BOA grants formal approval to 23 SEZs

New Delhi, May 31 (UNI) The Board of Approval (BOA) of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) today gave formal approval to 22 SEZs and principle approval to six.

The Board which met here today considered 40 new applications for setting up of Special Economic Zones.

Prominent among the formal approvals were IT/ITeS SEZ by ETA Technopark Pvt Ltd in Tamil Nadu, IT/ITeS SEZ by Genpact India in Andhra Pradesh, Multiproduct SEZ by Gopalpur SEZ Limited in Orissa, IT/ITeS SEZ by Shivajimarg Properties Limited in Delhi, Biotech SEZ by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Vadodara, Gems and Jewellery SEZ by Shirpur Gold Refinery Limited at Dhulia and three SEZs for Textiles, Leather and Engineering Goods by Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) at Kanpur.

In addition, In principle approvals were granted to multiproduct SEZ by SRM Infrastructure Private Limited in Alwar, Rajasthan, Multi services SEZ by Society for Innovative Education and Development at Alwar, Rajasthan and a Carpet and Handicraft SEZ by UPSIDC in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh.

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