In addition to Seven Central Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 11 State/Private Sector SEZs set-up prior to the enactment of the SEZ Act, 2005, formal approval has been accorded to 564 proposals out of which 387 SEZs have been notified. There are a total of 192 exporting SEZs. State-wise details of exporting SEZs and their contribution to exports and employment generation during the last three years are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
The value of tax exemption given to SEZs during the last three years is as under:
Sl. No.
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Financial Year(s)
|
Revenue/Duty Foregone under SEZ Scheme
(Rs. in Crore)
|
1
|
2011-2012
|
17211.27
|
2
|
2012-2013
|
19676.48
|
3
|
2013-2014 (Provisional)
|
23056.47
|
Annexure-I to the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 for 6th August, 2014.
State-wise details of Exporting SEZs
(As on 30.6.2014)
|
Sl. No.
|
States/UTs
|
Exporting SEZs (Central Govt. + State Govt./Private SEZs + notified SEZs under the SEZ Act, 2005)
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana)
|
42
|
2
|
Chandigarh
|
2
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
4
|
Gujarat
|
18
|
5
|
Haryana
|
6
|
6
|
Karnataka
|
25
|
7
|
Kerala
|
14
|
8
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2
|
9
|
Maharashtra
|
25
|
10
|
Odisha
|
1
|
11
|
Punjab
|
2
|
12
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
13
|
Tamil Nadu
|
34
|
14
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
10
|
15
|
West Bengal
|
6
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
192
|
Annexure-II to the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 for 6th August, 2014.
State-wise details of contribution of Exports and Employment from SEZs during the last three years
|
|
Exports
(Rs. in Crore)
|
Employment*
(In Persons)
|
Sl. No.
|
States/UTs
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
1
|
Gujarat
|
182414.33
|
226937.74
|
225042
|
42097
|
51190
|
75586
|
2
|
Karnataka
|
22006.81
|
39363.94
|
51372.88
|
85055
|
141366
|
193686
|
3
|
Tamil Nadu
|
50152.39
|
67618.00
|
71417
|
219989
|
237950
|
268405
|
4
|
Maharashtra
|
24198.83
|
42962.25
|
56399.23
|
194469
|
271134
|
339919
|
5
|
Kerala
|
31373.30
|
33824.47
|
8003.64
|
23799
|
25701
|
32311
|
6
|
Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana)
|
18163.80
|
27687.71
|
33291.07
|
117266
|
144346
|
157280
|
7
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
13637.38
|
12591.49
|
16282.42
|
63637
|
75101
|
83970
|
8
|
West Bengal
|
14870.70
|
15050.70
|
16204.27
|
36309
|
55656
|
48112
|
9
|
Haryana
|
3442.95
|
4980.75
|
8740.43
|
29220
|
38497
|
50208
|
10
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1637.12
|
1937.16
|
2984.23
|
12313
|
12429
|
10308
|
11
|
Rajasthan
|
1315.69
|
1498.42
|
2036.59
|
11028
|
13163
|
14574
|
12
|
Chandigarh
|
1103.25
|
1339.93
|
1778.15
|
7620
|
6140
|
5927
|
13
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
9.56
|
1.84
|
0
|
119
|
119
|
14
|
Odisha
|
158.27
|
217.21
|
386.09
|
1787
|
1715
|
1577
|
15
|
Punjab
|
2.91
|
139.60
|
136.72
|
299
|
369
|
1299
|
16
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
TOTAL
|
364478
|
476159
|
494077
|
844916
|
1074904
|
1283309
|
* Calculated on cumulative basis.
|
The information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.