Question : DENOTIFICATION OF SEZs



(a) whether some of the SEZ developers have sent their requests to the Government to denotify the Special Economic Zones(SEZs) developed by them;

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years; and

(c) the details regarding request of denotification approved till date alongwith the terms and conditions in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

(a) to (c): Requests for de-notification have been received from twelve developers out of which nine have been approved by the Board of Approval. Out of these nine proposals, eight are Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services (IT/ITES) SEZ and the remaining one is Service SEZ.

The final denotification is allowed only on refund of duties/ benefits, if any, availed by the Developer.