Notification No. 4/2003-C.E.(N.T.) Dated 30-01-2003

Noida, Madras, FALTA and Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zones specified as "Special Economic Zones"- In exercise of the power conferred by Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and in supercession of the notifications of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Nos. 4/86-Central Excises, dated the 20th January, 1986 [G.S.R. 44(E), dated the 20th January, 1986 ], 236/85-Central Excises, dated the 15th November, 1985 [ G.S.R. 850 (E), dated the 15th November, 1985] and 38/94-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 2nd September, 94 [G.S.R. 666 (E), dated the 2nd September, 1994], the Central Government hereby specifies each the NOIDA Special Economic Zone, Madras Special Economic Zone, FALTA Special Economic Zone and Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, as a "special economic zone".

Explanation.- For the purpose of this notification,-

(1) " NOIDA Special Economic Zone" means the NOIDA Special Economic Zone at Gautam Budh Nagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh comprising of the places bearing the Khasra numbers or survey numbers, as the case may be, and enclosed by the boundaries, specified below:-

khasra numbers/survey number:


village Nagla Charan Das (district Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh):

87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102,166, 167,180;

village Bhagel Begam Pur (district Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh):

31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52;

boundaries: The "NOIDA Special Economic Zone" is situate in Noida, in the district Gautam Budh Nagar, State of Uttar Pradesh at a distance of 30 Kms. from International Airport, New Delhi and is enclosed by 3.25 metres high boundary wall consisting of 2.35 meters brick masonry, 0.90 meters barbed wire fencing over it, and total length of enclosing boundary wall being 2676.50 metres comprising 194.00 metres on irrigation drain side, 997.10 metres on river side, 346.60 metres on the side adjoining the Electric Sub-station, 720.50 metres on the front side and 168.00 metres on the side front DSC Road to main gate and 244.50 metres from main gate to irrigation drain;

(2) "Madras Special Economic Zone" means the Madras Special Economic Zone near Meenambakkam Airport in the State of Tamil Nadu comprising of the places bearing survey numbers 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,and 92 (part), 132/1A2, 1B2, 134/1, 2, 3B, 135/2, 143/2A, 144/1, 145/1, 147/1, and 164/1 (part), of Kadapperi village of Saidapet Tuluk, Chengai-Anna district of Tamil Nadu lying at a distance of 24 Kms. from the port of Chennai and 6 Kms. from Chennai National Air port and 8 Kms. from the Chennai International Airport, enclosed by a masonry brick wall up to a height varying from 3.35 metres to 3.85 metres depending upto the site condition with 'Y' angle barbed wire fencing extending up to a further height of 1.2 metres, starting from the north west corner of the area, which runs upto 25 metres towards north east takes a turn towards south upto 1045.2 metres and takes a turn towards east upto 18 metres and north east upto a distance of 262 metres, towards north upto 70.8 metres, turns towards east upto 157.7 metres, runs towards south upto 154 metres and runs towards east upto 227 metres, runs towards south upto 96 metres, turns towards east upto 72 metres, after which it further runs parallel to the main G.S.T. Road for 86.4 metres towards south upto north east to Booster Station and runs west for 30 metres, turns towards south for 30 metres around the Booster Station and turns towards west upto 200 metres, towards north upto 41 metres, towards west for 99.8 metres, towards north 82.6 metres, towards west for 304.4 metres, towards north upto 111 metres and towards west by 34 metres, temporary fencing east to west 630 metres, masonry compound wall commencing again from the south west corner of the boundary near western end of Alleri Tank bund, proceeds towards north 320 metres, turns towards east for 166.15 metres, takes a turn towards north for 380 metres, turns towards east for 283.35 metres, turns towards south for 361.95 metres, takes a turn towards east for 208.55 metres and joins with the starting point of the Phase I of compound wall, covering a circumference of 5888.10 metres of brick compound wall and barbed wire fencing of 630 metres, thus constituting a total circumference of 6, 518.01 metres;

(3). " FALTA Special Economic Zone" means the FALTA Special Economic Zone in the district of 24-Parganas in the State of West Bengal comprising of the places bearing the survey numbers and enclosed by the boundaries specified below:-

survey numbers:


Mouza: Bisra, J. L. No. 1, p.s. Diamond Harbour

(a) Plot Nos. bordering the Dump Area:

    east: 60, 62, 70,71, 72, 73, 94, 598, 599, 107, 159, 156, 167, 179, 178, 176;

    south: 440, 441, 442, 444, 443, 1106, 1107, 7, 6, 0, 9, 5522, 561;

    west : 436, 454, 460, 516, 520, 303, 302, 296, 295, 294, 293, 661, 662, 663;

    north: 659, 591, 573, 580;


(b) plots within the Dump No. 1:

1107, 443, 442, 446, 447, 448, 449, 452, 451, 483, 481, 402, 479, 478, 477, 480, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 509, 502, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 601, 602, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 566, 567, 568, 569, 593, 595, 597, 598, 599, 600, 570, 576;

boundries: "FALTA Special Economic Zone" is situate in Mouza Bisra, J. L. No. 1, p.s. Diamond Harbour, in the district of 24 Parganas in the State of West Bengal at a distance of 45 Kms. from the port of Kolkata, enclosed by 3.3 metres high masonry wall with barbed wire extending up to 1.5 metres at the top extending over approximately 627 metres on the north, 989 metres on the south, 400 metres on the east and 610 metres on the west totaling 2626 metres approximately;

(4) "Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone" means the Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone at Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh comprising of the places bearing the Khasra numbers or survey numbers, as the case may be, and enclosed by the boundries, specified below:-

khasra numbers/ survey numbers:


Duvvada village: 138 part; 139 part;

Kurmannapalem village: 1, 2, 3, 4;

Jaggarajupeta village of Gajuwaka Mandal: 2 part, 3, 124 part, 34 part, 35, 36, 37 and 38 part;

boundries: "Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone" is situate in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh lying at a distance of 24 kms. from the port of Visakhapatnam and 15 kms. from the Visakhapatnam Airport; enclosed by 3.0 to 3.20 metre high boundary wall with 1.20 metre arm length Y-angled barbed wire;


northern side : Reserve Forest and Hill Porimboke;
north east : Phase II balance lands of Visakhapatnam Special Economic zone;
south & south east : Jaggarajupeta private dry lands;
southern side : Howrah-Chennai double lane Railway Track;
south west & west : Phase I balance Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone lands, proposed Administrative Building and housing;
north west : Phase I balance Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone lands proposed for resident quarters.