14 Coastal Economic Zones being developed under Sagarmala

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Government of India
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
08 FEB 2018 5:04PM by PIB Delhi

For promoting port-led industrialization, 14 Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs) covering all the Maritime States and Union Territories have been identified as part of the National Perspective Plan under the SagarmalaProgramme. The Perspective Plans for all 14 CEZs have been prepared in consultation with relevant State Governments and Central Ministries. The list of 14 proposed CEZs identified in the National Perspective Plan for Sagarmalais as follows:-

No.	Proposed location for CEZ	State	Districts Covered	Potential Industries
1	Kachch	Gujarat	Kachchh	Petrochemicals, Cement, Furniture
2	Saurashtra	Gujarat	Junagarh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad	Apparel, Automotive
3	Suryapur	Gujarat	Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad	Marine Clusters
4	North Konkan	Maharashtra	Nashik, Thane, Mumbai, Pune, Raigarh	Power, Electronics, Apparel
5	South Konkan	Maharashtra, Goa	Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, North Goa, South Goa	Refining, Steel, Food Processing
6	DakshinKanara	Karnataka	Udupi, Dakshin Kannada, Kodagu, Mysore	Petrochemicals
7	Malabar	Kerala	Ernakulam, Alappuzha Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram	Furniture
8	Mannar	Tamil Nadu	Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi	Apparel, Refining
9	Poompuhar	Tamil Nadu	Cuddalore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruchirappallu, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam	Leather Processing, Power
10	VCIC South	Tamil Nadu	Thiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram	Steel, Petrochemicals, Electronics, Shipbuilding
11	VCIC Central	Andhra Pradesh	Chittoor, Nellore	Electronics
12	VCIC North	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam	Food Processing, Petrochemicals, Cement, Apparel
13	Kalinga	Odisha	Puri, Jagatsinghapur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jajapur, Bhadrak	Petrochemicals, Marine Processing
14	Gaud	West Bengal	PurbaMedinipur, South twenty Parganas	Leather Processing

Port-led industrialization through the proposed development of CEZ under Sagarmala Programme are expected to provide impetus to the “Make in India” initiative of the Government of India, that will aid in creation of jobs in India.Finalization of institutional framework and roadmap for the development of CEZ based on the recommendations of Inter-MinisterialCommittee has been taken up.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Shipping and Finance Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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