GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE) RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23rd JULY 2014 NON-FUNCTIONING SEZs *221. SHRI AMBETH RAJAN: Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: a) the details of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs), name and their developers, which have not started functioning despite approval given by Government; b) the reasons for their not starting functioning and period for which they are lying non- operational; c) the details of the loss of revenue to Government due to non-functioning of SEZs, for whom land and other tax sops were given; and d) the action taken by Government in this regard? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) a) to d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 FOR ANSWER ON 23rd JULY, 2014 REGARDING “NON- FUNCTIONING SEZs” (a): The details of approved non-functional Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is at Annexure. (b): Setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is a long term process and time for completion of project depends on several issues. The reasons for not being able to operationalise the SEZs include changed fiscal incentive regime for SEZs, difficulty in achieving contiguity of land, global recession, delay in approvals from statutory/State Government bodies and delay in environmental clearance, etc. (c): The SEZ is cancelled/de-notified subject to payment of all applicable duties and tax benefits availed by the Developer and receipt of No-objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned State Government. The loss is more in terms of lost opportunity in creation of additional economic activities, generation of jobs and their contribution to exports. (d): Review of functioning of SEZs is an on-going process and on the basis of inputs/suggestions received from stakeholders on the policy and operational framework of the SEZ Scheme, Government periodically takes necessary measures so as to facilitate speedy and effective implementation of SEZ Scheme. ***** Annexure to the Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. *221 for 23rd July, 2014 List of Non-functional SEZs (as on 31.3.2014) Sl.No State Name of the Location Type State Area Date of wise Developer code (hectares) Notification Sl. No. Remarks ANDHRA PRADESH 1 1 Sanghi SEZ Pvt. Ltd. Village Koheda, IT/ITES AP 202.4 12th Dec Ranga Reddy 2006 District, Andhra Pradesh 2 2 Whitefield Paper Tallapudi Mandal, Writing and AP 109.81 22th Dec Mills Ltd. West Godavari printing paper 2006 District, Andhra mill Pradesh 3 3 Emaar Hills Manikonda Village, IT/ITES AP 10.33(add 10th April Township Private Rajendranagar 3.14 and 2007/ 19th Limited Mandal, Ranga De- May, 2010 Reddy District, notified- Andhra Pradesh 2.95) Total 10.52 4 4 Brahmani Infratech Mamidipalli Village, IT/ITES AP 60.7 14th April Private Limited Sarroornagar 2007 Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 5 5 Kakinada SEZ Ramanakkapeta Multi-product AP 1035.6688 23th April Private Limited and A. V. Nagaram 2007 Vikllages, East Godavari District, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 6 6 Rudradev Infopark Kistapur & IT/ITES AP 12.25 28th May Pvt. Ltd. Antharam Villages, 2007 Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 7 7 Satyam Computer Thotlakonda Hills, IT/ITES AP 20 1st June De-notification Services Limited Visakhapatnam 2007 / 17th approved by District, Andhra April 2007 BoA dated 31st Pradesh May, 2011 8 8 Stargaze Properties Kancha Imarat, IT/ITES AP 68.96 1st June Pvt. Ltd. Raviryal village, 2007 Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 9 9 Mahaveer Chevella village, IT/ITES AP 22-78 6th June Skyscrapers Limited Besides Faraha 2007 Engineering College, Ranga Reddy District Andhra Pradesh 10 10 Neogen Properties Thumkunta and Apparel Sector AP 141.65 13th June De-notification Pvt. Ltd. Gollapuram 2007 approved by Villages, Hindupur BoA dated 14th Mandal, Anantapur January, 2011 District, Andhra Pradesh 11 11 Information Kokapet Village, IT/ITES AP 47.6 13th June Technology and Serilingampalli 2007 Communication Mandal, Ranga Department (IT and Reddy District in C), Government of the State of Andhra Andhra Pradesh Pradesh through Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) 12 12 Maytas Ventures Gundla Pochampalli IT/ITES AP 14.15 13th June De-notification SEZ Private Limited Village, Medchal 2007 approved by Mandal, Ranga BoA dated 11th Reddy District , August 2009 Andhra Pradesh 13 13 Maytas Hill County Bachupally village, IT/ITES AP 29.87 13th June SEZ Private Limited Qutbullapur 2007 Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 14 14 Andhra Pradesh Karkapatla Village, Bio-technology AP 40.47 25th July Industrial Mulugu Mandal, 2007 Infrastructural Medak District, Corporation Andhra Pradesh Ltd.(APIIC) 15 15 Andhra Pradesh Maheshwaram electronics AP 111 25th July Industrial Mandal, Ranga hardware 2007 Infrastructural Reddy District, Corporation Andhra Pradesh Ltd.(APIIC) 16 16 V. R. Enterprises Ananthasagar IT/ITES AP 10.12 17th Sep Village, 2007 Hasanparthy Mandal, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh 17 17 VGTM Urban Nowluru Village, IT/ITES AP 16.44 29th Oct Development Mangalagiri 2007 Authority Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 18 18 Andhra Pradesh Madikonda Village, IT/ITES AP 14.5 12th Dec Industrial Hanamkonda 2007 Infrastructure Mandal, Warangal Corporation District, Andhra Limited (APIIC) Pradesh 19 19 Andhra Pradesh Kurukalva IT/ITES AP 32.51 24th Jan Industrial Village,Renigunta 2008 Infrastructural Mandal, Tirupati Corporation Division, Chittor Ltd.(APIIC) District, Andhra Pradesh 20 20 Andhra Pradesh Putlampalli Village, IT/ITES AP 21.36 15th Feb Industrial Cuddapah Mandal, 2008 Infrastructure Cuddapah District, Corporation Andhra Pradesh Limited (APIIC) 21 21 Genpact India Jawaharnagar IT/ITES AP 20.234 26th May Business Processing Village, 2008 Private Limited Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 22 22 Cognizant Survey No. 255, IT/ITES AP 16.19 9th June Technology Adibatla Village, 2008 Solutions India Pvt. Ibrahimpatnam Ltd. Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 23 23 Tata Consultancy Adibatla village, IT/ITES AP 30.35175 4th Feb Services Limited Ibrahimpatnam 2009 Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh 24 24 Raagamayuri Village IT/ITES AP 12.15 23rd April Builders Pvt.Ltd. Tadakanapalli, 2009 Rural Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh 25 25 S2Tech.com India Village and Mandal IT/ITES, Electrical AP 10.0964 23rd April De-notification Pvt.Ltd. Kandukur, District Hardware 2009 approved by Rangareddy, BoA dated 31st Andhra Pradesh. May, 2011 26 26 Beneficent Villages Parigi and Multi-services AP 366.409 23rd April Knowledge Parks Serikolum, Mandal 2009 and Properties Ltd. Parigi, Ananthapur (Formerly Rassai District, Andhra Properties and Pradesh. Industries Ltd) 27 27 Andhra Pradesh Gambheeram IT/ITES AP 20.76 24th April Industrial Village, Andhra 2009 Infrastructural Pradesh Corporation Ltd.(APIIC) 28 28 Dr. Reddy's Village Lingampally Pharmaceuticals AP 103 24th April De-notification Laboratories and Melasangam, 2009 approved by Limited Mandal BoA dated 28th Munipally,District November, Medak, Andhra 2011 pradesh. 29 29 Anrak Aluminnium APIIC Industrial Alumina/ AP 113.69159 5th May Ltd. Park, Village G. Aluminium / 641.966 2009/ 5th Koduru, Mandal refining, smelting, (Total March, 2010 Makavarapallem, associated 755.6576 ) District processes, Visakhapatanam, Products and raw Andhra Pradesh material industrial 30 30 Andhra Pradesh Villages Biotechnology AP 31.99 24th August Industrial Ratchumarripalli, 2009 Infrastructural Peddarangapuram Corporation and Venkatampalli, Ltd.(APIIC) Mandal Pulivendula, District Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 31 31 Dr. Reddy's Village Pharmaceutical AP 100.37 11th Laboratories Devunipalavalasa, November, Limited Mandal 2009 Ranasthalam, District Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. 32 32 Shantha Village Biotech and AP 10.12 13th August, Biotechnics Limited Muppireddipally, related activites 2010 Mandal Toopran, District Medak, Andhra Pradesh 33 33 Indus Gene Village Kodur and Biotechnology AP 10.53 18th March, Expressions Limited Settepalli, Mandal 2011 Chilamathur, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. 34 34 Parsvnath SEZ Phase - III, Biotechnology AP 10 20th Limited Biotechnology Park, December, Village Karkapatla, 2011 Mandal Mulugu, District Medak, Andhra Pradesh 35 35 Biological E. Limited Village Kolthur, Biotechnology AP 10.347 16th March, De-notification Mandal 2012 approved by Shameerpe, District BoA dated 12th Ranga Reddy, June, 2013 Andhra Pradesh 36 36 Kakinada SEZ Ponnada, Multi Product AP 1013.64 6th Private Limited Mulapeta, February, Ramanakkapeta 2013 villages in Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 37 37 Radiant Muppireddypally Electronic AP 10.223 20th June, Corporation Private Village, Andhra Hardware and 2013 Limited Pradesh Software and related activities 38 38 Bavana Sai Uppaluru, Software AP 25 Formal Associates Manthana, Development/ Approval Kesarapalli Village, ITES Andhra Pradesh 39 39 Whitecity Projects Survey No. 238 to IT/ITES AP 45.8 Formal International 260, Kaza Village, Approval Private Limited Mangalagiri Mandal and S.No. 23-29 and 55-71, Kantheru Village, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 40 40 GMR Hyderabad GMR Hyderabad Airport based AP 101.2 Formal International International Multi product Approval Airport Limited Airport, Shamshadbad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 41 41 Infosys