Development Commissioner as Chairperson reshapes Approval Committee leadership for the Mundra Special Economic Zone by amendment.
Amendment to the constituting notification for the Mundra multi product Special Economic Zone substitutes the first serial entry to designate the Development Commissioner of the Special Economic Zone as Chairperson, ex officio, and omits paragraph 2 of the original notification, thereby formally altering the Approval Committee's constitution as set out in the earlier notification.

Inland container depot designation for sector-specific SEZ grants customs depot status under the Customs Act by notification.
The Central Government notifies that the Sector Specific Special Economic Zone for the engineering sector at Village Rajoda, Taluka Bawla, District Ahmedabad, developed by M/s. N.G. Realty Private Limited, shall be deemed an inland container depot under the Customs Act, on the date specified in the notification, pursuant to powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Approval Committee constitution for an engineering sector SEZ establishes membership, ex officio representation and developer invitee
Constitution of an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 to administer an engineering sector SEZ developed by a private developer. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner with a prescribed substitute and is composed mainly of ex officio members from central departments (Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Banking), two state nominated officers, and a developer representative as Special Invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation: Rajoda area notified as an engineering sector SEZ under the SEZ Act for development and operation.
Notification under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the engineering sector at Village Rajoda, Taluka Bawla, District Ahmedabad proposed by M/s. N.G. Realty Private Limited; the Central Government, satisfied with requirements under Section 3 and having granted approval for development, operation and maintenance, exercises powers under Section 4(1) and rule 8 to notify the enumerated survey parcels in Rajoda as an SEZ.

Special Economic Zone designation for services sector creates a notified SEZ area enabling development, operation and maintenance under SEZ Act.
The Central Government, under section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies specified survey numbers in Village Talegaon and Panshil (Taluka Khalapur) and Village Bhokarpada (Taluka Panvel), Raigad, Maharashtra, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the services sector; the notification records a prior proposal by M/s Sunny Vista Realtors Private Limited, satisfaction of section 3(8) requirements and issuance of a letter of approval under section 3(10) for development, operation and maintenance, aggregating 139.83 hectares.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes a sector specific IT/ITES zone enabling development, operation and maintenance under SEZ law.
Notification designates specified survey parcels at Putlampalli Village as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the information technology and information technology enabled services sector, following approval of APIIC's proposal and exercise of powers under the SEZ Act and SEZ Rules to notify the land for development, operation and maintenance as an SEZ.

Special Economic Zone notified for IT and IT-enabled services at Navalpattu, establishing an approved development area.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Navalpattu Village, Tiruchirapalli Taluk, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, issued under the Special Economic Zones Act and SEZ Rules following grant of a letter of approval; the notified area comprises survey numbers 310/10, 310/11, 310/12 and 310/13 totaling the stated hectarage.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Navalpattu following central approval under the SEZ Act.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Navalpattu Village, Tiruchirapalli Taluk, Tamil Nadu, following an application by Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited and grant of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005; the Central Government, invoking Section 4(1) of the Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, specifies the notified area by survey numbers and areas in the accompanying table.

Special Economic Zone notification designates specified land parcels as IT/ITES SEZ under SEZ Act, enabling development and operation.
Central Government notifies specified survey numbers and their areas at Zamin Pallavaram Village, Tambaram Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, pursuant to sub section (1) of section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, following grant of letter of approval under section 3 after satisfaction of required conditions; the notification lists each parcel and records the total area, and references subsequent de notification information.

Special Economic Zone designation enables sector-specific chemical SEZ development at specified Gujarat villages under SEZ Act.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for chemicals at Villages Vilayat and Vorasamni, Taluka Vagra, District Bharuch, Gujarat, proposed by M/s. Jubilant Infrastructure Ltd. The Central Government, satisfied that statutory prerequisites were met and having granted prior approval for development, operation and maintenance, invokes powers under the SEZ statute and rules to notify the specified survey-numbered parcels as an SEZ, totaling 107.16.50 hectares.

Special Economic Zone designation for non-conventional energy enables sector-specific solar equipment park through notified land area.
Central Government notifies, under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006, a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for non-conventional energy including solar energy equipment/cell at Kanksa, Panagarh, District Burdwan, West Bengal, following grant of letter of approval to M/s Enfield Energy Limited; the notification lists specific mouza and plot/survey numbers and areas, aggregating to 25.00 acres (10.12 hectares), as the notified SEZ area.

Special Economic Zone notified for IT and IT enabled services after developer approval under the SEZ Act enabling land designation.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies specified survey and plot numbers at Village Patia, District Khurda, Orissa, as a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, following grant of a letter of approval to the developer upon satisfaction of statutory eligibility and related requirements.

Special Economic Zone designation for footwear manufacturing enables notified area status and development under SEZ Act provisions.
The Central Government notifies a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the footwear sector at Footwear Park, Irungattukottai SIPCOT Industrial Park, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, invoking subsection (1) of section 4 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006; it lists constituent survey numbers and areas totaling 62.22 hectares and records prior grant and transfer of approvals under section 3.

Deemed Inland Container Depot status granted to a Special Economic Zone, enabling customs treatment under the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, appoints the Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES/BPO at Madhuranthagam Taluk by M/s. Chennai Business Park Private Limited to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby specifying the date from which the SEZ will receive the customs status and treatment of an Inland Container Depot.

Appointment of Special Economic Zone as Inland Container Depot authorizes deemed ICD status under Customs Act provisions.
The Central Government, under sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, notifies that the information technology/information technology enabled services Special Economic Zone at Kurukalva Village, Renigunta Mandal, Tirupati Division, Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh by M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructural Corporation Limited shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 from a specified date in 2008 (S.O. 147(E), dated 24 January 2008).

Approval Committee for IT/ITES SEZ established with defined composition, ex officio members, nominees and special invitee.
Constitution of an Approval Committee for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Kurukalva by M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructural Corporation Limited under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, specifying the committee's composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson, departmental ex officio members from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs Airport, Income Tax and Banking, two state nominated officers of prescribed seniority as members, and the developer's representative as special invitee; absence of the Development Commissioner is to be met by a joint Development Commissioner rank officer.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES at Kurukalva enabled by statutory approval and government notification by state entity.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Kurukalva Village, Andhra Pradesh, following a Section 3 proposal, satisfaction of Section 3(8) requirements and grant of approval under Section 3(10). Exercising powers under Section 4(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, the Central Government notifies specific survey numbers as the SEZ, recording a total notified area of 32.51, thereby enabling development, operation and maintenance of the sector specific SEZ.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land parcels at Mihan notified for inclusion under SEZ regulatory provisions.
Notification adds an additional 66.90 hectares to the existing multi product Special Economic Zone at Mihan, District Nagpur, by specifying village wise survey numbers and parcel areas; the Central Government, satisfied that statutory prerequisites are met, exercises its powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and applicable rules to include the listed parcels within the SEZ boundaries.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES notifies land under SEZ Act approval, formalizing development and operation authority.
Notification declares a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Plot No. TZ 04, Greater Noida, following a proposal by M/s. Unitech Infra Con Limited and grant of a letter of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005; the Central Government, satisfied that statutory prerequisites were met and pursuant to the SEZ Rules, notifies the land measuring 20.23 hectares at Plot No. TZ 04 as a Special Economic Zone for development and operation of IT and ITES activities.

Special Economic Zone approval for IT/ITES at Sanathal notifies specified land parcels and developer responsibilities.
Notification establishes a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES at Sanathal, Taluka Sanand, Ahmedabad, proposed by M/s. City Gold Realty Private Limited. The Central Government, having satisfied statutory prerequisites and issued a letter of approval, notifies specified survey numbers totalling 10-51-46 hectares as the SEZ and records the developer's authorization for development, operation and maintenance.