Summary
The concept of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is not new in India; it has evolved from Export Processing Zones and Software Technology Parks (STPs). Favourable government policies have encourages SEZ set-up and boosted the employment and infrastructure development in India.
The report provides an overview of SEZs including SEZ evolution in India, types of SEZs and minimum land area requirements fro setting up SEZs and life cycle of SEZ set up. Establishment procedure outlines legal and regulatory framework for SEZ in India and various requirements that need to be fulfilled by the SEZ developer and unit operating in SEZ.
The report highlights the various incentives available to developer for setting up SEZ and to unit operating in SEZ. The report provides a brief scenario of SEZs in India and analyses SEZ distribution terms, approval status, geographic and sector wise distribution. The report also analyses performance of SEZs, based on parameters such as share of SEZ export in India’s total exports, sector wise exports, investments and employment generated.
Table of Contents
Page 1: Executive Summary
Introduction
Page 2: History and timeline of SEZ in India
Page 3: Various types of SEZ and SEZ Layout
Page 4: Minimum land area requirement and land use criteria in SEZs
Page 5: SEZ development models
Page 6: Various stages in SEZ development
Establishment Procedure
Page 7: Legal framework of SEZ
Page 8: Regulatory frame work of SEZ
Page 9: Establishment procedure for a developer
Page 10: Establishment procedure for a unit
Page 11: Requirements to be fulfilled by SEZ developer and unit in SEZ
Incentives
Page 12: Various incentives available to developer and unit in SEZ
SEZ Scenario-India
Page 13: Area wise SEZ distribution and approval status of SEZs
Page 14: Distribution of SEZs sector wise
Page 15: Distribution of SEZs region wise and state wise
Performance of SEZs
Page 16: Total Exports from SEZs, share of SEZ exports in India’s total exports and sector wise export of SEZs in 2007-08
Page 17: Investments in SEZ, employment in SEZ and % Share of SEZ in FDI investment.
Upcoming SEZs
Page 18: Recently approved / Upcoming SEZs
Appendix
Page 19: Appendix-1: Criteria for Approval of FDI proposal in SEZ
Page 20- 35: Appendix -2: List of Notified SEZs in India as of December 2008
