By IANS
New Delhi : The government Tuesday gave formal clearance to three IT special economic zones (SEZs) in Navi Mumbai, promoted by Mukesh Ambani, and deferred all proposals for Uttar Pradesh.
The go-ahead was given at a meeting of commerce ministry’s Board of Approval (BoA) on SEZs, which took up 19 proposals for consideration.
“Three IT SEZs in Navi Mumbai have been granted formal clearances,” commerce secretary G.K. Pillai, who is also the chairperson of BoA, told reporters here.
“All proposals for setting up SEZs in Uttar Pradesh have been deferred since they did not have the possession of the land. Also, there was no official from the state government present,” Pillai added.
Besides the three Navi Mumbai SEZs, other prominent ones that received official nod were those of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mundra Port and Pride Infrastructure.
Pillai indicated that the government might soon reject as many as 100 SEZ proposals that had been given in-principle approvals but have failed to obtain their respective state government’s approvals.
“However, they can re-apply and put in fresh application for the government to consider. They are free to apply,” said Pillai.