Appointment of Development Commissioner under SEZ law establishes administrative oversight and reporting obligations for listed SEZs.
The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Chennai is appointed as Development Commissioner under Section 11 of the SEZ Act, 2005 for specified SEZs listed by developer, location, permissible activity and area. The appointee must follow directions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on SEZs, submit prescribed periodic reports, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology or the Software Technology Parks of India.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director designated to oversee listed SEZs and comply with central oversight and reporting.
The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi, is designated as Development Commissioner for the listed Special Economic Zones and developers; the incumbent must follow central instructions and Board of Approval directions, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the commerce department for actions taken as Development Commissioner, while personal service matters remain governed by the home administrative agencies.

Special Economic Zone expansion includes additional land to hi-tech engineering SEZ in Tamil Nadu under SEZ Act
Notification adds 0.94.3 hectares to the Special Economic Zone for sector specific hi tech engineering at Kittampalayam and Karumathampatti Villages, Palladam Taluk, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, under the second proviso to sub section (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 read with rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006; the included parcels are specified by survey numbers in the accompanying Table following grant of a letter of approval under sub section (10) of Section 3.

Deemed Inland Container Depot status granted to a biotechnology sector Special Economic Zone, invoking Customs Act treatment.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, declares that the sector specific Special Economic Zone for the biotechnology sector at Plot No. C 22, MIDC, Shendre Five Star Industrial Area, Aurangabad, proposed to be developed by M/s Ajanta Projects (India) Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of the Customs Act, thereby imparting ICD status and bringing the SEZ within the customs framework applicable to Inland Container Depots.

Approval Committee constitution for biotechnology SEZ under Section 13; specifies ex officio members and developer special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the biotechnology Special Economic Zone at Plot No. C-22, MIDC, Shendre Five Star Industrial Area under sub section (1) of Section 13 of the SEZ Act, 2005; identifies the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and lists specified ex officio members from central and state departments, names the developer's representative as Special Invitee, and provides for an officer of not less than Joint Development Commissioner rank to represent in the absence of the Development Commissioner.

Special Economic Zone designation for biotechnology confirms notified SEZ area under the SEZ Act and implementing rules.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Plot No. C-22 following a proposal by M/s. Ajanta Projects (India) Limited and a prior letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance; the Central Government, exercising statutory powers under the SEZ framework and implementing rules, notifies the specified survey parcels aggregating to 10.00 hectares as the SEZ.

Deemed Inland Container Depot designation enables SEZ for precision engineering to assume customs ICD status under statutory power.
The Central Government notified, under sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, that the sector specific SEZ for Precision Engineering Products at Hattargi and Mastiholi Villages developed by M/s. Quest SEZ Development Private Limited shall be deemed an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 from the stated operative date.

Approval committee for sector-specific SEZ established, defining official membership, developer representation, and substitute chair arrangements.
Establishes an Approval Committee for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for precision engineering products at Hattargi and Masliholi, constituted by M/s. Quest SEZ Development Private Limited under the SEZ Act. The Development Commissioner of the SEZ is Chairperson (ex officio); other members are specified ex officio departmental representatives (Commerce nominee, Joint DGFT Bangalore, territorial Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax Commissioners or nominees, Director Banking in Ministry of Finance, State Development Commissioner (Industries), and Joint Secretary (Industries)). The developer's representative is a special invitee and a Joint Development Commissioner may substitute for the Chair when absent.

Special Economic Zone designation for Precision Engineering Products establishes a sector specific SEZ at Hattargi and Mastiholi, Karnataka.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for Precision Engineering Products at Hattargi and Mastiholi villages in Hukkeri Taluk, Belgaum District, Karnataka, following a proposal by M/s. Quest SEZ Development Private Limited and prior approval under the Special Economic Zones Act; the Central Government, invoking powers under the Act and SEZ Rules, notifies the listed survey numbers and areas as the SEZ, aggregating to the stated total land area.

Deemed Inland Container Deport status granted to a biotechnology SEZ, effective from the appointed date, altering customs classification.
Notification appoints 31 July 2008 as the date from which the sector specific biotechnology SEZ proposed by M/s. Saloni Business Park Private Limited at Villages Kharivali and Bhopivali, Taluka Wada, District Thane shall be deemed to be Inland Container Deport under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, pursuant to sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Approval Committee for biotechnology SEZ constituted, prescribing ex officio membership and a developer representative as special invitee.
Constitution of an Approval Committee for the biotechnology Special Economic Zone at Villages Kharivali and Bhopivali, Taluka Wada, District Thane by M/s. Saloni Business Park Private Limited, specifying the Development Commissioner of the SEZ as Chairperson (ex officio) and ex officio membership including Department of Commerce nominee, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or their nominees), Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, state Development Commissioner (Industries), state Joint Secretary (Industries), and a Special Invitee representing the developer.

Special Economic Zone designation: biotechnology SEZ area notified following statutory approval under the Special Economic Zones Act.
Notification under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for Biotechnology at Villages Kharivali and Bhopivali, Taluka Wada, District Thane. M/s. Saloni Business Park Private Limited obtained a letter of approval under Section 3 on 22 November 2007. Exercising powers under Section 4 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, the Central Government notifies specific survey numbers and extents of land in a tabular schedule as the SEZ, thereby fixing the geographic boundaries for development, operation and maintenance.

Inland Container Depot status conferred on SEZ, granting customs-treatment to mineral-sector zone developed by private developer.
The Central Government designates the Special Economic Zone for mineral and mineral-based products at village Hargarh, Tehsil Sehora, District Jabalpur developed by M/s. Madhya Pradesh Audyogik Kendra Vikas (Jabalpur) Limited as deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, invoking the appointment power under the SEZ Act and fixing the date from which that deeming operates.

Approval Committee for sector specific SEZ constituted, establishing membership, representation and developer special invitee rules.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for mineral and mineral-based products at Hargarh, Jabalpur, under Section 13 of the SEZ Act, 2005, to perform statutory functions for the specified SEZ. Lists Committee composition: Development Commissioner (Chairperson, ex officio), Department of Commerce nominee, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or nominees, Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, two State-nominated Joint Secretary-level officers, and the developer's representative as Special Invitee; and provides that a Joint Development Commissioner may substitute for the Development Commissioner.

Special Economic Zone designation formalizes a mineral-based sector zone at Hargarh under SEZ Act approval.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for mineral and mineral based products at village Hargarh, Tehsil Sehora, District Jabalpur, proposed by M/s. Madhya Pradesh Audyogik Kendra Vikas (Jabalpur) Limited and approved by the Central Government. Exercising statutory powers and the applicable Rules, the Central Government notifies specified survey/khasra parcels and their areas as the SEZ, listing each parcel in a table and providing a consolidated total land area for the zone.

Special Economic Zone deemed Inland Container Depot under Customs Act, appointing effective date for IT/ITES SEZ development.
Central Government appoints 23 July 2008 as the date from which the sector specific SEZ for information technology and IT enabled services at Village Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, proposed to be developed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, by authority of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Approval Committee constituted for a sector specific SEZ in IT/ITES, specifying ex officio membership and developer invitee.
Central Government constituted an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 to consider a sector specific SEZ for IT and IT enabled services at Village Koba, Gujarat proposed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited. The notification specifies the Committee's composition: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson; ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees), Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank, and the developer as a special invitee.

Appointment of Development Commissioner for a specified SEZ to oversee compliance and report to the Department of Commerce.
The Central Government appoints the Director of Software Technology Parks as Development Commissioner for the SEZ developed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited at Village Koba, Gandhinagar (IT/ITES, 27.834 hectares). The Development Commissioner must follow instructions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the incumbent's parent administrative authority.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Koba notifies an approved zone under SEZ Act.
The Central Government, having satisfied statutory requirements and granted a letter of approval to M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited, notifies specified survey parcels at Koba village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, designating the land for development, operation and maintenance under the SEZ Act and SEZ Rules.

Approval Committee for petrochemicals and petroleum SEZ constituted, prescribing specified ex officio membership and developer invitation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the petrochemicals and petroleum Special Economic Zone at Baikampady under the Special Economic Zones Act, with the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (Ex Officio). The Committee's membership includes specified Ex Officio officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (or nominee), Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees), Director (Banking), state industrial development and industry department heads, and the Managing Director of Karnataka Udyoga Mitra, with the developer as Special Invitee and a substitution rule for the Development Commissioner.