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New Delhi, Sept. 22 Tamil Nadu bagged four in-principle approvals for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) among the 10 proposals that got in-principle nod by the Board of Approval (BoA) for SEZs that includes L&T Shipbuilding Ltd-promoted Heavy Engineering SEZ in the State.

The other three SEZs relate to the multi-services SEZ by Trac Technologies India, the multi-product SEZ by Tirunelveli Infrastructure Developers Pvt Ltd and the agro and food processing SEZ by Bhomsiaji Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. Other important in-principle approvals for other States relate to the airport based multi-product SEZ in Himachal Pradesh by Skil Infrastructure Ltd and the auto components SEZ in Gujarat and a textile park SEZ in Punjab.

In all, the BoA, chaired by the Commerce Secretary, Mr G.K. Pillai, granted 18 formal and 10 in-principle approvals for establishing SEZs out of the 35 proposals it considered, including six proposals for conversion of in-principle approvals into formal ones.

The formal approvals include a biotech SEZ in Andhra Pradesh, a biotechnology sector SEZ in Tamil Nadu and nine IT/ITES SEZ sectors in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Besides, three SEZs in Maharashtra for multi-product, multi-services and engineering SEZs were also granted formal approvals. A steel SEZ in West Bengal by JSW Bengal Steel Ltd and mineral-based industries SEZ in Orissa by Saraf Agencies Ltd also got the in-principle nod.

Meanwhile, a top official of the Commerce Ministry told reporters here that the BoA would not accord clearance to the SEZ at Raigad if the Maharashtra Government has compulsorily acquired the land for the Reliance SEZ, even as a unique referendum is sought in the area where the SEZ is coming up.

“We have said very clearly that if there is compulsory acquisition, no SEZ,” the official said adding that the Centre imposed a ban on compulsory acquisition of land by an SEZ and also set a ceiling of 5,000 hectares for maximum acquisition of land, at an empowered Group of Ministers meeting in April 2007.

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