Question : SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY



(a) whether any information Information Technology Special Economic Zone have been established in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof; State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)

(a) & (b): 42 Sector specific Special Economic Zones (SEZs), for Electronic Hardware, Information Technology including Information Technology Enabled Services (IT/ITES), have so far been notified under the provisions of the SEZ Act 2005. State-wise details are given below:-

S.No	Name of the State/UT	IT/ITES SEZs notified	under the SEZ Act, 2005 
1 Andhra Pradesh 10 2 Chandigarh 1 3 Gujarat 1 4 Haryana 1 5 Karnataka 8 6 Kerala 3 7 Madhya Pradesh 2 8 Maharashtra 3 9 Punjab 1 10 Tamil Nadu 9 11 Uttar Pradesh 2 12 West Bengal 1 TOTAL 42