BACKGROUND NOTE ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN INDIA

Introduction
India was one of the first in Asia to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia's first EPZ set up in Kandla in 1965. With a view to overcome the shortcomings experienced on account of the multiplicity of controls and clearances; absence of world-class infrastructure, and an unstable fiscal regime and with a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy was announced in April 2000....

Incentives and facilities offered to the SEZs
Source and next page: http://sezindia.nic.in

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The Chennai SEZ
http://www.mepz.gov.in/location.asp

The Mumbai SEZ
http://www.navimumbaisez.com/

The Noida SEZ
http://www.nsez.gov.in/

The Andhra Pradesh SEZ
http://www.apsez.com/

The Gujarat SEZ
http://www.kasez.com/index.asp

The Cochin SEZ
http://www.csez.com

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007