Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu
Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu, India
By Dr.Srinivasan and Mr.Alagarswami
“The protests against land grab for SEZ's have spread like wildlife.” Vandana Shiva ( 2007). The overarching problem this study tries to address is the question why the wild-fire of protest spreads in some regions, while in others it is either doused living behind a dying ember or perceived not as a fire but as a well spring of hope. What can explain the regional differences in public responses to SEZ?
The state of Tamil Nadu has been proactive in implementing SEZ policy both at the regional level as well as at the central policy levels. Mukherji and Shivpuri Singh argue that “the Act has made partial progress towards evolving a procedure for single window clearance of SEZ projects. Issues such as labour regulations; skill shortages; land acquisition; environmental clearance; power availability; a developer’s powers with respect to town planning; transport linkages; access to finance; corruption; and the overall propensity to approve foreign direct investments will have a state-level component. In most of these cases, state-level SEZ Acts will determine the extent to which state-level policies are synergised with central policies”(Mukherji and Shivpuri Singh, 2006).
Even before the central SEZ Act was passed in 2005, Tamil Nadu had formulated its policy on SEZs in 2003 and passed the Tamil Nadu SEZ Act in 2005. Since 2005, a series of public hearings were organized by various civil society groups, political parties and government agencies. Civil society groups have argued that the bulk of the land being acquired for SEZs is fertile agricultural land, especially in case of the multi-product zones.
The state of Tamil Nadu(TN) one of the four southern states of Indian sub-continent is considered “a pioneer in implementing many developmental programs such as nutrition noon-meal scheme for school children, integrated rural development program, adult-literacy programs, Rs.1 (4.7
By Dr.Srinivasan and Mr.Alagarswami
“The protests against land grab for SEZ's have spread like wildlife.” Vandana Shiva ( 2007). The overarching problem this study tries to address is the question why the wild-fire of protest spreads in some regions, while in others it is either doused living behind a dying ember or perceived not as a fire but as a well spring of hope. What can explain the regional differences in public responses to SEZ?
The state of Tamil Nadu has been proactive in implementing SEZ policy both at the regional level as well as at the central policy levels. Mukherji and Shivpuri Singh argue that “the Act has made partial progress towards evolving a procedure for single window clearance of SEZ projects. Issues such as labour regulations; skill shortages; land acquisition; environmental clearance; power availability; a developer’s powers with respect to town planning; transport linkages; access to finance; corruption; and the overall propensity to approve foreign direct investments will have a state-level component. In most of these cases, state-level SEZ Acts will determine the extent to which state-level policies are synergised with central policies”(Mukherji and Shivpuri Singh, 2006).
Even before the central SEZ Act was passed in 2005, Tamil Nadu had formulated its policy on SEZs in 2003 and passed the Tamil Nadu SEZ Act in 2005. Since 2005, a series of public hearings were organized by various civil society groups, political parties and government agencies. Civil society groups have argued that the bulk of the land being acquired for SEZs is fertile agricultural land, especially in case of the multi-product zones.
The state of Tamil Nadu(TN) one of the four southern states of Indian sub-continent is considered “a pioneer in implementing many developmental programs such as nutrition noon-meal scheme for school children, integrated rural development program, adult-literacy programs, Rs.1 (4.7