35 SEZs cleared

The board of approval for special economic zones SEZs gave the green signal to 35 projects including a formal approval to Reliance8217;s Rs 16,000 crore SEZ for petrochemicals at Jamnagar and a number of IT-based SEZs from companies like Tata Consultancy Services, HCL, Dalmia and Syntel International. A total of 60 proposals were considered by the board.

Three 1,000 acre multi-product SEZs were cleared by the board: Rajasthan Explosives8217; proposal for a SEZ in Dhaulpur, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation8217;s proposal for a SEZ in Krishnagiri and SRM infrastructure8217;s SEZ in Mewat, Haryana.

Syntel International8217;s proposals for two IT-based SEZs, one each in Pune and Bangalore, were also approved while TCS received the go-ahead to set up a project in Chennai. The board of approval meeting was chaired by commerce additional secretary G.K. Pillai.