Mumbai:
The government has approved the proposal of software major Tata Consultancy Services
to set up a special economic zone in Gujarat, official sources said. The
government has also cleared three Mukesh Ambani-promoted IT SEZs in Navi Mumbai.
These add up to 73 hectares. With this, the total number of SEZs in Navi Mumbai
SEZ goes up to six, including those for biotechnology, light engineering and pharmaceuticals
cleared earlier, adding up to a total of 346 hectares. A
consortium of Mukesh Ambani and Anand Jain is promoting the Special Economic Zones. The
government has given formal nod to 10 SEZ proposals and has deferred decision
on eight. It has deferred decision on DLF and Unitech SEZs over the land issue.
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