De-notification of Special Economic Zone: Central government rescinds Hazira engineering SEZ notification, subject to prior actions.
The Central Government, having received developer proposals and letters of approval and being satisfied that statutory requirements and related conditions under the SEZ legislative framework and Rules are fulfilled, rescinds the earlier notification for the sector specific Hazira engineering SEZ while preserving actions done or omitted prior to rescission.

De-notification of SEZ land removes a specified parcel from Handicraft SEZ designation after regulatory approval.
The Central Government de-notifies 10 hectares (Khasra 10/2) at Village Kaparda, Jodhpur from the sector-specific SEZ for Handicraft after the developer's proposal, administrative satisfaction of statutory prerequisites and issuance of a letter of approval under the SEZ legislative and regulatory framework, thereby removing that parcel from the previously notified SEZ.

Special Economic Zone designation enables a sector specific IT SEZ with an approval committee and deemed customs depot status.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Jamdoli, Tehsil Jaipur, Rajasthan, covering specified land, issued under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 after grant of approval for development, operation and maintenance. It establishes an Approval Committee with listed ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot/Port under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone designation confers FTWZ status, establishes an Approval Committee and deems the area an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone at Village Bori proposed by M/s. Arshiya International Limited, specifying surveyed parcels totaling 43.258 hectares, records grant of approval under the SEZ Act for development, operation and maintenance, constituting an Approval Committee with named ex officio members and a developer invitee, and deems the area to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act as of 30th September 2010.

Special Economic Zone rules amendment replaces "Apparel" with "Textiles and Article of Textiles" in Annexure II.
Amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules substitutes "Apparel" with "Textiles and Article of Textiles" in Annexure II, Serial Number 3; enacted by the Central Government under Section 55 of the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 as the Special Economic Zones (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2010, to come into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes IT/ITES SEZ, constitutes Approval Committee and declares ICD status effective.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services at Chokkanahalli, totaling 10.11 hectares, and confirms prior approval for its development, operation and maintenance. It constitutes an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio officials including the Development Commissioner, Departmental nominee, Zonal JDGFT, and Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees). The Government further declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes from the appointed date.

Special Economic Zone notification creates an IT sector SEZ at KIDAB, sets up an approval committee and grants ICD status.
Notification designates a 10 hectare Sector Specific SEZ for information technology and IT enabled services at KIDAB Industrial Area following grant of a letter of approval under the SEZ Act; it establishes an Approval Committee comprising specified ex officio members and a developer invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone approval committee constituted; zone designated as inland container depot, affecting governance and customs status.
The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee for the Sector Specific Special Economic Zone at Hi-tech City, Madhapur, under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, specifying ex officio members including the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce nominee, Zonal JDGFT, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax, Director (Banking) of the Ministry of Finance, two state nominated officers, and a developer representative as special invitee. The government further designates the zone as an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, changing its customs status.

Special Economic Zone approval committee constituted and zone declared an Inland Container Depot under customs law.
The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee for the Kalwa Trans Thane Creek IT/ITES Sector Specific SEZ under Section 14 of the SEZ Act, listing ex officio members including the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce nominee, Zonal JDGFT, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax, Director (Banking), two State nominees and a developer representative as special invitee. The Government also declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act by exercise of powers under Section 53(2) of the SEZ Act.

SEZ de-notification: specified land parcels removed from an IT/ITES special economic zone, altering notified area accordingly.
De-notification removes 7.904188588 hectares from the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at Sikohpur, Gurgaon, by central government notification after approval of the developer's proposal; ten identified survey parcels totaling the stated area are de-notified under the powers conferred by Section 4 and Rule 8, with the Central Government stating statutory requirements are fulfilled and recording the resultant configured area.

Prohibited goods procurement allowed with prior Board of Approval for SEZ units, exports permitted only with prior approval.
The amendment permits a Special Economic Zone unit or Developer to procure items prohibited for import from outside India into the SEZ with prior approval of the Board of Approval, and permits a unit to export prohibited items to a place outside India with prior approval of the Board of Approval; such prohibited items cannot be procured from the Domestic Tariff Area.

Recruitment rule amendment: Removal of short-term contract clause and substitution of 'or' in deputation terms.
Amendment to Noida Special Economic Zone recruitment rules renames the instrument, fixes commencement upon Gazette publication, deletes the parenthetical phrase "(including short-term contract)" from the Deputation column for Appraiser and Examiner posts, and substitutes the word "or" for "and" at the end of sub item a(i) in the Examiner deputation entry, thereby adjusting deputation eligibility language.

SEZ expansion for Information Technology: additional land notified for inclusion under Special Economic Zones Act powers.
Central Government notifies inclusion of an additional 9.1401 hectares in the sector specific SEZ for Information Technology and IT enabled services at Village Gwal Pahari, Tehsil Sohna, District Gurgaon, Haryana, proposed by M/s. Canton Buildwell Pvt. Ltd., after satisfaction of requirements under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and issuance of a letter of approval; notification is issued under the second proviso to sub section (1) of section 4 of the Act and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, and specifies the survey/khewat/khatauni/mustatill/kill numbers and hectare areas in the annexed table.

Special Economic Zone land amendment: equal inclusion and de notification of parcels preserves the SEZ's previously notified area.
Notification amends the land composition of a sector specific Special Economic Zone for IT and IT enabled services at Gandhinagar by accepting the sponsoring authority's proposal to include and de notify equal parcels, specifying the affected survey/plot entries and maintaining the previously notified total area, after satisfaction of statutory prerequisites under the SEZ Act and Rules.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land formally incorporated into the Heavy Engineering SEZ following statutory approval.
Notification adds a defined parcel of land to an existing Special Economic Zone for the Heavy Engineering sector at Village Kattupalli, Ponneri Taluk, District Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, following the developer's proposal and the government's grant of approval after satisfaction of statutory and rule-based requirements; the Central Government formally notifies the specified survey parcel and subdivision as part of the SEZ under powers conferred by the Act and SEZ Rules.

SEZ appointment amendment: removal of Chandigarh Administration entry from the Development Commissioner designation under SEZ rules.
The Central Government amends notification S.O.1916(E) appointing the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi as Development Commissioner by deleting the row at Sl. No. 2 concerning the Chandigarh Administration and its sectoral designation, pursuant to powers under Section 4 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules.

SEZ staffing rules: consolidation establishes recruitment, deputation, re designation and cost recovery procedures for government and private zones.
The consolidated instructions institute a unified staffing framework for Government and private SEZs effective 16 August 2010, prescribing sanctioned manpower structures, pay scales, post classifications and modes of appointment on a cost recovery basis; require Zonal Development Commissioners to assess needs and prepare panels for Deputy/Joint Development Commissioner posts; mandate deputation based appointments for key posts under DoPT terms with specified eligibility; provide re designation and temporary augmentation measures for ADCs; and set cost sharing and administrative procedures for posts serving multiple SEZs.

Denotification of SEZ land reduces the notified area under the SEZ Act, revising the zone's total extent per applicable rules.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and applicable SEZ Rules, denotifies 15.2702 hectares from the sector specific engineering SEZ at Village Rajoda proposed by M/s. N.G. Realty Private Limited, thereby revising the notified area of the SEZ to 217.1409 hectares. The denotification follows the developer's proposal and prior letter of approval, and identifies the specific survey/block numbers and parcel areas removed from notification for administrative record.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes an approval committee and confers inland container depot status for the biotech zone.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Survey No. 354 (10.12 hectares) under the SEZ Act, 2005; grants approval for development, operation and maintenance; constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer special invitee; and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, thereby applying the customs classification and related regulatory regime.

De-notification of Special Economic Zone area reduces notified SEZ area after government approval under SEZ Act.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and the SEZ Rules, approved a developer's proposal to denotify a specified survey-identified portion of a sector-specific SEZ for information technology at Hi-tech City, Madhapur, after finding statutory conditions satisfied, and accordingly amended the notified area to reflect the resultant reduced extent.