Gujarat Special Economic Zone

Gujarat Special Economic Zone follows a set of policies for the proposed units to be set up in the zone. The Government of Gujarat is setting all these policies and these brought Gujarat in the forefront of industrial development.

The Government of Gujarat has issued a set of policies under the Government of India for the special economic zone in Gujarat in terms of infrastructural development for an augmented export production. The special economic zones in Gujarat can be set up either in public sector, or private sector, or in the collaboration unit of both private and public sector.

The state government has set this rule. The special economic zones in Gujarat are considered to be foreign territory in terms of duty and trading operations. SEZ in Gujarat has been planned with the aim bring in large dividends to the state that will lead to an accretion in the industrial development as well as generate new job opportunities. Special economic is considered to be a locomotive for accelerating the economic growth in Gujarat.

The state government has converted the two free trade zones, which are known as Kandla Free Trade Zone and Surat Export Processing Zone into special economic zones and these were already existing from before. These are in operation of late along with few more proposed units to be set up in the Gujarat Special Economic Zone. A number of incentives and facilities have been offered by the Central Government both to the Gujarat SEZ developers and the industrial units that are about to be established in the special economic zone of the state. Various units are being permitted for setting up in the Gujarat special economic zone. These units include manufacturing, trading or service activities. The Development Commissioner approves the proposals put forth for the setting up of these units in the SEZ. The State Government set the incentives and facilities to be offered by the SEZs in Gujarat through the units.

The Development Commissioner of the Gujarat special economic zone plays a crucial role in granting permission for single window clearance for the proposed units in the SEZ of the state that will effectively provide a hassle-free environment in the special economic zone. The single window clearance will be effective in registration of the unit, allotment of land, license for construction of building and approval of building plan, power connection, clearance on environmental issues, water requirement, and etc.

An uninterrupted power supply will be ensured to the units in Gujarat SEZ by the SEZ authority. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board handles all the applications required for site clearance, NOC, consent orders, and other clearances within the special economic zone and are applied according to the necessary acts. However, this does not include the industry or activities requiring license from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). The development commissioner is also responsible for the labor unit and acts as the labor commissioner for the units in SEZ under Government of Gujarat. Gujarat special economic zone is absolutely tax-free and all the units that are to be set up in the zone will be exempted from all sorts of taxes such as sales tax, VAT, motor spirit tax, luxury tax and entertainment tax, purchase tax, and so on.

The government of Gujarat also takes care of every law and order subjected to the Gujarat Special Economic Zone. Gujarat SEZ has been generating high volume productivity by providing all the above-mentioned incentives and facilities that is highly necessary for an accumulation of the state's economy.

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