The Board of Approval (BoA) on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the apex decision-making body for such tax-free industrial enclaves, today approved a proposal to amalgamate three separate zones, effectively lifting the 5,000-hectare limit on such zones that the government imposed in 2007.
SEZ in Mundra, Gujarat denotified for three violations.
Developers had been urging dual usage of their SEZ land since the beginning of global financial recession in 2008.
Gajendrasinh Jadejha, the sarpanch of the Navi Naal village in Mundra taluka of Kutch, who has been sent to jail under the Prevention of Anti-Social Act by the Gujarat government, has filed a petition in the Gujarat high court against his detention and application of the tough law against him.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
Import curbs on Chinese panels and modules may help, but low demand and capacity remain problem areas, says Shreya Jai.