Ministry of Home Affairs in its notification dated 15th April 2020 has allowed all the SEZs of India to start operations with 50% capacity but NSEZ, Noida has still not started yet and awaiting orders from local authority. Noida Special Economic Zone is covered by a boundary and have single gate for entry and exit.
Factory owners are going through insecurity about future of their business. Their orders are getting cancelled by the overseas buyers. The shipments ready can’t be exported till local administration allows them to start the operation. Even the shipments are at finishing stage may get damaged as lying openly at various stages. This may put the factories under heavy losses. Business owners are of the opinion that if the factories are not allowed to operate immediately, this may force them to reduce the strength of their staff and workers, which will lead to vast unemployment. Over 50,000 workers are employed in NSEZ. Not only this business owners have a fear that if the factories are not been allowed to work their buyers may shift their orders to China where the factories are in full operation. Factory owners claim that units in NSEZ are doing 100% export and their factories are inspected by overseas buyers to meet all the necessary compliances. Hence, they are well equipped to run their factories according to the guidelines issued by MHA. Besides NSEZ is administered by its own Authority headed by the Development Commissioner, a highly ranked government official. The authority itself can monitor the factories following the guidelines of MHA. NSEZ is a closed gated complex with single gate used for entry/exit, District Administration should not be treated in the same manner of the industries outside
