THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a) The fiscal concessions and duty benefits allowed to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are in-built into the SEZs Act, 2005 and Rules thereunder. These exemptions are uniformly applicable to all SEZs and are in the nature of incentives for export and are consistent with the principles that guide export promotion initiatives of the Government in general.
(b) Ministry of Finance has withdrawn the exemption from Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) to SEZ Developers and Units with effect from 1st April, 2012, and also the exemption of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the case of SEZ Developers under the Income-tax Act for dividends declared, distributed or paid after 1st June, 2011. In order to facilitate creation of Social & Commercial infrastructure and other facilities in Non-Processing Area (NPA) of SEZs, Government vide notification G.S.R. 5(E) dated 02.01.2015 has allowed dual use of facilities in NPA by both SEZ and non-SEZ entities.
(c) Exports from the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during the last three years are as under:
Years Exports
(Rs. in crore) Growth/decline over previous year
2013-2014 4,94,077 4%
2014-2015 4,63,770 -6.13%
2015-2016
(April to December, 2015) 3,41,685
-1.89% (corresponding period of previous financial year 2014-15)
Export Promotion Council for EoUs and SEZs (EPCES) has been undertaking several activities for enhancing exports as well as resolving issues concerning EoUs and SEZs. During the year 2015-16, a number of meetings with Hon’ble Minister, Commerce and Industry and Senior Officers of Department of Commerce have been held to resolve the issues concerning to SEZs.
(d)-(e) The Government, on the basis of inputs/suggestions received from stakeholders on the policy and operational framework of the SEZ Scheme, periodically reviews the policy and operational framework of SEZs and takes necessary measures so as to facilitate speedy and effective implementation of SEZ policy. The exports from Food and Agro, IT/ITeS, Automobiles and Auto ancillaries manufacturing, Leather, Footwear and Sports goods Sector, Electronic and Hardware and Software services and Textiles sector SEZs during the last five years is as under:
Sl. No. Sector 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
(as on 31.12.15)
1 Computer/Electronic software (IT/ITeS) 81017.11 140306.71 184093.93 212349.15 177756.81
2 Automobiles and Auto ancillaries manufacturing 761 849 1154 1253 1720
3 Electronics hardware 20454.40 20936.75 16460.71 7181.65 3444.82
4 Leather, footwear and sports goods 516.35 896.96 1654.34 1343.39 1708.02
5 Food and Agro Industry 729.71 805.95 880.71 1132.31 1581.94
6 Textiles and garments 2938.08 4342.87 4213.86 4294.66 3480.33
(f) The State-wise exports from SEZs during the last three years is at Annexure-I.
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Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 162 for 25th April, 2016
State-wise breakup of Exports from SEZs during last three years
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. No. State 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 (Till December 2015)
1 Andhra Pradesh 33291 7887.61 7599.06
2 Chandigarh 1778.15 2084.24 1896.38
3 Chhattisgarh 1.84 3.19 0.00
4 Gujarat 225042 179791.75 106568.74
5 Haryana 8740.43 11139.50 10574.66
6 Karnataka 51372.88 55197.83 41088.64
7 Kerala 8003.64 6540.20 5213.88
8 Madhya Pradesh 2984.23 4009.46 3579.48
9 Maharashtra 56399.23 62535.90 51777.29
10 Odisha 386.09 596.66 752.03
11 Punjab 136.72 290.79 235.34
12 Rajasthan 2036.59 2091.33 1649.17
13 Tamil Nadu 71417 68103.63 55478.96
14 Telangana 0 37107.89 32966.19
15 Uttar Pradesh 16282.42 16516.77 13754.51
16 West Bengal 16204.27 9872.79 8550.41
TOTAL 494077 463770 341684.75
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