Central Government de-notifies an area of 4.4654 hectares, thereby making the total area of the Special Economic Zone as 13.5346 hectares at Village Mulavana, District Kollam in the State of Kerala - S.O. 1804 (E) - Special Economic Zone

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th April, 2022 S.O. 1804(E). -Whereas M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited, a government organization in the State of Kerala, had 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 Mulavana, District Kollam in the State of Kerala; AND, WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act read with rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules 2006 , had notified an area of 18.00 hectares at the above Special Economic Zone vide Ministry of Commerce and Industry Notification Number S.O.2954(E) dated 19th November, 2009; AND, WHEREAS, M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited has now proposed for de-notification of 4.4654 hectares from the above Special Economic Zone; AND, WHEREAS, the State Government of Kerala has given its approval to the proposal vide letter No. E IT-A2/4/2020/E ITD dated 11th May, 2020; AND, WHEREAS, the Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone has recommended the proposal for de-notification of an area of 4.4654 hectares of the above the Special Economic Zone. Further, out of 4.4654 hectares (11.03 acres), 10 acres of land will be transferred to Department of Revenue, Government of Kerala, as per the direction of Government of Kerala for allotting the same to Fisheries Department for establishing a Research Centre. The remaining 1.03 acres would be utilized for construction of working Women s Hostel for KSITIL SEZ, Kollam; AND, WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that the requirements under sub-section (8) of section 3 of the said Act and other related requirements are fulfilled; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by second proviso to 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 , the Central Government hereby de-notifies an area of 4.4654 hectares of the above Special Economic Zone, thereby making the total area of the Special Economic Zone as 13.5346 hectares. The Survey numbers and area for the denotification are given below in the table, namely: - TABLE FOR DE-NOTIFICATION AREA Sl. No. Name of Village Block No. Survey No. Total Area (in Hectares) 1. Perayam 10 392/1 Part 2.5048 2. 393/8 0.2140 3. Mulavana 407 Part 1.7466 Total 4.4654 Total Remaining Area of SEZ after above deletion 13.5346 [F. No. F.1/164/2008-SEZ] VIPUL BANSAL, Jt. Secy.