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New Delhi, November 24, 2006 : The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has moved a comprehensive proposal to give SEZ status to proposed mega Food Technology Parks with a provision of 50% produce for domestic consumption and remaining 50% for exports.
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Ahmedabad, September 22, 2006 : The Board of Approvals (BOA) under the stewardship of Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday approved 14 new proposals to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs). With this, the total number of SEZs approved by the Union government has gone up to 164.
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Ahmedabad, September 14, 2006 : The central government has already approved 21 special economic zones (SEZs) in Gujarat. And more companies are coming forward with proposals for such zones. With an investment of more than Rs 1 lakh crore, employment generation for lakhs for people, the SEZs are expected to become future growth engines that will propel Gujarat as a global manufacturing hub, says D Rajagopalan, Gujarat’s principal secretary for industries and mines.
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Ahmedabad, September 11, 2006 : Gujarat is fast becoming the hub for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country. Though only Kandla and Surat SEZs are fully operational right now, the State plans to set up 25 SEZs. Of these, approval has been granted to 20-odd proposals which is likely to bring in initial investment of over Rs 700 billion.
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An automobile and auto components industry SEZ in Jharkhand has been notified. The Adityapur SEZ is being developed by the Adityapur industrial area development authority with Gammon and Jusco. The SEZ is is to come up on 36 hectares of land in the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.
The Tata Group plans to set up an SEZ focused on the Electro-Metallurgical business in over 2,500 acres of land that it owns in Gopalpur, Orissa. the focus of the Gopalpur SEZ would be on downstream steel and aluminium projects, titanium dioxide ancillaries and processing of cold-rolled steel sheets.
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Hexaware's 11-hectare information technology Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Siruseri near Chennai, has been notified. Another SEZ for Medicaps covering an area of 12.25 hectares at Indore in Madhya Pradesh has also been notified. This takes the number of notified SEZs to a total of 22. It may be recalled here, that the Board of Approval has given its stamp of clearance to 150 applications, already.
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A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with sole focus on steel production with ancillary and downstream units may be set up by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd at Visakhapatnam. The aim is to promote industrialisation in the district and improve employment opportunities in the region.
The expansion of the plant at a cost of Rs.8600 crores is scheduled for completion in 2009.
The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board has been asked to sanction 250 acres of land near Belgaum city for a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ). It is hoped that an SEZ in the area will galvanize industrial progress and create job opportunities.
According to reports the state government is committed to implementing the proposed Kalsa-Bandur nala diversion schemes on which work would start before October 2, this year.
The Tamil Nadu Govt. is planning to acquire 2,000 acres of land to meet the expansion of the industrial parks of SIPCOT at Sriperumbudur and Oragadam. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi made this announcement in the State Assembly earlier this week. The Oragadam industrial park will be the site of a Special Economic Zone catering to the manufacture of automobile components.
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Project to generate 120,000 new jobs.
Bharat Forge Ltd. (BFL), India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of automotive components today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra to jointly develop a multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Khed Taluka of Pune District.
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Natural resources giant ONGC is planning a massive investment of Rs. 10,000 crore in the recently approved Mangalore multi-product SEZ that is to come up in 1,320 hectares of land. ONGC is the main promoter of this SEZ.
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While the commerce ministry claims that 150 SEZs have been approved and a cap had been fixed on fresh approvals, revenue department officials distinguished between final approvals and "in-principle" nods. According to them, only 30-odd projects have got final notification. Thereby, it may be assumed, leaving space for further approvals especially if many SEZ proposals fall by the wayside.
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HCL Technologies has got approval to set up three special economic zones (SEZ) in India in the cities of Noida, Bangalore and Chennai. The company plans to invest Rs. 500 crore to set up the SEZs.
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A multi-product SEZ on 3,380 hectares of land in Jambusar, Gujarat has been proposed by Sterling Biotech at an investment of Rs. 1,600 crore. The SEZ will house priority sector industries such as chemicals and petrochemicals,metals, and steel.
The proposed SEZ is expected to provide jobs to 200,000 people and to achieve exports of Rs. 3,000 crore in the starting 4 years.
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The public sector Ennore Port Ltd. (ELT), Tidco and Sipcot are to jointly set up a 2,500 acre SEZ in North Chennai. The TN govt has been approached for approval and waiver of Sales Tax for enterprises located in the zone.
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The government has approached companies such as Infosys, Mahindra and Mahindra to run Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Bangalore, Hubli and Dharwad, according to Minister for Large and Medium Industries K S Naidu. Real Estate groups like Adarsha and Prestige are also on the guest list.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in various segments such as multi-product, information technology, biotechnology and frontier areas of technology adding up to 169 proposals in all will be examined by the Board of Approval. The Board is chaired by the Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Mr Gopal K. Pillai.
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Approval has been sought for the development of an R&D SEZ on 1,000 acres of land near Bangalore. The Rs. 700 crore project - "Gandhi City" - has been mooted by a group of people from the IT industry and Private Equity firms.
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Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) and the Bihar Government have signed a MoU to develop three special economic zones (SEZ) in the state including two product specific and one multi-product SEZ. The SEZs would be developed through public-private partnership with both partners sharing risks and rewards.
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Mumbai-based Hiranandani Group proposes to set up a 100-acre special economic zone (SEZ) outside Mumbai, subject to approvals. Approvals are not necessarily a given at this stage since there is already a surfeit of IT SEZs with 66 having already been approved so far.
The government has approved 105 special economic zone (SEZ) proposals of 388 applications received according to Minister of State for Commerce, Jairam Ramesh. In terms of the number of proposals Maharashtra has the most at 63, followed by Haryana -54, Andhra Pradesh -53, Karnataka -51 and Tamil Nadu -42.
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A 2 million sq.ft SEZ will be created at Ganjimath in Mangalore by Nitesh Estates. The SEZ will house IT companies and plans to provide employment to over 10,000 people. Mangalore is seen as an emerging IT/ITES and BPO destination with major international investors and multinationals eyeing the city as a potential regional business hub.
Expansion plans running into hundreds of crores worth by four major companies - Essar, L&T, Kribhco and Shell - will hit Hazira over the next four years. Concerns over the availability of land to meet these expansion needs were voiced in official government meetings in May and it is not clear if it will be easy to meet the land acquisition needs of these companies.
The U.P. Government has approved the Special Economic Zone Policy, 2006, that actively solicits the involvement of the private sector in development of SEZs by offering incentives and exemptions to promoters. The policy also seeks to cut short approval time and reduce delays in implementation of new SEZ projects.
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Real estate major Unitech is set to announce India's largest real estate deal at a sticker price of well above Rs. 2,000 crore. The land deal is said to surpass earlier mega deals including Unitech's Rs. 1,568 crore Noida Expressway deal, Reliance Industries Rs, 1,100 crore Bandra-Kurla deal and DLFs Rs. 702 crore deal for NTC mill land.
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An integrated financial services hub, modeled on Hong Kong and Dubai, is being planned within the Navi Mumbai SEZ promoted by Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries and others. The facility will boast infrastructure facilities on par with international standards including a trading exchange, infrastructure, high speed telecom facilities, security, and office infrastructure.
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Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi is wooing investors to the state with its good power supply, extensive road network and port facilities. He also has assured investors of speedy clearances for investment proposals in the state. Speaking at a program organised by SICCI, Mr Modi indicated that five new special economic zones are planned in Gujarat, in addition to the twenty two existing SEZs. The new SEZs will be located near ports.
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The Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC) is developing a special economic zone (SEZ) focused on the gem and jewellery business on 150 acres of land in Baprola, North West Delhi. The SEZ is expected to come up in three years and will require an investment of Rs. 300-400 crore. The SEZ would include a gem testing lab, assaying and hallmarking centre, marketing space for designers and a business centers.
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Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce, has announced the setting up of an exclusive leather SEZ at Tada in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The SEZ would be a joint venture between the Andhra government, a consortium of shoe manufacturers and the Tatas. The Tatas are said to be putting up an initial investment of Rs. 100 crore for the project.
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The Goa Assembly was informed by Industries Minister Luizinho Faleiro that the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has allotted more than 11.8 million square metres of land for the development of a pharma park/Special Economic Zone at Keri and other biotech parks in the State.
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A new ship building facility & SEZ is proposed to be built of 1,500 acres of land near Haldia in West Bengal. Mr. P.K. Ruia the promoter is seeking an allocation of 1,500 acres of land from the government for this purpose. The project entails an investment of Rs. 1,000 crore.
In the meantime, Tata Steel has proposed an SEZ on 3,000 acres of land in Gopalpur, Orissa. The focus of the SEZ woiuld be metal manufacturing and ancillary development. The project is expected to cost Rs. 8,000 crore.
Writing in the Economic Times, Kiran Karnik President of Nasscom raises valid concerns about the the rapid development of SEZs and the need to ensure that the SEZ schemes get implemented right. Rather than focus on minimum requirements around exports, employment and investment, the criteria specified currently is on minimum land area. And this according to Mr. Karnik is likely to have the converse effect of maximising land acquisition by developers.
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Many companies from the manufacturing and service sectors have shown interest in setting up their units in the Mangalore SEZ. The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is the anchor investor in the Mangalore SEZ project. MRPL has envisaged projects such as an LNG terminal, C2-C3 separation units, and aromatic and olefin complexes in the petrochemical component of the SEZ.
Pharmaceutical and shipbuilding companies in the manufacturing sector, and various service sector companies have shown interest in setting up their units in general-purpose multi-product component of SEZ, according to news reports.
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