(a) whether the Government have reviewed the working of the Special Economic Zones;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the achievement of each EPZ/SEZ as on date especially in respect of SEZ at Paradeep since its establishment?
(a) whether the Government have reviewed the working of the Special Economic Zones;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the achievement of each EPZ/SEZ as on date especially in respect of SEZ at Paradeep since its establishment?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
(a) & (b) : Review of the EPZ/SEZ has revealed that exports from the Zones have registered a growth of 26% during April-December, 2000 as compared to the corresponding period last year.
(c) On the basis of proposal received from the Government of Orissa, in principle approval has been given for setting up of a Special Economic Zone at Paradeep. The detailed project report from the state government is still awaited. As the SEZ at Paradeep is at project formulation stage no exports figures can be given. Export performance of other EPZs/SEZs during the last two years are as follows:
Name of the EPZ/SEZ 1999-2000 1999-2000 2000-01 (April-Dec.1999) (April-Dec.2000)
Kandla Special Economic 543.66 398.19 423.40 Zone, Kandla (Gujarat)
SEEPZ Special Economic 4146.57 2555.92 3186.57 Zone, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Cochin Special Economic 241.00 155.68 205.86 Zone, Cochin (Kerala)
Surat Special Economic 0.70 - 9.98 Zone Surat, (Gujarat)
Noida Export Processing 845.63 542.21 655.57 Zone, Noida (U.P.)
Madras Export Processing 545.42 408.32 487.35 Zone, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Falta Export Processing 266.60 164.99 320.33 Zone, Falta (West Bengal)
Visakhapatnam Export 119.04 75.32 140.32 Processing Zone,Visakhapatnam
(Andhra Pradesh) TOTAL 6708.62 4300.63 5429.38