey No. 53/Paiki/Part, Gachibowli Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                              |   2023 |
|   51 | Phoenix Spaces Private Limited                                        | Survey No. 285, Puppalaguda Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                         |   2023 |
|   52 | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) | Bargur, Uthangarai and Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu                                                         |   2023 |
|   53 | Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Limited                   | Dimapur, Nagaland                                                                                                                  |   2023 |

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