Special Economic Zone designation enables a sector-specific pharmaceutical SEZ at Hassan under the SEZ Act powers. Central Government notifies a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for pharmaceuticals at Hassan, Karnataka, invoking powers under Section 4(1) of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, following letters of approval under Section 3(10); the area is defined by listed village survey numbers aggregating to 109.295 hectares.