Government rejects GMR request to change Hyderabad Aviation SEZ profile
18 Apr 2011
New Delhi: The Government of India has rejected a request by GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ Ltd to change the project profile of its Hyderabad SEZ, from 'aviation' to 'multi-product, airport-based', saying the special enclave is not part of the airport.
The decision was taken by an inter-ministerial approval board, headed by commerce secretary, Rahul Khullar, late last month, an official said.
"The SEZ is not part of the airport and a multi-product SEZ is required to have a minimum land area of 1,000 hectares. So the board rejected the proposal," officials said.
A multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) encompasses all products and services and has a minimum area requirement of 1,000 hectares.
In its application, the GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ had sought a change in the usage of the Andhra Pradesh duty free enclave from 'aviation' to 'multi product' airport-based zone.
A GMR spokesperson said, it was too early to comment on future plans.