SEZ de-notification reduces zone area following administrative approval and state no-objection and Development Commissioner recommendation.
The Central Government, invoking the second proviso to sub section (1) of section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, hereby de notifies specified survey parcels of a sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotech and pharmaceuticals at Hadapsar/Manjri following a proposal by M/s Serum Bio pharma Park, State Government no objection, and Development Commissioner recommendation, thereby reducing the SEZ area and amending the schedule of survey numbers.

De-notification of Special Economic Zone rescinds prior SEZ notification after developer proposal, state no-objection and administrative recommendation.
The Central Government rescinds the sector specific Special Economic Zone for Gems and Jewellery at Ichhapor, Surat, following the developer's proposal for full denotification, the State government's no-objection, and the Development Commissioner's recommendation; the rescission is effected under the SEZ rules proviso and preserves actions done or omitted prior to rescission.

SEZ rule amendment expands prescribed ARE forms to include ARE-2, updating customs documentation references for exports.
Amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 under Section 55 substitutes rule 30(1) to add a reference to ARE-2 alongside ARE-1, thereby expanding the prescribed ARE forms incorporated in rule 30(1); the Special Economic Zones (Second Amendment) Rules, 2015 take effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Special Economic Zone designation expanded to include an additional plot, increasing the notified IT/ITES SEZ area.
Notification adds an additional 0.5915 hectares at Plot Number 3B, Sector 126, Noida to an existing sector specific Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and IT enabled services, effected under the SEZ Act and SEZ Rules via the statutory notification power, increasing the SEZ's total notified area.

SEZ area requirement amended to reduce the prescribed area threshold in Annexure II, affecting zone designation.
The Central Government, invoking its rulemaking power under the enabling statute, amends the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 by substituting a reduced area figure in Annexure II at serial number 3. The amendment alters the prescribed territorial requirement applicable to that category of special economic zone, is promulgated as the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2015, and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

De-notification of Special Economic Zone rescinds prior SEZ notification for IT and electronics after state no-objection and recommendation.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification establishing a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and electronics covering 40.469 hectares at Kejehra and Mastemau, Lucknow, following a proposal by M/s U.P. Electronics Corporation Limited, receipt of State Government No Objection, and a recommendation from the Development Commissioner; the rescission is made under the first proviso to rule 8 of the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006, except as to things done or omitted before such rescission.

Special Economic Zone notification: IT/ITES SEZ at Noida notified; Approval Committee constituted and ICD status deemed.
Notification establishes a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at Sector-85, Noida (11.161 hectares, Plot A-1 to A-6) for development, operation and maintenance by M/s. Infosys Limited, after satisfaction of statutory prerequisites and grant of approval; it constitutesthe Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer special invitee, and deems the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act effective 10 July 2015.

De notification of SEZ land reduces designated area following statutory approval and state no objection under SEZ rules.
The Central Government, on recommendation of the Development Commissioner and after the State's no objection, de notifies specified survey parcels of a sector specific food processing SEZ at Vakalapudi, Kakinada under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules, reducing the SEZ area to a resultant 50.00 hectares; the notification lists the survey numbers and hectareages of the parcels removed.

Digitization of SEZ approvals: mandatory online filing for additional developer and unit applications, eliminating manual interface.
The Department of Commerce mandates expansion of SEZ Online System to accept specified developer and unit applications-such as sector change, land addition/deletion, de notification, Form I for CST exemption, issuance of IEC/RCMC, approval of services, area changes, final exit, certificates, broad banding, capacity enhancement, diversification, and changes in entrepreneur/name/shareholding-developed and deployed by NSDL for online submission.

De-notification of SEZ area reduces notified zone after administrative approval and statutory compliance by central government.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, de-notifies 6.173 hectares of the sector-specific SEZ for Information Technology and ITES at Village Kalwara and Nevta, on the Development Commissioner's recommendation and with the State Government's No Objection, thereby making the resultant notified SEZ area 150.283 hectares and specifying the survey numbers and areas removed.

Special Economic Zone expansion: addition to handicraft SEZ increases notified area under SEZ regulatory powers.
Central Government, exercising statutory notification powers under the Special Economic Zones regulatory framework, notifies inclusion of an additional area of 11.4477 hectares into the handicraft Special Economic Zone at Village Kalwara, Jaipur, following a proposal by M/s. Mahindra World City (Jaipur) Limited, making the revised total SEZ area 165.2116 hectares and listing the constituent survey numbers and hectare allocations.

Dual use of SEZ non-processing area requires prescribed application, developer declarations and Development Commissioner recommendation for BOA approval.
The Developer or Co-Developer must file a prescribed application for approval of dual use of infrastructure in the SEZ Non-Processing Area, providing identification details, SEZ classification, area and investment particulars, infrastructure and service descriptions for SEZ and dual use, employment potential, DPR and financial documentation, State NOC and declarations of compliance and revenue exemption positions; the Development Commissioner will evaluate demarcation, area percentages and conformity with guidelines and forward a recommendation to the Board of Approval.

De-notification of SEZ land reduces notified area after regulatory approvals and state no-objection, altering resultant zone boundary.
The Central Government, having received the developer's proposal, the State Government's no-objection and the Development Commissioner's recommendation, de-notified 1.21.30 hectares of the sector specific SEZ for Engineering at Alwa and Pipalia, Gujarat, thereby reducing the notified area and setting the resultant SEZ area at 51.54.80 hectares; the notification lists the survey numbers and individual plot areas removed from the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone area amendment: specified parcel additions and de-notifications adjust the SEZ's total land area accordingly.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules, notifies addition of specified survey parcels totalling 0.201 hectares and de-notification of parcels totalling 1.522 hectares to the sector specific Special Economic Zone for engineering and related industries in Tehsil Sanganer, District Jaipur, and records the revised total SEZ area as 233.368 hectares, listing the affected villages and individual survey numbers with parcel areas.

SEZ area amendment adds additional land to sector-specific IT/ITES zone, updating notified area and survey particulars.
Central Government, exercising statutory powers under the SEZ framework and procedural SEZ Rules, notifies inclusion of an additional 0.12 hectares (Survey No. 12/1(P), Mylsandra) into the Sector Specific SEZ for Information Technology/ITES at Global Village, Bangalore, increasing the total notified SEZ area to 26.993 hectares.

International Financial Services Centre units regulation: approval subject to SEZ rules and guidelines from financial regulators.
Notification permits establishment and approval of units in an International Financial Services Centre within Special Economic Zones under the Special Economic Zones Rules, subject to applicable guidelines and regulations framed by the relevant financial regulators; specified annexures set out the regulatory instruments for insurance, foreign exchange management, and securities regulation, and units must conform to the Special Economic Zones Act and associated rules and regulations.

IFSC unit approval procedure: prescribed application, LOA issuance, bond and regulator permissions required before operations commence.
Application for an IFSC unit in an SEZ requires submission of Form F with corporate/partner documents, identity and financial records, developer provisional allotment, sectoral approvals and a demand draft to the Development Commissioner. The designated Approval Committee (or the Development Commissioner acting in its stead) considers applications and issues a Letter of Approval (LOA) in Form G on approval. Units must execute a notarized Bond Cum LUT (Form H), submit a registered lease deed within six months, obtain sectoral regulator permissions before commencing operations, and meet net foreign exchange and recordkeeping obligations under the SEZ Act and Rules.

Power plant location rule: permit generation only in non-processing areas; processing-area plants lose O&M benefits and must be reclassified.
Establishment of power plants is permitted only in the Non-Processing Area of SEZs; existing power plants in Processing Areas shall be demarcated as Non-Processing Areas and will no longer be eligible for operation and maintenance (O&M) benefits, with an action taken report to be furnished.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional IT/ITES land added to the Attipra SEZ, formalising enlarged zone territory.
Notification adding 10.83.17 hectares to the existing Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and IT Enabled Services at Attipra, Thiruvananthapuram, proposed by M/s. Electronics Technology Parks-Kerala and notified by the Central Government under the Special Economic Zones Act and SEZ Rules, listing the survey numbers and parcel areas and increasing the total SEZ area to 22.70.82 hectares.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land area formally notified under SEZ Act and Rules, altering SEZ boundaries.
Central Government notification under the proviso to Section 4(1) of the SEZ Act read with Rule 8 of the SEZ Rules adding two survey parcels at Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanhalli Village, Varthur Hobli to the sector specific IT/ITeS SEZ, specifying the survey numbers and the additional area and recording the revised total area of the SEZ.