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:
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Financial Year(s)
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Revenue/Duty Foregone under SEZ Scheme
(Rs. in Crore)
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1
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2011-2012
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17211.27
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2
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2012-2013
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19676.48
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3
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2013-2014 (Provisional)
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23056.47
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Annexure-I to the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 for 6th August, 2014.
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State-wise details of Exporting SEZs
(As on 30.6.2014)
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States/UTs
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Exporting SEZs (Central Govt. + State Govt./Private SEZs + notified SEZs under the SEZ Act, 2005)
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1
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Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana)
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42
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2
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Chandigarh
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2
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3
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Chhattisgarh
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1
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4
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Gujarat
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18
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5
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Haryana
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6
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6
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Karnataka
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25
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7
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Kerala
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14
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8
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Madhya Pradesh
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2
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9
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Maharashtra
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25
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10
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Odisha
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1
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11
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Punjab
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2
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12
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Rajasthan
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4
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13
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Tamil Nadu
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34
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14
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Uttar Pradesh
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10
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15
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West Bengal
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6
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GRAND TOTAL
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192
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Annexure-II to the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 for 6th August, 2014.
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State-wise details of contribution of Exports and Employment from SEZs during the last three years
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Exports
(Rs. in Crore)
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Employment*
(In Persons)
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States/UTs
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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1
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Gujarat
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182414.33
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226937.74
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225042
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42097
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51190
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75586
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2
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Karnataka
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22006.81
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39363.94
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51372.88
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85055
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141366
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193686
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3
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Tamil Nadu
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50152.39
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67618.00
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71417
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219989
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237950
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268405
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4
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Maharashtra
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24198.83
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42962.25
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56399.23
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194469
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271134
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339919
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5
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Kerala
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31373.30
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33824.47
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8003.64
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23799
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25701
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32311
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6
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Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana)
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18163.80
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27687.71
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33291.07
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117266
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144346
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157280
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7
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Uttar Pradesh
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13637.38
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12591.49
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16282.42
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63637
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75101
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83970
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8
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West Bengal
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14870.70
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15050.70
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16204.27
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36309
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55656
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48112
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9
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Haryana
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3442.95
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4980.75
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8740.43
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29220
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38497
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50208
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10
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Madhya Pradesh
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1637.12
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1937.16
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2984.23
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12313
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12429
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10308
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11
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Rajasthan
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1315.69
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1498.42
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2036.59
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11028
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13163
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14574
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12
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Chandigarh
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1103.25
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1339.93
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1778.15
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7620
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6140
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5927
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13
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Chhattisgarh
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0
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9.56
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1.84
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0
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119
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119
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14
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Odisha
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158.27
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217.21
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386.09
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1787
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1715
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1577
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15
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Punjab
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2.91
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139.60
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136.72
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299
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369
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1299
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16
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Goa
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0
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0
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0
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28
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28
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28
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TOTAL
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364478
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476159
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494077
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844916
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1074904
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1283309
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* Calculated on cumulative basis.
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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.
