The Exim policy has allowed sale of goods and services from the domestic tariff area (DTA) to special economic zones (SEZs) to be treated as exports.
This will entitle domestic suppliers to drawback or DEPB benefits apart from exemption from central sales tax or service tax. In the reverse flow, domestic sales by SEZs will be exempted from special additional duty.
Nod for contract farming
Agricultural and horticultural processing export oriented units (EOUs) have been allowed to provide inputs and equipment to contract farmers in DTA to promote production of goods to match the requirement of importing countries.
Infrastructure uplift
Infrastructure will be upgraded in the three identified export clusters of Tirupur, Panipat and Ludhiana to help them emerge as
