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The paper analyzes the formally approved, notified, and approved in-principle Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India in a number of ways for the period 2006 to mid-June 2009. It outlines the differences in approaches of Export Processing Zones (EPZs)/Export-Oriented Units (EOUs) and SEZs, and presents the features of SEZ policy with respect to SEZ developers and SEZ units, with reference to multi-product, multi-service and sector-specific SEZs in normal states and special category states/union territories. Some current issues, with brief review of earlier approaches, and safeguards to be put in place regarding SEZs, have also been outlined in this paper. Geographical and sector-wise concentration of SEZs, size of area acquired for different product groups, division of zone into processi...
...) (Surat in the private sector), Kochi (Kerala), Santa Cruz (Mumbai, Maharashtra), Falta (West Be... IT complexes in India, and multistoried buildings, with the sole objective of continuing tax exempti...
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... value of property consisting of any buildings or lands appurtenant thereto of which the assessee... of 5[Lakshadweep], the High Court of Kerala;. ------------------------------------------------...
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Even though the Centre and states are yet to reach a consensus on certain aspects of the proposed goods and services tax (GST), the groundwork for the technology infrastructure has started. Once the pilot project has been completed, NSDL will make a detailed project report for GST implementation and roll-out, according to the minutes of a workshop held in January on the subject and reviewed by Mint.
..., they are prepared with the back-end building, which can be a painstaking task stretching over m...Nine states-Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir,...
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In January, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled the portfolios of several of his Cabinet ministers. These included portfolios of some key economic ministers who had been facing criticism for their inaction and sloth. If Singh had thought the reshuffle would enthuse his two-year old United Progressive Alliance, or UPA, government, he could not have been more off-the- mark. One hundred days after the reshuffle, the seven Cabinet ministers who got the economic ministries - barring S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas - have shown little of either initiative or results. The reasons, in each case, vary. Praful Patel, Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has been handed a portfolio that does not offer much scope. Murli Deora, Minister for Corporate Aff...
...Issues to be addressed: Capacity building for project preparation, appraisal, monitoring, an...Picked for: Ravi's home state, Kerala, was just three months away from assembly polls wh...
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: INDIA AT 60
A DIVIDED DAWN
... in India--a 14-storeyed New Secretariat building in Calcutta came up. DID YOU KNOW. 13,000 housewiv...The Act led to the formation of Kerala and Bombay. A new article was also added to the Co...
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...State of Kerala (46), wherein the largest bench (13 Judges) of the...; (10) to direct and administer the building of national defense; (11) to direct and administer...
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An increasingly globalised world, marked by competition and innovation, is posing newer and varied challenges to the MSEs. Because of their small size, individual MSEs are handicapped in achieving economies of scale in procuring equipment, raw materials, finance and consulting services.
..., Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala, Dr Yerram Raju, senior fellow, ISED, senior banke... of purposes including purchase of land, building, plant and machinery as also for working capital, ...
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... standards of living and more capability building. A well educated, well fed and disease free popula...
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[...] the huge outlays required for infrastructure development, rural regeneration and other development projects needs huge foreign investment at reasonable cost, which is held back by intending countries because of the inability of the country to offer Shariah-compliant investment options, opines MA Majeed, Dean, The Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Hyderabad. Since 50% Indians are engaged in agriculture, Dr Rahmatullah suggests that Bai Salam could be a powerful financial instrument to empower farmers etc.
... finance company (NBFC), backed by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, "faith" ...This would involve a larger consensus building process, where all stakeholders will need to be ta...
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... his revelation when the CAG's swanky new building was inaugurated on October 15, 2008, by President ... or TV channel.That was when the 1972 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer decided to strengthen the organi...