Citizens’ Research Collective on SEZ

New Delhi, December 7, 2007: The Uttar Pradesh Government’s Empowered Committee on Special Economic Zones has forwarded ten proposals to the Central Government for approvals.

Out of the 10 proposals, which were cleared by Empowered Committee, eight are in IT/ITeS sector, including one to be developed by Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation at Tronica City in Ghaziabad.

Focus on IT
Out of these, six are IT/ITeS sector-specific SEZs, which have been recommended for in-principle approval by Board of Approvals, including proposals by Wipro Ltd, Uppal Housing Ltd and Gallant Infrastructure Pvt Ltd at Greater Noida, Sarva Mangal Realtech Pvt Ltd and Jubilant Infracon Pvt Ltd at Noida.

Besides, two SEZs are proposed to be set up in Lucknow by Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd — one IT/ITeS SEZ and one biotech SEZ. These two proposals along with one proposal of Jhujhunwala Vanaspati Ltd and Hari Fertilisers Ltd for setting up of multi-services SEZ with a 25 megawatt captive power plant at Chandauli have also been recommended to the Union Government for the in-principal approvals.

Source: The Hindu