Difference between revisions of "Special Economic Zones"
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| − | Special Economic Zones | + | land allotted for SEZs was misused and diverted. This is especially important in the light of the discussion happening around the Land Acquisition Ordinance of the NDA government.(Report number 21 of 2014 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs)) |
| + | '''Diversion of SEZ land for commercial purposes:''' 14% of land i.e., out of 39245.56 hectares of land notified in the six States. 10,5402.22 hectares was diverted for commercial purposes after de-notification. Many tracts of these lands were acquired invoking the ‘public purpose’ clause. Thus, land acquired was not serving the objectives of the SEZ act. | ||
| + | Restricted land allotted for SEZ activity: Nine (9) SEZs were allotted land which was restricted under various statutes (Defence, Forest, Irrigated land) in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal involving 2949.61 hectares of restricted land as detailed below. | ||
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| + | | [[Nature of Land]] || [[State|State]] [[Area of Land Notified as SEZ]] || [[Area of Land Under restricted category]] || [[Area of Land % of restricted land notified as SEZ]] || | ||
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| + | | [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]] || [[Cricket World Cup]] || [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] || Multiple venues | ||
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| + | | [[Multi-sport event]] || [[South Asian Games]] || [[1987 South Asian Games|1987]] || [[Kolkata]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:59, 18 April 2018
land allotted for SEZs was misused and diverted. This is especially important in the light of the discussion happening around the Land Acquisition Ordinance of the NDA government.(Report number 21 of 2014 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs)) Diversion of SEZ land for commercial purposes: 14% of land i.e., out of 39245.56 hectares of land notified in the six States. 10,5402.22 hectares was diverted for commercial purposes after de-notification. Many tracts of these lands were acquired invoking the ‘public purpose’ clause. Thus, land acquired was not serving the objectives of the SEZ act. Restricted land allotted for SEZ activity: Nine (9) SEZs were allotted land which was restricted under various statutes (Defence, Forest, Irrigated land) in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal involving 2949.61 hectares of restricted land as detailed below.
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| Nature of Land || State Area of Land Notified as SEZ || Area of Land Under restricted category || Area of Land % of restricted land notified as SEZ ||
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| 20px Cricket (ODI) || Cricket World Cup || 1987 || Multiple venues
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| Multi-sport event || South Asian Games || 1987 || Kolkata
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