Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Centre vs State tussle on SEZ's in Goa , seems to be going in favour of the state for the time being. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat met Commerce Minister Kamal Nath in the Capital today.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has said that the Centre will be reviewing all SEZs in Goa including notified ones. And a final decision will be taken once the states recommendations are received.
“Any SEZ is not to be thrust upon the state, and where ground reality is not conducive to an SEZ, I don’t think an SEZ should be in that state at all,” said Nath.
In sharp contrast to the stand taken by his secretary yesterday, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath
today said the Centre can review all special economic zones in Goa as it does not want to thrust SEZs on the states.
"Centre can review all Goa SEZs," Nath told reporters after meeting Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat here. Nath said there was "absolute provision" in the SEZ Act for everything, including review of the notified zones.
Commerce Secretary Gopal Pillai had said yesterday the Centre cannot de-notify three SEZs from Goa since they had become "legal entities" after their notification.
Kamat said the state government would send the formal communication to the Centre by next Monday. "Ground realities are different. By and large, people (of Goa) do not want SEZ,"
Kamat said, adding the state government would go as per law. Goa government had on December 31 scrapped all 15 SEZs, including the notified ones, following widespread protests from the ruling Congress and opposition.
(With inputs from PTI)
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