Baba Kalyani Heads Group to Study SEZ Policy
[MoC&I Press Release dated 6 June 2018]
Government of India has constituted a group of
eminent persons to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India.
The SEZ Policy was implemented from 1st
April, 2000. Subsequently the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 was passed by Parliament
in May, 2005 and received Presidential assent on the 23rd of June, 2005
and the Special Economic Zone Act was enacted. The SEZ Act, 2005, supported by SEZ
Rules, came into effect on 10th February, 2006.
The group will evaluate the SEZ policy, suggest
measures to cater to the needs of exporters in the present economic scenario and
make the SEZ policy WTO compatible, suggest course correction in SEZ policy, make
comparative analysis of the SEZ scheme and dovetail the SEZ policy with other similar
schemes.
The Group is required to submit its recommendation in 3 Months’ time.
|
S. No. |
Name of the Members |
|
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1 |
Shri Baba Kalyani, Chairman, Bharat Forge |
Chairman |
|
2 |
Shri Ravindra Sannareddy,
MD, Sricity SEZ Ltd. |
Member |
|
3 |
Shri Neel Raheja, Group President, K.
Raheja Group |
-Do- |
|
4 |
Shri Arun Misra, MD, Tata Steel SEZ Ltd. |
-Do- |
|
5 |
Ms. Anita Arjundas, MD, Mahindra Life
Space Developer |
-Do- |
|
6 |
Shri Ajay Pandey, MD & Group CEO, GIFT City SEZ ltd. |
-Do- |
|
7 |
Shri Srikanth Badiga,
Director, Hyderabad Phoenix Developer |
-Do- |
|
8 |
Principal Secretaries (Industries) of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka |
-Do- |
|
9 |
Additional Secretary (In-charge of SEZ Division, Department of
Commerce) |
Member Secretary |
|
10 |
Director (SEZ), Department of Commerce |
Coordinating Officer |