Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at Village Purakkad, Taluk Ambalappuzha, District Alappuzha in the State of Kerala - de-notification of entire area of 13.4415 Hectares of the Special Economic Zone - Seeks to rescind Notification Number S.O. 2947 (E) dated 18th November, 2009 - S.O. 6004 (E) - Special Economic Zone

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (SEZ DIVISION) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th December, 2022 S.O. 6004 (E). -WHEREAS, M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited, 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 Purakkad, Taluk Ambalappuzha, District Alappuzha 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 Zone Rules 2006 , notified an area of 13.4415 hectares at above Special Economic Zone vide Ministry of Commerce and Industry Notification number S.O. 2947 (E) dated 18th November, 2009; AND, WHEREAS, M/s. Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited has now proposed to de-notify entire area of 13.4415 hectares of the above Special Economic Zone; AND, WHEREAS, the State Government of Kerala has given No Objection Certificate to the proposal vide letter No. IT-A2/125/2020-ITD dated 09th April, 2021; AND, WHEREAS, the Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone has recommended the proposal for de-notification of entire area of 13.4415 Hectares of the Special Economic Zone. After the de-notification, the land will be returned to the Revenue Department in order to get it available to Forest Department for establishment of community reserve in the above area; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by first proviso to rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules 2006 , the Central Government hereby rescinds the above notification except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission. [F. No. F.1/106/2008-SEZ] VIPUL BANSAL, Jt. Secy.