To set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for handicrafts sector at Village Sarai Kohand, Tehsil Panipat, District Panipat and Village Kohand, Tehsil Gharonda, District Karnal in the State of Haryana - S. O. 2059(E) - Special Economic Zone

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION 09/09/2011 S. O. 2059(E) - WHEREAS, M/s. Natasha Housing and Urban Development Limited, a private organisation, has proposed under section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), to set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for handicrafts sector at Village Sarai Kohand, Tehsil Panipat, District Panipat and Village Kohand, Tehsil Gharonda, District Karnal in the State of Haryana; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that requirements under sub-section (8) of section 3 of the said Act , and other related requirements are fulfilled and it has granted letter of approval under sub-section (10) of section 3 of the said Act for development, operation and maintenance of the above sector specific Special Economic Zone on 29th November, 2010; NOW, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and in pursuance of rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 , hereby notifies the following area at above location with survey numbers given below in the Table, as a Special Economic Zone, namely:- Table Sl. No. Name of the Village Khasra No. Area (in hectares) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Kohand (Karnal) 2 0.1125 2. 6 0.4000 3. 9 0.4000 4. 10/1 0.3850 5. 10/2 0.0400 6. 12/21 0.0700 7. 12/23 0.2500 8. 13/13 0.1275 9. 13/17/1 0.0925 10. 18/1 0.2300 11. 23/5/2 0.3150 12. 24/1 0.3900 13. 24/1/1 0.1500 14. 24/3 0.2225 15. 24/8/1 0.3500 16. Sarai Kohand (Panipat) 300 0.3140 17. 307 0.3333 18. 308 0.3333 19. 309 0.2499 20. 312 0.3333 21. 313 0.3333 22. 314 0.3333 23. 316 0.4173 24. 317 0.2625 25. 318/1 0.0166 26. 318/2 0.3140 27. 319 0.1528 28. 320 0.3801 29. 321 0.3333 30. 322 0.3333 31. 323 0.3333 32. 324 0.1280 33. 325 0.1652 34. 326 0.2685 35. 327 0.3016 36. 328 0.3333 37. 329 0.3140 38. 330 0.3333 39. 332 0.3347 Total 10.4872 Hectares AND, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , hereby constitutes a Committee to be called the Approval Committee for the above Special Economic Zone for the purposes of section 14 of the said Act consisting of the following Chairperson and Members, namely:- 1. Development Commissioner of the Special Economic Zone - Chairperson ex-officio 2. Director or Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce or his nominee not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of India - Member, ex-officio 3. Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone - Member, ex-officio 4. Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner - Member, ex-officio 5. Commissioner of Income Tax having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner - Member, ex-officio 6. Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, Banking Division, Government of India - Member, ex-officio 7. Two Officers, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to be nominated by the State Government - Member, ex-officio 8. Representative of the Developer of the zone - Special Invitee AND, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , hereby appoints the 9th day of September, 2011 as the date from which the above Special Economic Zone shall be deemed to be Inland Container Depot under section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) .