Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath, stated that the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Oriented Units (EOUs) have significantly raised employment and boosted manufacturing activity in the country.
Speaking at the Export Awards function organized by the Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) in the national capital today, Nath informed that during the period 2003-04 to 2007-08, exports from SEZs and EOUs increased from Rs.42,641 crore to Rs.221,066 crore, a growth of 418 percent in four years.