Goa govt isn't closing down SEZs, says commerce secy 8 Jun, 2008, 0206 hrs IST,Shantanu Nandan Sharma, TNN
NEW DELHI: The Goa government, which mounted pressure on the Centre to cancel all Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the state, has not taken any initiative to close down those estates and compensate the developers in the last six months, commerce ministry officials said. Three developers of formally approved SEZs, who acquired 101 hectares of land from government-owned Goa industrial development corporation (GIDC), are at a loss whether the state government would take back those land and suitably compensate them, sources told SundayET. The ministry of commerce which cancelled four approved SEZs at the request of the Goa government has refused to cancel three notified SEZs as the SEZ Act has no provisions to de-notify any SEZ. The ministry, however, did not process 12 other applications which also sought to develop SEZs in the state. When contacted, commerce secretary G K Pillai said: "During the last six months or so, the Goa government has not taken any step to close down the SEZs. We are told that they have even asked for this year's lease rent of land from some developers. As the state government has not done any paperwork, some developers have recently received environmental clearance too," Mr Pillai said. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Economy/Goa_govt_isnt_closing_down_S EZs_says_commerce_secy/articleshow/3110248.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino
