
The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts proposes to set up a Special Economic Zone in the National Capital Region of Greater Noida for processing of handicrafts.
8220;We have put up a demand to the government for setting up a product specific SEZ so that all the processing activities for handicrafts are brought under one complex,8221; Rakesh Kumar, ED, EPCH, said.
He said the broad objective of setting up the SEZ is to provide support to cottage, small scale and SMEs engaged in exports of handicrafts.
All export and import operations would be on a self-sustaining basis, Kumar said. The zone would provide an internationally competitive and hassle-free environment for exporters. The units in the SEZ could either be engaged in manufacturing or rendering of services.