West Bengal IT Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday said that the SEZ proposals received from some IT companies are not in line with the State government’s overall policy for the tax-free zones.
Replying to a query during the question hour in the Assembly here, Mr. Basu said that the state IT policy had been framed keeping all the companies in mind and not for an individual one.
When Congress MLA Asit Mitra raised the issue that one IT major, Infosys was holding back investment and subsequently employment as the government was not keen on giving the SEZ status, Mr. Basu said that the government was open to all companies willing to come to the State.
Infosys, which received 50-acre plot at Rajarhat from the State government for setting up its first facility in Bengal, is seeking SEZ status to the proposed facility.— PTI
