Exports From SEZs Grow By 52-Pc In ''06-07

Exports from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) rose 52.31 per cent in 2006-07 to Rs 34,787 crore from Rs 22,840 crore in the previous year. The growth rate was more than double the 24.71 per cent increase recorded in the previous year. In 2004-05, exports from SEZs stood at Rs 18,314 crore. Meanwhile, the total investments that would be made in the 234 SEZs for which formal approval has already been given has been estimated at Rs 3,00,000 crore.