Setup a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Cheemeni, Taluk Hosdurg, District Kasaragod in the State of Kerala - S.O. 503(E) - Special Economic Zone

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th February, 2013 S.O. 503(E).- Whereas, M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited has proposed under Section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), to setup a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Cheemeni, Taluk Hosdurg, District Kasaragod in the State of Kerala; 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 19 th September, 2008; 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 Serial No. Village Survey Number Area (in hectares) 1 Cheemeni 260/1 A1A1 40.4711 Total 40.4711 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 28 th day of February, 2013 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. 1/109/2008-SEZ] RAJEEV ARORA, Jt. Secy.