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Ambanis’ SEZs get the go-ahead

Staff Reporter

Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu to set up six zones

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday cleared 36 new special economic zones (SEZs), including six zones by the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu, three by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance group and one each by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infocom and the DLF group. Besides, in-principle approval was given to nine SEZs.

In its meeting, the Board of Approval of SEZs considered 53 proposals. A maximum number of 21 SEZs related to information technology, IT-enabled services and electronic hardware was given clearance, while seven biotechnology and pharma SEZs, two each of food processing and engineering, and one each of textiles, aviation, gem and jewellery and research and design were also okayed.

Of the 36 SEZs cleared, ten each would come up in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, while seven will be set up in Haryana, three in Andhra Pradesh, two in Dadar and Nagar Haveli, and one each in West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

The approval was given to Mukesh Ambani and Anand Jain promoted Navi Mumbai SEZ Pvt. Ltd., which plans to set up three zones covering an area of 345 hectare.The SEZ proposals given clearance also included an electronic hardware SEZ by Foxconn India Developers in Tamil Nadu; aviation sector SEZ by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited in Andhra Pradesh; six IT and ITES SEZs by Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu in various districts of Tamil Nadu and MAS Fabrics Textile SEZ in Andhra Pradesh which is being developed with 100 per cent FDI.

With this set of approvals, the total number of SEZs granted formal approval has reached 339, of which 126 have so far been notified.

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