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SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES VISIBLE GAINS
Date : 21 Dec 2006
Location : New Delhi
Following are some of the gains that will result from the Special Economic
Zones :
- Investment of the order of US $ 700 million expected by December 2006 in
development of SEZs and units;
- Projected investment by Dec.’07 Rs. 100,000 Crores including Rs. 25000
crores FDI;
- Projected employment by Dec.’07, 5,00,000 persons;
- SEZs expected to have strong backward and forward linkages with industries
in the domestic tariff area ;
- Establishment of SEZs leading to fast growth of labour intensive
manufacturing and services in the country.
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