ECES awards presented to exporters from AP, Telangana
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Visakhapatnam Union Secretary of Commerce Dr. B.V..R Subrahmanyam has honoured as many as 67 special economic zones (SEZs) and Export-oriented Units (EoU) with ECES awards under the jurisdiction of Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (VSEZ)-Visakhapatnam.
The awards were given away at a special function organised at a star hotel here on Friday to the units and SEZs located over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chattisgarh on Friday. The awardees are from various sectors viz, engineering, food and agri sector, chemicals, pharma, IT/ITES, warehousing, trading, gems and jewellery, under developers and units category for commendable exports, highest exports, highest investment, highest
employment generation, highest single area in a location, both under SEZs and EoUs category for their performance during 2019-20 and 2021-22.
On the occasion various developers like DLF, Phoenix, Divyasree, Divija, GMR, Tech-Mahindra, Deccan Fine Chemicals, Aurobindo, Hetero, Brandix, Apache and units like Satya Exports, EoUs including like Synergies, RK Hair, CCL Products, Vayhan Coffee, Tata Lockheed were given the awards for exemplary performance in exports.
VSEZ Development Commissioner A.R.M. Reddy Development, senior officials and over 100 representatives from various units based in AP and Telangana attended.
The Commerce Secretary appreciated the role played by the developers and units and the entrepreneurial-friendly policies of the government and expressed confidence that they will work towards achievement of the goals set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve $400 billion of exports during the year. They also aim to achieve 5 trillion economies if the pandemic situation disappears. He also urged the exporters to adopt technological upgradation to compete globally.
VSEZ Development Commissioner A.R.M. Reddy, said that, during 2020-21, the exports made were to the tune
of Rs. 1,14,505 crore ($15,611 million and VSEZ recorded an increase in exports of 15 per cent. VSEZ has broken all the records of 32 years in total exports.
He said during the current year, VSEZ has achieved exports to the tune of Rs.53,858 crore up to September 23, which is 26 per cent higher than last year.
