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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
17-December-2012 16:38 IST
Land is a State subject. Land for SEZs is made available as per the policy and procedures of the respective State Governments. The tenure and terms of land procured for SEZs is also as per the policy of the respective State Governments. The Board of Approval on SEZs only considers those proposals, which have been duly recommended by the State Government. In terms of Rule 11(9) of the SEZ Rules, 2006, sale of land in SEZ is not allowed. Quantum of various authorised activities for creation of social, commercial and industrial infrastructure including residential housing, commercial area, hospitals, educational institutions etc are decided by the Board of Approval after an assessment of the functional requirement of the SEZ.
As on date, there are 585 formally approved SEZs involving 71,302.19 hectares of land. A statement showing State-wise break-up of land area is Annexed. The Government, on the basis of inputs/suggestions received from stakeholders on the policy and operational framework of the SEZ Scheme, periodically reviews the policy and operational framework of SEZs and takes necessary measures so as to facilitate speedy and effective implementation of SEZs.
Annexure
State-wise area of approved Special Economic Zones (In hectares) | ||||
| (as on 10.12.2012) | |||
S.No. | State | Formally approved SEZs | Notified SEZs | Total area of SEZs |
| I | II | III | II+III |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 3503.50 | 11881.49 | 15384.99 |
2 | Chandigarh | 0.00 | 58.46 | 58.46 |
3 | Chattisgarh | 10.77 | 101.28 | 112.05 |
4 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 12.16 | 10.30 | 22.46 |
5 | Delhi | 33.25 | 0.00 | 33.25 |
6 | Goa | 120.51 | 249.48 | 369.99 |
7 | Gujarat | 8984.92 | 14228.46 | 23213.38 |
8 | Haryana | 525.52 | 1332.77 | 1858.29 |
9 | Jharkhand | 0.00 | 36.42 | 36.42 |
10 | Karnataka | 704.41 | 2394.53 | 3098.94 |
11 | Kerala | 362.69 | 728.23 | 1090.92 |
12 | MP | 615.02 | 365.28 | 980.30 |
13 | Maharashtra | 2514.64 | 9153.65 | 11668.29 |
14 | Nagaland | 400.00 | 50.70 | 450.70 |
15 | Orissa | 1412.38 | 616.89 | 2029.26 |
16 | Pondicherry | 346.00 | 0.00 | 346.00 |
17 | Punjab | 163.13 | 46.12 | 209.25 |
18 | Rajasthan | 33.25 | 633.42 | 666.68 |
19 | Tamil Nadu | 3212.25 | 4615.54 | 7827.79 |
20 | Uttarakhand | 440.00 | 13.54 | 453.54 |
21 | UP | 537.89 | 419.45 | 957.34 |
22 | West Bengal | 224.96 | 208.94 | 433.90 |
| TOTAL | 24157.24 | 47144.95 | 71302.19 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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DS/RK
Land as State Subject: SEZ land governed by state policy, sale prohibited and BOA approves state recommended proposals. Land for SEZs is a state subject; availability, tenure and terms are set by State Governments and BOA considers only State recommended proposals. Sale of SEZ land is prohibited under the SEZ Rules. The BOA determines the authorised quantum of social, commercial and industrial infrastructure after assessing SEZ functional requirements. Government periodically reviews SEZ policy; as of 10 December 2012 there were 585 formally approved SEZs totalling 71,302.19 hectares, with a state wise area annexed. of Press 'Enter' after typing page number.
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