Date: 2026-04-10Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited for setting up of a SEZ exclusively for Electronic Hardware and Software including IT ITES SEZ at Dholera Special Investment Region, Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on April 9, 2026, formally establishes a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Electronic Hardware and Software (IT/ITES) in Dholera, Gujarat. Developed by M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited, the 66.166-hectare site received approval on March 17, 2026. The document constitutes an Approval Committee to oversee the zone and designates the area as an Inland Container Depot effective from the notification date.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**SEZ Establishment and Location**
* **Developer:** M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited.
* **Location:** Plot Nos. 255 and 238 (part-2), Survey No. 151, Dholera Village, Industrial Zone in town Planning Scheme 2A, Dholera Special Investment Region, Gujarat.
* **Total Area:** 66.166 hectares.
* **Sector Focus:** Exclusively for Electronic Hardware and Software, including IT/ITES.
**Governance and Oversight**
* **Approval Committee:** A committee is constituted under Section 13 of the SEZ Act, 2005, to fulfill the purposes of Section 14.
* **Committee Leadership:** Chaired by the Development Commissioner of the SEZ.
* **Committee Composition:** Includes representatives from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise, Commissioner of Income Tax, and the Ministry of Finance (Banking Division).
* **State Representation:** Two officers (minimum rank of Joint Secretary) nominated by the State Government.
* **Developer Role:** A representative of the developer serves as a special invitee to the committee.
**Legal and Regulatory Designations**
* **Legislative Authority:** Issued under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
* **Customs Status:** Effective April 9, 2026, the SEZ is deemed an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited (Developer)**
**Impact**
Authorized as the official developer for the specified 66.166-hectare zone in Gujarat.
**Action Required**
Responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of the SEZ and providing a representative to act as a special invitee on the Approval Committee.
**Central and State Government Authorities**
**Impact**
Officials from various departments (Commerce, Finance, Customs, Income Tax) are assigned regulatory and oversight responsibilities.
**Action Required**
Designated members must convene as the Approval Committee to perform statutory functions under the SEZ Act; the State Government must nominate two qualified officers to the committee.
**Customs Department**
**Impact**
The SEZ area is now legally classified as an Inland Container Depot.
**Action Required**
The Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise must exercise territorial jurisdiction and enforce the Customs Act, 1962, within the zone effective April 9, 2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Economic Zones Act, 2005: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is empowered to establish, notify, and regulate Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India.
M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited: The private entity authorized to establish and develop the Special Economic Zone for Electronic Hardware and Software in Gujarat.
Dholera Special Investment Region, Gujarat: The specific geographical location where the 66.166-hectare Special Economic Zone is officially established and operationalized.
Customs Act, 1962: The law under which the notified Special Economic Zone is deemed to be an Inland Container Depot (ICD) for the purpose of trade and cargo handling.
Approval Committee: A committee constituted under the SEZ Act, comprising various government officials, to oversee and manage the development and functioning of the specific SEZ.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1784] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, अप्रलै 10, 2026/चत्रै 20, 1948
No. 1784] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026/CHAITRA 20, 1948
वाजणज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(एसईिेड अनुभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 9 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1853(अ).—यत:, मै. टाटा सेमीकंडक्टर मैन्युफैक्चररंग प्राइवेट जलजमटेड, ने गुिरात राज्य में प्लॉट
नंबर 255 और 238 (भाग II) [िो सवे नंबर 151, धोलेरा गांव का जिस्ट्सा ि]ै, टाउन प्लाननंग स्ट्कीम 2ए, धोलेरा
जविेष जनवेि क्षेत्र, में जविेष रूप से इलेक्रॉजनक िाडडवेयर और सॉफ्टवेयर सजित सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी एवं सूचना
प्रौद्योजगकी समर्थडत सेवाओं के जलए जविेष आर्थडक िोन (एसईिेड) की स्ट्थापना िेतु जविेष आर्थडक िोन अजधजनयम,
2005 (2005 का 28), (जिसे एतद्पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम किा गया ि)ै की धारा 3 के अंतगडत प्रस्ट्ताव दकया िै;
और यतः, केन्र सरकार इस बात से संतुष्ट ि ै दक उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उप धारा (8) के अतंगडत
अपेक्षाओं तथा अन्य सबंजधत अपेक्षाओं को पूरा कर जलया गया ि ै और उनको उपयडक्तु जविेष आर्थडक िोन के जवकास,
प्रचालन एवं रखरखाव िेतू उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उपधारा (10) के अतंगडत दिनांक 17 माचड, 2026 को
अनुमोिन पत्र प्रिान कर दिया िै;
2614 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, जविेष आर्थडक िोन अजधजनयम, 2005 की धारा 4 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग
करते हुए और जविेष आर्थडक िोन अजधजनयम, 2006 के जनयम 8 अनुसरण में केन्र सरकार, एतद्द्वारा उक्त स्ट्थान के
66.166 िेक्टेयर के नीचे िी गई ताजलका में दिए गए सवेक्षण संख्याओं के क्षेत्रों को अजधसूजचत करती िै, अथाडत्ः-
ताजलका
क्र. गावाँ का सव ेनंबर प्लॉट नबं र क्षत्रे फल (िक्े टेयर म)ें
स.ं नाम
1 धोलेरा 151 255 और 238 (भाग-2), टाउन प्लाननंग स्ट्कीम 2ए में औद्योजगक क्षेत्र, धोलेरा 66.166
भाग जविेष जनवेि क्षेत्र
कुल 66.166
और अतः, जविेष आर्थडक िोन अजधजनयम, 2005 (2005 का 28) की धारा 13 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त
िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्र सरकार, एतद्द्वारा उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 14 के प्रयोिनाथड उपयडक्तु जविेष आर्थडक
िोन के जलए एक सजमजत, जिसे अनुमोिन सजमजत किा िाएगा, गठित करती ि,ै जिसके अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य जनम्नानुसार
ि,ै अथाडत्-
1. जविेष आर्थडक िोन का जवकास आयुक्त अध्यक्ष,पिेन
2. जनिेिक अथवा उप-सजचव,भारत सरकार,वाजणज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय, वाजणज्य जवभाग या उसका नाजमती सिस्ट्य,पिेन
जिसका स्ट्तर अवर सजचव,भारत सरकार से कम निीं िोगा
3. जविेष आर्थडक िोन पर भू-भागीय क्षेत्राजधकार रखने वाले क्षेत्रीय संयुक्त जविेि व्यापार मिाजनिेिक सिस्ट्य,पिेन
4. जविेष आर्थडक िोन पर भू-भागीय क्षेत्राजधकार रखने वाले सीमा-िुल्क आयुक्त या केन्रीय उत्पाि िुल्क आयुक्त सिस्ट्य,पिेन
अथवा उनका नाजमती जिसका स्ट्तर संयुक्त आयुक्त से कम निीं िोगा
5. जविेष आर्थडक िोन पर भू-भागीय क्षेत्राजधकार रखने वाले आयकर आयुक्त अथवा उसका नाजमती जिसका स्ट्तर सिस्ट्य,पिेन
संयुक्त आयुक्त से कम निीं िोगा
6. जनिेिक (बैंककंग),जवत मंत्रालय,बैंककंग प्रभाग,भारत सरकार सिस्ट्य,पिेन
7. राज्य सरकार द्वारा नाजमत दकए िाने वाले िो अजधकारी जिनका स्ट्तर संयुक्त सजचव से कम निीं िोगा सिस्ट्य,पिेन
8. िोन के जवकासकताड का प्रजतजनजध जविेष,
आंमजत्रती
और यतः, जविेष आर्थडक िोन अजधजनयम 2005 (2005 का 28) की धारा 53 की उप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त
िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा दिनांक 9 अप्रैल, 2026 को उस तारीख के रूप में जनधाडठरत करती
िै जिस तारीख से उपयुडक्त जविेष आर्थडक िोन को सीमा-िुल्क अजधजनयम 1962 (1962 का 52) की धारा 7 के
अंतगडत अंतिेिीय कंटेनर जडपो माना िाएगा।
[फा. स ं.के-43016/6/2026-एसईिेड]
जवमल आनंि, संयुक्त सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(SEZ DIVISION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th April, 2026
S.O. 1853(E).—Whereas, M/s. Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited, has proposed under
section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) to set up a
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) exclusively for Electronic Hardware and Software including IT/ITES at Plot No. 255
and 238 (part-2) [part of Survey No. 151, Dholera Village], Industrial Zone in town Planning Scheme 2A, Dholera
Special Investment Region, Gujarat;
AND, WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that requirements under sub-section (8) of section 3
of the said Act, and other related requirements are fulfilled and it has granted letter of approval under sub-section
(10) of section 3 of the said Act for development, operation and maintenance of the above Special Economic Zone
on 17th March, 2026;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and in pursuance of rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules,
2006, hereby notifies the 66.166 hectares area comprising the Survey numbers and the area given below in the table,
namely: -
TABLE
Sl. Name of Survey Plot No. Area (in
No. Village No. Hectares)
1 Dholera 151 part 255 and 238 (part-2), Industrial Zone in town Planning Scheme 66.166
2A, Dholera Special Investment Region
Total 66.166
AND, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), hereby constitutes a Committee to be called the
Approval Committee for the above Special Economic Zone for the purposes of section 14 of the said Act consisting
of the following Chairperson and Members, namely:-
1. Development Commissioner of the Special Economic Zone Chairperson ex
officio;
2. Director or Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Member ex officio;
Department of Commerce or his nominee not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of
India
3. Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Member ex officio;
Zone
4. Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Member ex officio;
Zone or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner
5. Commissioner of Income Tax having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone or his Member ex officio;
nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner
6. Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, Banking Division, Government of India Member ex officio;
7. Two officers, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to be nominated by the State Government Member ex officio;
8. Representative of the Developer of the zone Special invitee
AND, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), hereby appoints the 9th April, 2026 as the date
from which the above Special Economic Zone shall be deemed to be Inland Container Depot under section 7 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).
[F. No. K-43016/6/2026-SEZ]
VIMAL ANAND, Jt. Secy.
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