Lok Sabha Question No. 2665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Land Acquired for SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2665 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## LAND ACQUIRED FOR SEZS

## 2665(H). SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a) the details of land area notified, utilised and lying vacant in respect of special Economic Zones (SEZs) during the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the total area of waste land, single crop land and dual crop land out of the above, category -wise;
- (c) the reasons for acquiring single crop land and dual crop land for being notified for SEZs; and
- (d) the details of the SEZs for which the said single crop and dual crop land has been acquired, location -wise?

## ANSWER

वािणÏ य एवं उɮयोग राÏ य मंत्री ) Įीमती िनमर्ला सीतारमण ( ( èवतंत्र प्रभार )

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): During the last three years and current year 23 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been notified over an area of 3023.67 hectares. State-wise number of these SEZs and its area notified is at Annexure.
- (b) to (d): Land  is  a  State  subject.  Land  for  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs)  is procured as per the policy and procedures of the respective State Governments. State Governments have been advised that in case of land acquisition for SEZs, first priority should  be  for  acquisition  of  waste  and  barren  land  and  if  necessary  single  crop

agricultural land could be acquired for the SEZs.  If perforce a portion of double cropped agricultural land has to be acquired to meet the minimum area requirements, especially for multi-product SEZs, the same should not exceed 10% of the total land required for the SEZ.  The Board of Approval for SEZs only considers those proposals, which have been duly recommended by the State Government.

## Annexure

| State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   | State-wise number of SEZs and its area notified during the last three years and current year:   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                         | States                                                                                          | Number of Notified SEZs                                                                         | (Area in hectares) Total Area Notified                                                          |
| 1                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                         | 2                                                                                               | 1912.29                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                       | 1                                                                                               | 17.42                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                          | 5                                                                                               | 135.80                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 3                                                                                               | 103.11                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                     | 4                                                                                               | 311.74                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                         | 1                                                                                               | 10.85                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                        | 1                                                                                               | 290.00                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 2                                                                                               | 179.56                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                       | 2                                                                                               | 11.27                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 2                                                                                               | 51.63                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                 | TOTAL                                                                                           | 23                                                                                              | 3023.67                                                                                         |

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