Tripura gets its first SEZ, Agro Based SEZ to come up in Sabroom

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New Delhi : The Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the setting up of the first ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tripura on December 16, 2019. The SEZ is being set-up at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom, South Tripura District, 130 km away from Agartala. It will be a Sector Specific Economic Zone for Agro-Based Food Processing.

The estimated investment in the project will be around Rs 1,550 crore. The developer of the SEZ will be Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC) Ltd. It is estimated to generate 12,000 skilled jobs. Rubber based industries, textile and Apparel Industries, bamboo and Agri-food Processing Industries will be set-up in the SEZ, according to a PIB release.

Setting up of the SEZ in Sabroom will open up new avenues to attract private investment considering the proximity of the Chittagong Port and construction of the bridge across Feni River in South Tripura which is underway.

After it is set up, 100 percent Income Tax exemption will be provided on export income for SEZ units under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act for the first 5 years. Also 50 percent exemption will be provided for the next 5 years and 50 percent of the ploughed back export profit for another 5 years.