Tata Steel has set up a new company to spearhead its investment in a proposed SEZ at Gopalpur in Odisha

Unlike China, the original concept of SEZs in India got diluted and it witnessed growth of numerous small scale SEZs, pre-dominantly in the IT/ ITeS space. Further, absence of a true ´single window´ to operationalise SEZ

One of the major reasons why SEZs have not taken off in a major way in India is on account of the intrinsic lack of export competitiveness, says Indranil Dasgupta, Chief Executive Officer-Industrial Zones, ATTIVO Economic Zones, Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

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

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, has planned a multi-product Special Economic Zone on 277 hectares of land near the port. Neeraj Bansal, Chairman In-Charge, JNPT, shares his insights on overall SEZ scenario across India

With the right policy push and directive, SEZs can help the country develop at a much faster pace.After several setbacks faced by the SEZs under previous governments, SEZs are getting a new lease of life under the Modi Raj.

The Government has cancelled approvals of nine special economic zones (SEZs). This decision was taken by the Board of Approvals (BoA) for SEZ, at its meeting on 18 September.

The Finance Minister emphasised on the need to revive growth in the manufacturing sector. While allocating Rs 10,000 crore for start-up MSMEs, the Government has shown its commitment for financing this sector as it accounts for a big chunk of industrial output and employment.

Ansal Properties and Infrastructure has revived its plan to develop a 75-acre IT special economic zone (SEZ) in Greater Noida and will invest about Rs 130 crore over the next three years on construction. The IT SEZ was notified by the Commerce Ministry in 2006.