NEW DELHI, Jan. 15: The government today approved nine special economic zone proposals, including the Navi Mumbai
SEZ promoted by Reliance Industries chairman Mr Mukesh Ambani's close aide Mr Anand Jain.
The Board of Approval in the commerce ministry gave seven 'formal' approvals, while two were given 'in-principle' clearances.
The BoA, chaired by commerce secretary Mr GK Pillai, considered a total of 12 proposals.
Formal approval was given to the Navi Mumbai SEZ, JSW Aluminium SEZ, agro-product SEZ by Anand Agrochem India, and Kerala Infrastructure's IT project, since the promoters of these have land.
Source : Press Trust of India