The meeting of the empowered group of ministers (eGoM) today on the special economic zone (SEZ) issue remained inconclusive. The government, meanwhile, will take the rehabilitation policy to the Cabinet next month.After the eGoM meeting, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said that the board of approval (BoA) would not clear any fresh applications till the eGoM reached a decision."The eGoM discussed land issues, rehabilitation question and possible misuse of tax concessions," Nath said.He said the meeting remained inconclusive because the eGoM chairman and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had to go for another meeting.The eGoM is likely to meet within ten days after Nath returns from the World Economic Forum at Davos.Earlier this month, the BoA meeting was cancelled twice pending the finalisation of the rehabilitation policy as announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.So far, the BoA has given final approvals to 237 SEZs and in-principle nod to about 165 zones. Besides, another 300 applications are pending before the BoA.
