Setting up a sector specific SEZ for electronics hardware and software including Information Technology enabled services at Villages Machenahalli and Nidige, District Shimoga - Karnataka - S.O. 1908(E) - Special Economic Zone

Setting up a sector specific SEZ for electronics hardware and software including Information Technology enabled services at Villages Machenahalli and Nidige, District Shimoga - Karnataka MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 4th August, 2010 S.O. 1908(E) .- Whereas, M/s. Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS), an enterprise of Government of Karnataka, 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 electronics hardware and software including Information Technology enabled services at Villages Machenahalli and Nidige, District Shimoga in the state of Karnataka; 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 31st March, 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 Survey No. Area(in hectares) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Machenahalli 76 0.3640 2 84 0.7996 3 85 0.4858 4 86 1.2247 5 91 0.0810 6 Nidige 134 3.3200 7 135 2.2770 8 136 0.1215 9 156 5.9000 Total 14.5736 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 Economy 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 Government of Karnataka —Member, ex-officio 8. Representative of M/s. Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS) (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 Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) hereby appoints the 4th day of August, 2010 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) . [F. No. F. 1/29/2009-SEZ] ANIL MUKIM, Jt. Secy.