Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, gives insights on the initiatives taken by the Commerce Ministry to improve ease of doing business in the SEZs
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t of SEZs. As I mentioned earlier
Taking a cue from China´s success in SEZs, the government brought in the policy framework for Indian Special Economic Zones. The SEZs were established with the intention of bringing export-oriented growth to the country
India's oldest SEZ on progressive path
In the context of several non-IT SEZs performing poorly in recent years, Janaki Krishnamoorthi looks at the performance of Kandla SEZ one of the oldest multi-product SEZ. All is not well with IndiaÂ’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), particularly in the non-IT/ITEs sector. Many of these SEZs are grappling with a sharp slowdown in growth. Not many new SEZs have come up in recent years.
Govt should review taxtion issues for better road infra
Sustaining interest of private players in India’s road sector is of paramount importance. For doing so if the government needs to make some small sacrifices in the immediate future, it is indeed worth as this will reap rich dividends in the future through overall development of the economy—and tax reforms will go a long way in this direction, proposes Hemant Kanoria.
Promises Unmade
Our central bureaucracy has been highly optimistic in its forecast of growth from our SEZs. Even today, the Special Economic Zones look incredibly lucrative… on paper.
I don't think many people want to take up new SEZs
Tata Realty and Infrastructure has invested in SEZs, but its CEO Sanjay Ubale tells Shashidhar Nanjundaiah why SEZs no longer offer a lucrative platform for investors.