Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITeS at Ulwe establishes sector-specific SEZ status and area notification under SEZ Act.
Designation of a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology-enabled services at Village Ulwe, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad is notified under the SEZ Act. M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited received a letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance, and the notification specifies pocket 4a, sector 10A, area 10.77 hectares as the geographic extent of the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone sector change: notification amends designation from textile to engineering under SEZ regulatory powers.
Amendment changes the sector designation for the Welspun Anjar Ltd Special Economic Zone in Anjar, District Kutch, from Textile & Garments to Engineering, made by the Central Government under Section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules following Competent Authority approval, thereby modifying Notification No. S.O.1559(E) accordingly.

Development Commissioner appointment under Special Economic Zones Act: Director, STPI designated to administer specified SEZ under Commerce oversight.
The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Navi Mumbai is appointed Development Commissioner of the SEZ for M/s. Uttam Galva Steels Limited (IT and ITES) at Village Dahiwali, Raigad, Maharashtra. The Development Commissioner must abide by Central Government, Department of Commerce and Board of Approval instructions, 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/Software Technology Parks of India.

Approval Committee for sector-specific SEZ established to oversee approvals for IT and ITES development at Dahiwali.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services proposed at Village Dahiwali, Taluka Khalapur, District Raigad, to process statutory approvals for development by M/s. Uttam Galva Steels Limited. The Committee's membership is primarily ex officio and includes the Development Commissioner of the SEZ as Chairperson, central and state departmental representatives, fiscal and customs commissioners (or nominees), a banking division representative, and the developer's representative as a special invitee.

Inland Container Depot status conferred on a sector-specific SEZ for information technology, bringing it under customs ICD regime.
The Central Government appoints a date from which the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Dahiwali, Taluka Khalapur, District Raigad developed by M/s. Uttam Galva Steels Limited shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, thereby subjecting the SEZ's facilities and operations to the customs regime applicable to Inland Container Depots.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Dahiwali notified under SEZ Act, enabling zone development.
Notification designates specific survey-numbered parcels at Village Dahiwali, Taluka Khalapur, District Raigad as a Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services. It records that the proposer received a prior letter of approval and that the Central Government, satisfied of compliance with statutory requirements, notifies the listed land parcels totalling 14.43.20 hectares for development, operation and maintenance as an SEZ under the SEZ statutory framework and rules.

Special Economic Zone amendment corrects notified land area figures for the textile SEZ at Bikaner, updating prior notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zone Act and SEZ Rules, amends the Ministry of Commerce notification for the textile SEZ at Bikaner by correcting two paragraph area entries and one Table area entry to reflect revised land measurements in the original notification.

Approval Committee for sector-specific SEZ for aluminium enables project appraisal and clearance under SEZ Act provisions.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13(1) and (2) of the Special Economic Zones Act to consider a sector-specific SEZ for manufacture and export of aluminium with an associated captive power plant proposed by M/s. Vedanta Aluminium Limited, for purposes of Section 14. The Committee's membership is specified: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); Department of Commerce nominee; Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or their nominees; Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; two Joint Secretary-level nominees from the Government of Orissa; and the developer's representative as special invitee.

Deeming Special Economic Zone as Inland Container Depot under customs law enables customs treatment for a specified aluminium SEZ.
The Central Government appoints 27 February 2009 as the date from which the proposed Special Economic Zone for manufacture and export of aluminium with a captive power plant at Bhurkamunda, Brundamal and Kurebaga villages, Jharsuguda, developed by M/s. Vedanta Aluminium Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone designation enables a sectoral aluminium manufacture and export SEZ with on-site captive power provision.
Notification designates an area in Bhurkamunda, Brundamal and Kurebaga Villages, Jharsuguda, Orissa, as a Special Economic Zone for manufacture and export of aluminium with an on-site captive power plant, noting prior approval under the Special Economic Zones Act and an approved change of SEZ location, and exercising powers under the Act and SEZ rules to formally notify the area (total 166.91).

Special Economic Zone authority constituted, establishing Falta SEZ Authority with specified ex officio posts and nominated members.
Constitutes the Falta Special Economic Zone Authority under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, with head office at Falta SEZ, Kolkata, specifying the Authority's composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson ex officio, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (or nominee), Joint Development Commissioner (or Deputy Development Commissioner), Joint Secretary (or nominee) and named private sector members; provides for nomination and substitution of members by subsequent notifications.

Constitution of Special Economic Zone Authority establishes specified ex officio and nominated members for Kandla SEZ.
Constitution of the Kandla Special Economic Zone Authority under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, establishing its head office at Gandhidham and specifying membership: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson, the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (or nominee), the Joint Development Commissioner or Deputy Development Commissioner, and the Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce (or nominee) as ex officio members, together with two nominated industry members. Subsequent notifications substitute the nominated industry members to update the Authority's composition.

Constitution of Special Economic Zone Authority establishes statutory body and prescribes head office and member composition.
Establishes the Madras Special Economic Zone Authority under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, with its head office at MEPZ Special Economic Zone, Tambaram, Chennai. Specifies the Authority's composition: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); specified Central Government ex officio posts or their nominees at prescribed ranks as members; and two named private sector members. Issued by Central Government notification with an official file reference and authorized signature.

Constitution of Special Economic Zone Authority establishes Visakhapatnam SEZ Authority and prescribes its statutory membership.
Constitution of a Special Economic Zone Authority under Section 31 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 establishing the Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone Authority at Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, and prescribing its composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio), specified ex officio officials (Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Joint/Deputy Development Commissioner, Joint Secretary/nominee) and named private sector nominees as members.

Constitution of Cochin Special Economic Zone Authority establishes membership structure and head office for SEZ governance.
Constitutes the Cochin Special Economic Zone Authority under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, with head office at Cochin Special Economic Zone, Kakkanad, Cochin, and specifies membership including ex officio officers (Development Commissioner as Chairperson; Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Joint/Deputy Development Commissioner; Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce) and named private-sector members.

Constitution of Special Economic Zone Authority - creates Noida SEZ Authority with specified ex officio and nominated members.
Constitution of the Noida Special Economic Zone Authority under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, establishing its head office at Noida Special Economic Zone, Dadri Road, Noida, and specifying its composition with the Development Commissioner as Chairperson, designated ex officio members from trade and commerce administration, and nominated industry members; the notification also records subsequent substitutions and amendment references updating named appointments.

Constitution of SEZ Authority establishes SEEPZ Authority and prescribes ex officio and nominated member composition for governance.
Constitutes the SEEPZ Special Economic Zone Authority with head office at SEEPZ, Andheri (East), Mumbai, specifying the Development Commissioner, SEEPZ as Chairperson ex officio and listing other ex officio posts (Joint Director General of Foreign Trade or nominee; Joint Development Commissioner or Deputy Development Commissioner; Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce or nominee) together with named industry members; membership entries are subject to substitution by subsequent government notifications under the enabling statutory framework.

Power generation and distribution in SEZs: licensing, tariff determination, and duty treatment governed by Electricity Act and SEZ rules.
Guidance sets the regulatory and fiscal treatment for power in SEZs: non processing area developer plants receive fiscal benefit only for initial establishment and no NFE obligation; processing area units and standalone processing units receive full SEZ Act fiscal benefits including duty free imports counted towards NFE obligations. Power may be supplied across processing/non processing areas, other SEZs and DTA. Distribution is generally a licensed activity under the Electricity Act; tariffs within SEZs follow the Electricity Act. Transfers to non processing areas/DTA require agreed pricing, customs duty as notified, separate metering and quarterly reporting.

Development Commissioner appointment: Director designated for SEZ with duty to follow central instructions and report.
The Director of Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi is designated as the Development Commissioner for a Special Economic Zone developed by M/s. Mittal Infratech Private Limited at Sewah Village, Panipat, Haryana. The appointee must obey instructions from the Central Government, Department of Commerce, and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit prescribed periodic reports, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken as Development Commissioner; personal service matters remain governed by the parent administrative department.

Deeming of Special Economic Zone as Inland Container Depot brings SEZ within Customs Act regulatory framework.
The Central Government, under sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the SEZ Act, has deemed the information technology and information technology enabled services SEZ at Sewah Village, Panipat to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, bringing the SEZ within the customs regulatory framework and aligning goods handling and customs procedures with ICD requirements.