SEZ de-notification: area removed from footwear SEZ after statutory approval under SEZ Act and Rules.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and the SEZ Rules, approves a developer's proposal to de-notify specified parcels from a sector-specific footwear SEZ at Mambattu after satisfaction of statutory eligibility and related requirements, and identifies the de-notified survey numbers and corresponding areas.

Special Economic Zone designation enables a sectoral engineering zone and deems it an Inland Container Depot under customs law.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for engineering at designated survey areas in Villages Surwadi and Nandal totaling 101.25 hectares, following grant of letter of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for development, operation and maintenance. It constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and special invitee for zone administration, and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, 1962; the notification was later rescinded as recorded.

Sector specific Special Economic Zone designation enables an Approval Committee and deems the zone an Inland Container Depot.
The Central Government notifies a sector specific Special Economic Zone for electronics hardware, software and IT enabled services at specified parcels in Machenahalli and Nidige totaling 14.5736 hectares, constituting an Approval Committee under Section 13 for purposes of Section 14 with designated ex officio members and special invitee, and declares the SEZ deemed to be an Inland Container Depot from 4 August 2010 under the Customs Act.

Rescission under Special Economic Zones Act revokes a prior government notification, updating SEZ administrative instruments.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of Section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, rescinds the earlier notification S.O. 454(E) dated 23rd February, 2010 by issuing notification S.O. 1899(E) dated 3rd August, 2010; the instrument is issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) with file reference F.2/432006-EPZ and signed by the Joint Secretary.

SEZ Authority membership change: government amends prior notification to replace one member with a new managing director.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry amends notification S.O. 569(E) dated 27 February 2009 to substitute the member at Sl. No.5, replacing "Shri Amar Kothari, MD, M/s Inter Gold (I) Pvt. Ltd." with "Shri Premkumar Kothari, Managing Director, M/s. Fine Jewellery (I) Ltd.", effected by notification S.O. 1883(E) dated 30 July 2010 under the Central Government's SEZ powers.

Special Economic Zone amendment swaps survey parcels while preserving the zone's total notified area.
Amendment of the previously notified Special Economic Zone replaces specified survey parcels with alternative survey parcels having equivalent aggregate area so that the overall notified zone area remains unchanged; the Central Government effects this administrative substitution by formal notification amending the schedule of survey numbers and corresponding hectare figures.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land included in Free Trade and Warehousing Zone under SEZ Act notification.
The Central Government, under 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, notifies inclusion of 0.890 hectares into the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Free Trade and Warehousing Zone at Village Sai, Panvel, Raiged, Maharashtra proposed by M/s. Arshiya International Limited, thereby making the total notified SEZ area 53.635 hectares and specifying the survey numbers and hectare allocations.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES establishes regulatory status and constitutive Approval Committee, aligning customs treatment.
Declaration of a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services at Thrikkakara North proposed by M/s. Sutherland Global Services Private Limited, approved under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, with the specified land (survey 321 Part, c.10.1175 hectares) notified as the SEZ; an Approval Committee is constituted with designated ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee; the SEZ is also appointed to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Built-up area requirement revised: lower minima for B1 and B2 cities under SEZ rules, plus city classification annexure.
The amendment to rule 5 imposes differentiated minimum built-up area requirements by city classification, specifying reduced minima for SEZs in B1 and B2 category cities, and replaces the proviso in rule 5(2)(c) so it applies to projects "having area less than one thousand hectares" rather than to projects described "for a specific sector."

Special Economic Zone designation for biotechnology creates notified SEZ with approval committee and ICD status effective.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Village Pathardi, Ratnagiri, totaling 10.36 hectares under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, following grant of letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance. The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, 1962.

Special Economic Zone designation notifies an IT SEZ at Chikhloli, creates an Approval Committee and grants ICD status.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and related services and hardware at Chikhloli, Thane, on the proposal of M/s Empire Industries Limited, pursuant to the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules. The Central Government notifies the specified survey area as an SEZ, constitutes an Approval Committee composed of designated ex officio officials and state nominees with a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes.

Special Economic Zone designation deemed Inland Container Depot, and Approval Committee constituted for chemicals SEZ under SEZ Act
The Central Government notified modification of a sector specific chemicals SEZ at Vilayat and Vorasamni, recording de notification of part of the area, constituted an Approval Committee composed of named ex officio members and a developer special invitee for approvals under the SEZ Act, and appointed 11 February 2008 as the date the SEZ is deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone designation: sector-specific IT SEZ notified, approval committee constituted and zone deemed inland container depot.
Notification designates parcels in Village Kallahalli, Taluka Nanjungud, District Mysore as a Special Economic Zone for electronic hardware and software including IT and ITES, records grant of a letter of approval for its development, operation and maintenance, constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land included under SEZ Act to enlarge pharmaceutical SEZ area.
The Central Government, under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules, notifies inclusion of an additional 9.29 hectares proposed by M/s. Divi's Laboratories Limited into the pharmaceutical SEZ previously notified by S.O. 720(E), increasing the SEZ's total area to 114.786 hectares and specifying the survey numbers and areas comprising the addition.

Special Economic Zone designation: multi-product zone notified, approval recorded, committee constituted and area deemed an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates a multi-product Special Economic Zone at Kendur and specified villages in Pune, Maharashtra, pursuant to the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and Rules, 2006, records grant of letter of approval to M/s. Khed Economic Infrastructure Private Limited, specifies the notified area by survey/gut numbers in the annexed Table, constitutes an Approval Committee with listed ex officio members and special invitee, and deems the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act for the stated commencement date.

Special Economic Zone designation for electronic hardware and IT services declared, developer approval confirmed and ICD status assigned.
A sector specific Special Economic Zone for Electronic Hardware and Software including IT and ITeS is notified at specified survey plots in Dodda Basavanahalli and Chikkabasavanahalli, Hassan, Karnataka, identifying M/s. Opto Infrastructure Limited as developer, listing the parcel survey numbers and aggregate area, and recording prior grant of a letter of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for development, operation and maintenance of the zone.

Special Economic Zone approvals: amended rules mandate form based submissions, time bound developer approvals, review powers and e filing requirements.
Amendments prescribe that SEZ proposals and co-developer approvals be submitted in specified Forms to the Development Commissioner who forwards them to the Board within fifteen days with recommendations; developer letters of approval are time limited with procedures for extension and review by the Central Government on Board recommendation for sectoral or area changes; developers may generate and distribute power within SEZs and must meet minimum built-up construction timelines; demarcation duties and e-filing obligations are imposed and procurement is extended to include services.

SEZ amendment: developer name and sector reclassified, changing an engineering SEZ to agro and food processing.
The Central Government amends an earlier SEZ notification to substitute the developer name "Ansal Kamdhenu Engineering SEZ Limited" with "Ansal Colours Engineering SEZ Limited" and to reclassify the SEZ sector from Engineering to Agro and Food Processing Products, thereby updating the operative entries for the sector-specific SEZ in Sonepat, Haryana.

Special Economic Zone approval committee composition altered, replacing one regional trade representative on the committee to update membership.
Amendment to the approval committee composition for the sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services-C at Village Ulwe by substituting in Serial Number 3 the words "Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Pune" with "Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai," under powers of sub section (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.

Special Economic Zone area amendment adjusts notified and de-notified land, altering resultant area under SEZ Act authority.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zone Act and Rules, amended the Manikonda sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ by including additional land and de-notifying a portion of previously notified land, resulting in a revised resultant area. The change follows the developer's proposal, governmental approval after statutory compliance, and is recorded in a formal notification specifying survey number and area adjustments.