Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Free Trade and Warehousing Zones in India

Posted On: 03 JUL 2019 6:14PM by PIB Delhi

There are 8 approved Free Trade and Warehousing Zones (FTWZs) in India.  Out of eight FTWZs, four have been notified.  Out of 4 notified FTWZs, 3 are operational. 

 

There is no investment made by the Central Government in these FTWZs.  Total amount of Rs.3,315.81 crores have been invested by the private Developers/Co-developers in these FTWZs during the last five years.  Further, revenue of Rs.13,051.19 crores have been generated by these FTEZs during the last five years.

 

Setting up of New FTWZs (SEZs) is primarily private investment driven. A statement showing details of these FTWZs in India is given below: 

 

Details Free Trade and Warehousing Zones (FTWZs) SEZs in India

Sl. No.

Name of the developer

Location

Area Hectares

SEZ status

1

Arshiya International  Limited

Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, Maharashtra

57.898

Notified/Operational

2

J. Matadee  Free Trade Zone Private Limited

Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu

40

Notified/Operational

3

Arshiya Northern FTWZ Limited

Moujpur, Bulandshar,  Uttar Pradesh

51.4394

Notified/Operational 

4

Arshiya International Ltd.

Taluka & District Nagpur, Maharashtra

43.26

Notified

5

Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Private Limited

Chillamaturu Mandal, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh

40

Formal Approval

6

ISPRL FTWZ Padur (Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.)

Padur, Karnataka

41.20

Formal Approval

7

Cochin Port Trust

ThoppumpadyRamesaram Village, Cochin, Kerala

40.85

Formal Approval

8

Venkatesh Coke & Power Ltd.

Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvalur District, Tamil Nadu

46.71

Formal Approval

 

This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, PiyushGoyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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