To set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at village Eramam Taluka Thaliparambu, District Kannur in the State of Kerala - S.O. 2583(E) - Special Economic Zone

To set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at village Eramam Taluka Thaliparambu, District Kannur in the State of Kerala MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 9th October, 2009 S.O. 2583(E). - M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited, a private organization in the State of Kerala, 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 Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at village Eramam Taluka Thaliparambu, District Kannur 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 Special Economic Zone on 19th September 2008; Now, therefore, 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 :- (i) the Central Government hereby notifies the following area comprising of the survey number and the area given below in the Table, as a Special Economic Zone, namely: - TABLE Serial No. Name of the Village Block number Survey number Area (in Hect. Are. Sqm) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Eramam 30 310 10.37.50 Total 10.37.50 hectares (ii) the Central Government hereby also constitutes a Committee to be called the Approval Committee for the above sector specific 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. 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 Kerala Member, ex-officio 8. Representative of M/s. Kerala Stale Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (Developer of the zone) Special Invitee (iii) the Central Government hereby also appoints the 9th day of October, 2009 as the date from which above the sector specific Special Economic Zone shall be deemed to be Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). [F.No. 1/10/2008 -SEZ] ANIL MUKIM, Jt. Secy