The draft DESH Bill (2022) has removed the NFE criteria and addressed some of the most pressing concerns of SEZ units. While the Bill is the right step in terms of designing a policy on non-fiscal inc...

Bipin Menon, Development Commissioner, Noida SEZ, believes that import substitution is an inappropriate nomenclature for India's policy thrust, which is primarily enhancement of domestic manufacturing...

ARM Reddy, Zonal Development Commissioner, Vishakhapatnam opines that operational SEZs in India have propelled its exports, boosted investments and generated employment opportunities as minimum invest...

India has a clear window of opportunity today to become a global manufacturing hub. SEZs can definitely play a key role in helping India integrate with global value chains. Prof Parthapratim Pal, IIM ...

India's SEZ policy has not been able to link incentives with servicification to enhance the global competitiveness of manufacturing units. Subsidising services used in manufacturing for exports is a c...