THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) to (c) Investment of the order of Rs. 3,00,000 Crores is expected in the 234
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) formally approved. In the 63 SEZs notified after 10th
February 2006, investment of about Rs. 11000 Crores has taken place, of which about
Rs. 2000 crores is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). It is expected that total
investment in these SEZs would be about Rs. 58000 Crores It is not possible to
estimate the number of domestic and foreign companies likely to make investments
in these SEZs at this stage.
(d) & (e): Land being a state subject, decision to identify or allot land for
various purposes including SEZ is taken by the respective State Governments in
accordance with the policies laid down for the purpose. Proposals duly recommended
by the State Governments only are granted approval by the Central Government. Total
land area involved in 234 SEZs formally approved is approximately 33808 hectares.
State-wise details of number of SEZs formally approved and the extent of land are
given below:
S.No. Name of the No. of SEZs Area in hectares State/UT for which formal approval granted
1 Andhra Pradesh 44 9387.957
2 Chandigarh 02 87.49
3 Delhi 01 6
4 Goa 04 290.98
5 Gujarat 19 9337.25
6 Haryana 19 818.408
7 Jharkhand 01 36
8 Karnataka 27 1566.339
9 Kerala 10 569.651
10 Madhya Pradesh 04 71.25
11 Maharashtra 47 8130.8
12 Orissa 05 745.61
13 Pondicherry 01 346
14 Punjab 04 252
15 Rajasthan 03 89.23
16 Tamil Nadu 25 1300.571
17 Uttaranchal 03 468.2
18 Uttar Pradesh 08 133.83
19 West Bengal 07 170.26 TOTAL 234 33807.826
