Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Special Economic Zones
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016

## SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

## 78(H). SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR

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

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals for setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  proposals  approved  by  the  Government during the said period;
- (c) whether the Government has also approved any proposals for setting up of IT/ITES SEZs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  a  number  of  SEZs  sanctioned  by  the  Government  have  not  started functioning and if so, the details of such SEZs, State/UT and location-wise along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to make these SEZs functional along with the time schedule fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (c): Yes, the proposals for setting  up  of  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs) are approved by the Board of Approval (BoA) on recommendations of the concerned State  Government.  Approval  of  SEZs  is  an  on-going  process  as  they  are  created under the provisions of the SEZs Act, 2005.   During the last three years and current financial  year,  29  proposals  have  been  received.  Out  of  these,  23  proposals  have been approved for setting up of SEZs.  Details of the proposals approved including IT/ITES SEZs are at Annexure-I .

(d) and (e): In  addition  to  Seven  Central  Government  Special  Economic  Zones (SEZs) and 11 State/Private Sector SEZs set-up prior to the enactment of the SEZ Act, 2005, approval has been accorded to 412 proposals. Out of which 204 SEZs are functional and remaining 226 SEZs are non-functional as on date.  States/UTs-wise details of functional/non-functional SEZs is at Annexure-II

Review of  functioning  of  SEZs  is  an  on-going  process  and  on  the  basis  of inputs/suggestions received from stakeholders on the policy and operational framework  of  the  SEZ  Scheme,  Government  from  time  to  time  takes  necessary measures so as to facilitate speedy and effective implementation of SEZ Scheme. In order to boost SEZs, review meetings with the Development Commissioners of SEZs are held regularly. Besides, open house meeting with SEZ stakeholders and Road Shows have been organised in various parts of the State to give wide publicity of SEZs.

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## Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 78 for 18 th July, 2016

| Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   | Proposals for setting up of SEZs approved by Board of Approval (BoA) during the last three years and current financial year (as on 22.06.2016)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                          | Year- wise Sl. No.                                                                                                                               | Name of the developer                                                                                                                            | Location                                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                                            | Type of SEZ                                                                                                                                      | Area Hectares                                                                                                                                    | Status                                                                                                                                           | Date of BOA                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 2013-14                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                | OPGS Power Gujarat Pvt.                                                                                                                          | Village Bhadreshwar, Taluka Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat                                                                                      | GJ                                                                                                                                               | Engineeri ng                                                                                                                                     | 55.7537                                                                                                                                          | Notified                                                                                                                                         | BOA dated 30th August 2013                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                | iGate Global Solutions Ltd.,                                                                                                                     | Plot No. IT-3, IT-4, Airoli Knowledge Park, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                  | MH                                                                                                                                               | Electronic Hardware & Software including ITES                                                                                                    | 14.17                                                                                                                                            | Notified                                                                                                                                         | BOA dated 30th August 2013                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                | Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd. (KSITIL)                                                                                                     | Muringur and Thekkumuri Villages, Mukundapuram Talu, Koratty Panchayath, Thrissur District, Kerala                                               | KL                                                                                                                                               | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                          | 7.4909                                                                                                                                           | Notified                                                                                                                                         | BOA dated 8th November 2013                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                | Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZL)                                                                                              | Mundra Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat                                                                                                           | GJ                                                                                                                                               | Multi Product                                                                                                                                    | 1856.534                                                                                                                                         | Notified                                                                                                                                         | BOA dated 20th February, 2015                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                | Infosys Limited                                                                                                                                  | Sector -85, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | UP                                                                                                                                               | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                          | 11.161                                                                                                                                           | Notified                                                                                                                                         | BOA dated 20th February, 2015                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |

|   6 |   1 | Infosys Limited                                        | Gokul Village, within the limits of Hobli, Hubli Taluk, District Dharward, Near Airport Hubli, Karnataka    | KN   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 17.422   | Notified               | BOA dated 19th May, 2015      |
|-----|-----|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|   7 |   2 | HCL IT City Lucknow Private Limited                    | Sultanpur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                                                                      | UP   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 40.469   | Notified               | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|   8 |   3 | North Mumbai International Commodity Township Pvt. Ltd | Thane District, Maharashtra                                                                                 | MH   | Free Trade Warehous ing Zone (FTWZ)                                                                                                         | 60.7     | In- principle approval | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|   9 |   4 | Loma IT Park, Developers Pvt. Ltd.                     | Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                          | MH   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 6.5      | Notified               | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|  10 |   5 | Mantri Developers Private Limited                      | Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                                                             | TG   | Electronic Hardware and Software including IT/ITES                                                                                          | 1.0504   | Notified               | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|  11 |   6 | Aqua Space Developers Pvt. Ltd.                        | Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                                                             | TG   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 1.85     | Notified               | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|  12 |   7 | Wardha Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.                            | District Wardha, Maharashtra                                                                                | MH   | Biotechnol ogy including Bio- Plastics or other Bio based or Bio- degradabl e Environm ent Friendly Products, Pharmace uticals and Chemical | 86.15    | in- principle approval | BoA dated 27th August, 2015   |
|  13 |   8 | Cheyyar SEZ Developers Pvt. Ltd.                       | SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Bargur, Uthangarai and Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu | TN   | Footwear                                                                                                                                    | 59.3.98  | Notified               | BoA dated 9th October, 2015   |
|  14 |   9 | ValueLabs Infra LLP                                    | Kokapet Village, Rajender Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana                                     | TG   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 3.12     | Formal Approval        | BoA dated 30th December, 2015 |
|  15 |  10 | GAR Corporation Private Limited                        | Sy. No. 107, Kokapet Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Telangana                                               | TG   | IT/ITES                                                                                                                                     | 2.22     | Formal Approval        | 30th December, 2015           |

| 16   | 11   | Cognizant Technologies Services Private Limited      | Nanakramguda village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana   | TG   | IT/ITES                                                   | 2.5161   | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
|------|------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 17   | 12   | UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh                                                        | UP   | Textile and broad banded product                          | 50.763   | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
| 18   | 13   | UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh                                                        | UP   | IT/ITES/El ectronic Compone nts & Hardware manufactu ring | 10.084   | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
| 19   | 14   | Saltire Developers Private Limited                   | Outer Ring Road, Rachanahalli Village, Nagavara, Bangalore, Karnataka           | KN   | IT/ITES                                                   | 4.05     | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
| 20   | 15   | Amin Properties LLP                                  | Pujanahalli Village, Devanahalli Taluk, Bangalore, Karnataka                    | KN   | IT/ITES                                                   | 2.76     | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
| 21   | 16   | Infosys Limited                                      | Plot No. I-3, IT City, Sector - 83, Alpha, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab            | PB   | IT/ITES                                                   | 20.234   | Formal Approval   | 23nd February, 2016   |
| 22   | 17   | Infosys Limited                                      | Electronic City, Doddathogur Village, Begur Hobli, Bangalore, Karnataka         | KN   | IT/ITES                                                   | 4.063    | Formal Approval   | 28th April, 2016      |
|      |      | 2016-17                                              |                                                                                 |      |                                                           |          |                   |                       |
| 23   | 1    | Bagmane Developers Pvt. Ltd.                         | Outer Ring Road, Doddanekundi Circle, Marathalli Post, Bengaluru, Karnataka     | KN   | IT/ITES                                                   | 1.34     | Formal Approval   | 22nd June, 2016       |

| States/UTs-wise details of functional/non-functional SEZs   | States/UTs-wise details of functional/non-functional SEZs                                       | States/UTs-wise details of functional/non-functional SEZs   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                                                  | Functional SEZs (Central Govt. + State Govt./Pvt. SEZs + notified SEZs under the SEZ Act, 2005) | Non-functional SEZs                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                              | 19                                                                                              | 11                                                          |
| Chandigarh                                                  | 2                                                                                               | 0                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                | 1                                                                                               | 1                                                           |
| Delhi                                                       | 0                                                                                               | 2                                                           |
| Goa                                                         | 0                                                                                               | 7                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                     | 18                                                                                              | 16                                                          |
| Haryana                                                     | 7                                                                                               | 16                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                   | 0                                                                                               | 1                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                   | 25                                                                                              | 36                                                          |
| Kerala                                                      | 16                                                                                              | 14                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                                              | 2                                                                                               | 8                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                 | 25                                                                                              | 35                                                          |
| Manipur                                                     | 0                                                                                               | 1                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                    | 0                                                                                               | 2                                                           |
| Odisha                                                      | 3                                                                                               | 4                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                  | 0                                                                                               | 1                                                           |
| Punjab                                                      | 2                                                                                               | 3                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                   | 4                                                                                               | 6                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                  | 36                                                                                              | 17                                                          |
| Telangana                                                   | 26                                                                                              | 27                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                               | 11                                                                                              | 15                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                 | 7                                                                                               | 3                                                           |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                 | 204                                                                                             | 226                                                         |

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