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The functional SEZs in Gujarat have exported products worth Rs 61,249 crore in the first four months of the current financial year, an increase of 24 per cent over the same period of last financial year.
Mr Pravir Kumar, SEZ Zonal Development Commissioner, Gujarat, said that this included contribution of Reliance SEZ in Jamnagar, which exported petroleum products worth Rs 53,181 crore. This was about 87 per cent of the total exports of SEZs located in Gujarat.
The Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) reported a growth of 33 per cent in exports to the tune of Rs 1,077 crore in the first four months of the current financial year.
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The growth of SEZs in Gujarat has brought in an investment of Rs 88,000 crore in the last four years. More investments are expected, particularly in the SEZs at Mundra and Dahej as also at the Sterling SEZ and other notified SEZs which are at various stages of implementation.
KASEZ has provided direct employment to over 26,000 people and has also brought in investment of over Rs 626 crore so far, including 100 per cent foreign investment by some of the units.
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