Permission for domestic procurement of restricted items (sand and soil) by developers / co-developers / units for infrastructural development / construction activities inside the Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

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....ommerce (SEZ Section) Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 29th August, 2022 To All Development Commissioners Special Economic Zones. Subject: Permission for domestic procurement of restricted items (sand and soil) by developers / co-developers / units for infrastructural development / construction activities inside the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - reg. Sir, I am directed to refer to ....

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....olishing and blending, subject to the prior approval of Board of Approval (BoA). 2. Department of Commerce (DoC) has been receiving proposals for supply of raw materials (primarily sand / soil) required for infrastructure development / construction in the zone and the same were being placed before the BoA for necessary permission as per the rule position stipulated above. The BoA has allowed such....

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.... the Hon'ble CIM on 18.05.2020 delegating the powers to the Development Commissioner (DC) to allow procurement of sand and soil from DTA for construction activities subject to the following conditions : (i) Items allowed are actually used by the unit. (ii) Fulfillment of safeguards and Standard operating Procedures imposed by MHA (in view of lock-down situation and restrictions prevalent at th....

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....ition that the items are actually used in the SEZ. 6. After detailed consultations with the Department of Revenue (DoR), DGFT and the Legislative Department, the matter was placed before the BoA in its 111th meeting held on 28.07.2022. The Board, after deliberations, decided to delegate its power under Section 9(4) of the SEZ Act, 2005 to the DC to allow supply of sand and soil (which is restrict....