2026-07-06

Industry and policy experts say the original framework helped exports but struggled to deliver the manufacturing transformation once envisioned

India is preparing the most extensive overhaul of its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) framework since the SEZ Act came into force in 2005, as policymakers seek to revive a model that was once at the centre of the country's export strategy.

The proposed reforms, often referred to as SEZ 2.0, come at a time when India's manufacturing ambitions, global trade realities and investment priorities look very different from two decades ago....

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Via business-standard.com