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No. K-43022/84/2024-SEZ

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce (SEZ Section)

Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 08" October, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: - 123rd meeting of the Board of Approval for Special Economic Zones held on 04" October, 2024 in Bangalore - regarding.

Please find enclosed herewith Minutes of the 123rd meeting of the Board of Approval for Special Economic Zones held on 04" October, 2024 in Bangalore under the Chairmanship of Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, Department of Commerce for information and necessary action.

(Sumit Kumar Sa a yA Under Secretary to the Government of India Tel: 011-23039829 Email: sumit.sachan@nic.in

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  1. Central Board of Excise and Customs, Member (Customs), Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi. (Fax: 23092628).

  2. Central Board of Direct Taxes, Member (JT), Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi. (Telefax: 23092107).

  3. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Banking Division, Jeevan Deep Building,New Delhi (Fax: 23344462/23366797).

  4. ShriSanjiv, Joint Secretary, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), UdyogBhawan, New Delhi.

  5. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi.

  6. Joint Secretary (E), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, ShastriBhawan, New Delhi

  7. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Protection, KrishiBhawan, New Delhi. 8. Ministry of Science and Technology, Sc ‘G’ & Head (TDT), Technology Bhavan, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi. (Telefax: 26862512)

  8. Joint Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, 7" Floor, Block 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.

Mehrauli Road, New Delhi. (Telefax: 26862512)

  1. Joint Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, 7" Floor, Block 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.

  2. Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Scale Industry), Room No. 701, NirmanBhavan, New _ Delhi (Fax: 23062315).

  3. Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex, New Delhi. (Fax: 24363101)

  4. Joint Secretary (IS-I), Ministry. of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi (Fax: 23092569)

  5. Joint Secretary (DIP), D/o Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan

  6. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Pariyavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi — 110003 (Fax: 24363577)

  7. Joint Secretary & Legislative Counsel, Legislative Department, M/o Law & Justice, A- Wing, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. (Tel: 23387095).

  8. Department of Legal Affairs (Shri Hemant Kumar, Assistant Legal Adviser), M/o Law & Justice, New Delhi.

  9. Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 18. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. (Fax: 24674140)

  10. Chief Planner, Department of Urban Affairs, Town Country Planning Organisation, Vikas Bhavan (E-Block), I.P. Estate, New Delhi. (Fax: 23073678/23379197)

  11. Director General, Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi.

ng Organisation, Vikas Bhavan (E-Block), I.P. Estate, New Delhi. (Fax: 23073678/23379197)

  1. Director General, Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi.

  2. Director General, Export Promotion Council for EOUs/SEZs, 8G, git Floor, Hansalaya Building, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi — 110 001 (Fax: 223329770)

  3. Dr. Rupa Chanda, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Bennerghata Road, Bangalore, Karnataka

  4. Development Commissioner, Noida Special Economic Zone, Noida.

  5. Development Commissioner, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Gandhidham.

  6. Development Commissioner, Falta Special Economic Zone, Kolkata.

  7. Development Commissioner, SEEPZ Special Economic Zone, Mumbai.

  8. Development Commissioner, Madras Special Economic Zone, Chennai

  9. Development Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Visakhapatnam

  10. Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Cochin.

  11. Development Commissioner, Indore Special Economic Zone, Indore. 31. Development Commissioner, Mundra Special Economic Zone, 4" Floor, C Wing, Port Users Building, Mundra (Kutch) Gujarat.

  12. Development Commissioner, Dahej Special Economic Zone, Fadia Chambers, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

  13. Development Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone, SEEPZ Service Center, Central Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai — 400 096

  14. Development Commissioner, Sterling Special Economic Zone, Sandesara Estate, Atladra Padra Road, Vadodara - 390012

ic Zone, SEEPZ Service Center, Central Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai — 400 096

  1. Development Commissioner, Sterling Special Economic Zone, Sandesara Estate, Atladra Padra Road, Vadodara - 390012

  2. Development Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone, Udyog Bhawan, 9" Floor, Siripuram, Visakhapatnam — 3

  3. Development Commissioner, Reliance Jamnagar Special Economic Zone, Jamnagar, Gujarat

  4. Development Commissioner, Surat Special Economic Zone, Surat, Gujarat

  5. Development Commissioner, Mihan Special Economic Zone, Nagpur, Maharashtra

  6. Development Commissioner, Sricity Special Economic Zone, Andhra Pradesh.

  7. Development Commissioner, Mangalore Special Economic Zone, Mangalore.

  8. Development Commissioner, GIFT SEZ, Gujarat

  9. Commerce Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad — 500022. (Fax: 040-23452895). 43. Government of Telangana, Special Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Telangana Secretariat Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

  10. Government of Karnataka, Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industry Department, VikasSaudha, Bangalore — 560001. (Fax: 080-22259870)

  11. Government of Maharashtra, Principal Secretary (Industries), Energy and Labour Department, Mumbai — 400 032.

  12. Government of Gujarat, Principal Secretary, Industries and Mines Department Sardar Patel Bhawan, Block No. 5, 3rd Floor, Gandhinagar — 382010 (Fax: 079-23250844).

epartment, Mumbai — 400 032.

  1. Government of Gujarat, Principal Secretary, Industries and Mines Department Sardar Patel Bhawan, Block No. 5, 3rd Floor, Gandhinagar — 382010 (Fax: 079-23250844).

  2. Government of West Bengal, Principal Secretary, (Commerce and Industry), IP Branch (4 Floor), SEZ Section, 4, Abanindranath Tagore Sarani (Camac Street) Kolkata — 700 016

  3. Government of Tamil Nadu, Principal Secretary (Industries), Fort St. George, Chennai — 600009 (Fax: 044-25370822).

  • 49.Government of Kerala, Principal Secretary (Industries), Government Secretariat, Trivandrum — 695001 (Fax: 0471-2333017).

    1. Government of Haryana, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary), Department of Industries, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh (Fax: 01722740526).

  1. Government of Rajasthan, Principal Secretary (Industries), Secretariat Campus, Bhagwan Das Road, Jaipur — 302005 (0141-2227788).

  2. Government of Uttar Pradesh, Principal Secretary, (Industries), LalBahadurShastri Bhawan, Lucknow — 226001 (Fax: 0522-2238255).

  3. Government of Punjab, Principal Secretary Department of Industry & Commerce UdyogBhawan), Sector -17, Chandigarh- 160017.

  4. Government of Puducherry, Secretary, Department of Industries, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.

  5. Government of Odisha, Principal Secretary (Industries), Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneshwar — 751001 (Fax: 0671-536819/2406299).

  6. Government of Madhya Pradesh, Chief Secretary, (Commerce and_ Industry), VallabhBhavan, Bhopal (Fax: 0755-2559974)

ries), Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneshwar — 751001 (Fax: 0671-536819/2406299).

  1. Government of Madhya Pradesh, Chief Secretary, (Commerce and_ Industry), VallabhBhavan, Bhopal (Fax: 0755-2559974)

  2. Government of Uttarakhand, Principal Secretary, (Industries), No. 4, Subhash Road, Secretariat, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

  3. Government of Jharkhand (Secretary), Department of Industries Nepal House, Doranda, Ranchi — 834002.

  4. Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli, Secretary (Industries), Department of Industries, Secretariat, Moti Daman — 396220 (Fax: 0260-2230775).

  5. Government of Nagaland, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce), Kohima, Nagaland.

  6. Government of Chattishgarh, Commissioner-cum-Secretary Industries, Directorate of Industries, LIC Building Campus, 2™ Floor, Pandri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Fax: 0771-258365 1).

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Minutes of the 123rd meetingof the Board of Approvalfor SEZs held on 4th October, 2024 in Bangalore

The One Hundred and Twenty-Third (123rd) meeting of the Board of Approval (BoA) for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was held on 4th October, 2024 under the chairmanship of Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, Department of Commerce, at Bangalore through hybrid mode. The list of participants is at Annexure-I.

The item-wise decisions taken by the Board are as below:

Item No. 123.1:

Ratification of the minutes of the 122™4 meeting of the Board of Approval for Special Economic Zones held on 30th August, 2024.

The Board ratified the minutes of the 122"4 meeting of the BoA for SEZs held on 30th August, 2024.

Item No. 123.2:

Request for extension of LoA of SEZ Unit [2 proposals — 123.2(i) and 123.2(ii)|

123.2(i) - Proposal of M/s. Zen Technologies Limited in M/s. TSIIC Ltd. Adibatla SEZ for extension of Letter of Approval (LOA) beyond 02.02.2021 and upto 02.08.2025.

_ The Board, after deliberations, regularised the validity of the LoA for the earlier period and granted extension of validity of LoA for further one year, i.e., upto 02.08.2025. The Board further directed DC, VSEZ to understand the exact reasons for delay by State Government in the instant issue and to apprise BOA during next meeting.

It was also directed that all DCs should regularly monitor such pendencies, and the same should be taken up at the appropriate level in the concerned State government for early resolution. Further, where there is inordinate delay in getting approvals from various Departments of State Governments despite such efforts, the same may be apprised to the SEZ Division, DoC from time to time such that it may be taken up with the respective State Governments at higher levels.

123.2(ii) - Proposal of M/s. GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited, for extension of validity of Letter of Approval dated 16.09.2011. Page 1of5 ae

The Board, after deliberations, granted extension of validity of LoA for further one year, 1.e., upto 15.09.2025.

Item No. 123.3:

Request for approval of Restricted/Prohibited items |2 proposals — 123.3() and 123.3(ii)|

ions, granted extension of validity of LoA for further one year, 1.e., upto 15.09.2025.

Item No. 123.3:

Request for approval of Restricted/Prohibited items |2 proposals — 123.3() and 123.3(ii)|

123.3(i) - Proposal of M/s. HCL Technologies Limited, Developer for approval of ‘Restricted’ item to carry on authorised operations in the IT/ITES SEZ at Plot No. 3A, 3B & 2C, Sector-126, Noida (U.P.).

The Board, after deliberations, approved the proposal of M/s. HCL Technologies Limited for the following restricted items in terms of proviso to Rule 27(1) of SEZ Rules, 2006 to carry out the authorised operations in the IT/ITES SEZ at Plot No. 3A, 3B & 2C, Sector-126, Noida (U.P.): -

|S.|No.|Authorized Operation / item description|Authorized Operation / item description|Sl. No. at default|Sl. No. at default|{Estimated|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||list ofAutho. Opr.|||Cost (Rs. in|
|||||as per|Inst. No. 50||Crores)|
|||||& 54|||
||i.|Air|Conditioning ofprocessing area.||21|0.84|
|||(i)|Refrigerant - R407C (HSN 38276400)||||
|||(ii)|Refrigerant - R410A(HSN 38276300)||||
|||(iii)|Refrigerant - R32 (HSN 29034200)||||
|||(iv)|Refrigerant — R134A(HSN 29034500)||||
|||(v)|Refrigerant—R404(HSN38276100)||||

Further, the Board directed that the relevant provisions of the SEZ Rules may be examined for suitable amendment to simplify the approval process for such proposals at the level of UAC itself.

123.3(ii) - Proposal of M/s. V.M. Maniyar Exports, Plot No. 103-104-A, 73 & 74, Surat SEZ for Export of Prohibited Items.

plify the approval process for such proposals at the level of UAC itself.

123.3(ii) - Proposal of M/s. V.M. Maniyar Exports, Plot No. 103-104-A, 73 & 74, Surat SEZ for Export of Prohibited Items.

The Board, after deliberations, approved the proposal of M/s. V.M. Maniyar Exports, Plot No. 103-104-A, 73 & 74, Surat SEZ, for export of the following prohibited items subject to the condition that entire products manufactured from imported sandalwood would be exported and would not be diverted to DTA either in raw material or finished

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form or scrap in terms of Rule 26 of the SEZ Rules, 2006 with a direction to DC ensuring placement of proper checks in consultation with the Customs: -

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|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sr.|Items Description|for|nual|Item Code (ITC HS|
|No.|manufacturing|Capacity|(M.|Code No.)|
|Tons)|
|||1.|Sandalwood Heartwood|Billets|44039922|
|||2.|Sandalwood|Heartwood|Roots|44039922|
|||3.|Sandalwood|Heartwood|Logs|44039922|
|||4.|Sandalwood Heartwood Butts|44039922|
|||5.|Sandalwood Heartwood Artefacts|44039922|
|||6.|Sandalwood Heartwood|Pieces|44039922|
|||7.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Billets|44039922|
|||8.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Roots|44039922|
|||9.|Sandalwood Sapwood Logs|44039922|
|||10.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Butts|44039922|
|||11,|Sandalwood Sapwood Artefacts|44039922|

wood Sapwood|Billets|44039922|
|||8.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Roots|44039922|
|||9.|Sandalwood Sapwood Logs|44039922|
|||10.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Butts|44039922|
|||11,|Sandalwood Sapwood Artefacts|44039922|
|| 12.|Sandalwood Sapwood|Pieces|44039922|

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Item No. 123.4:

Request for approval of Partial/full de-notification [1 proposal — 123.4(i)]

123.4(i) - Proposal of M/s. Brandix India Apparel City Private Limited for partial de-notification of 25.428 Ha out of 386.806 Ha of their Textile SEZ at Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh.

The Board, after deliberations, reeommended the partial de-notification of 25.428 Ha out of 386.806 Ha in respect of M/s. Brandix India Apparel City Private Limited, Textile SEZ, at Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh.

Item No. 123.5:

Miscellaneous [1 proposal — 123.5(i)]

123.5(i) - Proposal in respect of M/s. Digiflex India Limited for Revival of Sick Unit and transfer of assets & liabilities to M/s. Knitpro International.

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The Board observed that M/s. Knitpro International would be required to pay all the outstanding lease rent and other liabilities, if any, with respect to LOA No. 08/43/88NEPZ dated 05.01.1989 issued to M/s. Digiflex India Ltd., Plot No. 55 & 58D, NSEZ. However, the status of all the outstanding dues/liabilities was not clear. Further, the present proposal for revival of LoA is in line with the scheme of revival approved by the Hon’ble High Court or otherwise is also not clear.

The Board, after deliberations, deferred the proposal with a direction to DC, NSEZ to re-examine the matter in relation to the outstanding dues and liabilities, and to ensure that the proposal aligns with the revival scheme approved by the Hon’ble High Court.

Appeal [2 cases — 123.6(i) and 123.6(4i)|

123.6(i) - Appeal filed by M/s. Kutch Polymers against the decision of UAC,

The Board approved the appellant’s request for withdrawal of the appeal.

123.6(ii) - Appeal filed by M/s. C Tech Corporation under the provision of Section 16(4) of the SEZ Act, 2005 against the Order-in-Original dated 11.06.2024 passed by DC, Surat SEZ.

The Board heard the appellant and after deliberations directed DC, Surat SEZ to obtain the details of the business plan, export orders for the next six months and time-frame to start the manufacturing along with specific milestones and timelines for each such milestone. These details will be presented before the Board in the next meeting. Accordingly, the Board deferred the matter to the next meeting.

Decisionon Supplementary Agenda

Item No.123.7:

Request for conversion of processing area into non-processing area under Rule 11(B) [1 proposal — 123.7(i)]

123.7(i) — Proposal of M/s. Mindspace Business Parks Private Limited, for demarcation of SEZ Processing Built-up area (50,946.2sq.mtr.) as NonProcessing Area in terms of Rule 11 B of SEZ Rules, amended in 2023. C\n Page 4o0f5 Sw

The Board, after deliberations, permitted the demarcation of the following processing built-up area as Non-Processing Area in terms of Rule 11B of SEZ Rules, 2006: -

|Sr.|||Building No.|No. offloors|
|---|---|---|---|
|No.||||
|||Bldg. No. 03|4'h& 7th Office floors [5,939.19 sq. mtr.]|
|||Bldg. No. 08|1st& and Office floors [6,491.73 sq. mtr.]|
|3|||Bldg. No. 09|2nd Office floors|
||||[3,253.32 sq. mtr.||
|4|||Bldg. No. 10|All 8 Officefloors|
||||[25,178.87 sq. mtr.||
|||Bldg. No. 14|4th sth& 7th Office floors [10,083.09 sq. mtr.]|

Item No. 123.8:

Miscellaneous [1 proposal for cancellation of Formal Approval — 123.8(i)]

123.8(4) - Proposal of M/s. ValueLabs Infra LLP, an IT/ITES SEZ at Sy. No. 211-213, Kokapet Village, Rajendra Nagar Mandai, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana for cancellation of their Formal Approval.

The Board, after deliberations, allowed surrender of the Formal Approval dated 05.02.2016 subject to No-objection by DoR. DGEP assured that NOC will be provided within a week.

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Annexure-I

List of Participants for the Meeting of the Board of Approval for SEZ held on 04.10.2024 under the Chairmanship of Commerce Secretary, Department of Commerce.

  1. Shri Sunil Barthwal, Chairman & Commerce Secretary, Department of Commerce 2. Shri L. Satya Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce

  2. Shri Vimal Anand, Joint Secretary, DoC

  3. Shri Senthil Nathan S, Director, DoC

  4. Smt. P. Hemalatha, Development Commissioner, CSEZ

  5. Shri Bipin Menon, Development Commissioner, NSEZ 7. Shri Dinesh Singh, Development Commissioner, KASEZ

  6. Shri Alex Paul Menon, Development Commissioner, MEPZ-SEZ 9. Shri D.B. Patil, Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ

  7. Shri Srinivas Muppaala, Development Commissioner, VSEZ

  8. Smt. Roshni Aparanji Korati, JDC, VSEZ 12. Shri CPS Chauhan, Joint Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ

  9. Shri Kiran M. Mohadikar, DDC, NSEZ

List of participants connected with Video Conferencing:-

  1. Shri Rajkumar, DG, DGEP

  2. Shri D.B Singh, Development Commissioner, FSEZ

  3. Dr. Praveen Development Commissioner, Mihan SEZ,

  4. Shri Abhimaniu Sharma, Development Commissioner, Surat SEZ

  5. Shri Lokesh HD, Additional DGFT

  6. Shri Rakesh Kumar, Additional DGFT

  7. Shri Vikas Singh, Director, ITA-I, CBDT 8. Shri Neeraj Rawat, DLA, D/o Legal Affairs 9. Shri Om Sharma, Tech. Consultant, Department of Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals, Petrochemicals Division

  8. Shri Anil Kant Mishra, Research Assistant TCPO, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Vikas Bhawan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi

  9. Dr Krishna Kanth P, Scientist E, Department of Science & Technology

  10. Ms. Renu Sinha (Additional Legislative Counsel)

  11. Dr. Sndeep Kumar Raut, TCPO, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

  12. Shri Noman Hafiz, CPO(DIP), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan ae

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