Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Special Economic Zones
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

## 2692. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

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

- (a) the total number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) sanctioned, operational and under construction in the country, State-wise particularly for Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the investment attracted, employment generated and export performance of SEZs in Tamil Nadu since their establishment;
- (c) whether any SEZ proposals from Tamil Nadu are pending approval with the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the status of such proposals;
- (d) the  policy  measures  taken  to  ensure  equitable  development,  local  employment  and environmental compliance in SEZs, particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any review or evaluation of the impact of SEZs on local industries, MSMEs and farmers in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof along with the key findings thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  The  States/  Union  Territories-wise  detail  of  number  of  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs) notified, operational and non-operational (including under-construction) is at Annexure.

(b) As on 31.03.2025, the cumulative investment in SEZs in Tamil Nadu is ₹72,041 crore and cumulative employment generated is 6,07,812 persons. The exports performance of SEZs in Tamil Nadu during the last five years is as under:

| Year                                        | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Export from SEZs in Tamil Nadu (in ₹ crore) | 1,16,844  | 1,36,329  | 1,72,580  | 1,77,930  | 2,03,304  |

(c) SEZs are primarily private investment driven initiatives which may be established either jointly or  severally  by  the  Central  Government,  State  Governments  or  any  person.  The  Board  of Approval  constituted  under  SEZ  Act,  2005  considers  such  proposals  which  have  been  duly recommended by respective State Governments. At present, no proposal for setting up of such SEZs in the State of Tamil Nadu is pending with the Central Government.

(d) & (e) The generation of economic activity, development of infrastructure facilities and creation of employment opportunity are the guiding principles laid down under the SEZ Act, 2005 for all SEZs, including those in Tamil Nadu. The SEZ Act, 2005 and the SEZ Rules, 2006 also include

provisions  and  guidelines  for environmental  compliances  required  to  be  adhered  by  all  SEZs Developers and Units.

In addition to this, the performance and impact of all SEZs, including in Tamil Nadu, is assessed regularly in accordance with the provisions of SEZ Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006. Additionally, Government  of  India  evaluates  the  overall  performance  of  all  SEZs  based  on  monthly performance reports submitted by the Development Commissioner of the SEZs.

Annexure as mentioned in Part (a) in answer to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2692 for 16 th  December, 2025

| States/UTs        |   Total Notified SEZs |   Total Operational SEZs |   Non-Operational (incl. under construction) SEZs |
|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                    30 |                       25 |                                                 5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                     1 |                        0 |                                                 1 |
| Bihar             |                     2 |                        0 |                                                 2 |
| Chandigarh        |                     2 |                        2 |                                                 0 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                     2 |                        1 |                                                 1 |
| Delhi             |                     0 |                        0 |                                                 0 |
| Goa               |                     3 |                        0 |                                                 3 |
| Gujarat           |                    27 |                       22 |                                                 5 |
| Haryana           |                    22 |                        8 |                                                14 |
| Jharkhand         |                     2 |                        1 |                                                 1 |
| Karnataka         |                    50 |                       38 |                                                12 |
| Kerala            |                    20 |                       19 |                                                 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                     8 |                        6 |                                                 2 |
| Maharashtra       |                    41 |                       36 |                                                 5 |
| Manipur           |                     1 |                        0 |                                                 1 |
| Nagaland          |                     2 |                        0 |                                                 2 |
| Odisha            |                     5 |                        5 |                                                 0 |
| Puducherry        |                     0 |                        0 |                                                 0 |
| Punjab            |                     3 |                        3 |                                                 0 |
| Rajasthan         |                     6 |                        3 |                                                 3 |
| Sikkim            |                     0 |                        0 |                                                 0 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                    58 |                       49 |                                                 9 |
| Telangana         |                    53 |                       37 |                                                16 |
| Tripura           |                     1 |                        0 |                                                 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                    23 |                       14 |                                                 9 |
| West Bengal       |                     8 |                        7 |                                                 1 |
| Total             |                   370 |                      276 |                                                94 |

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