NEW DELHI : The commerce ministry on Monday announced certain relaxations in filing compliance reports for units and developers of special economic zones (SEZs) as most of the government offices are closed due to the nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak.
It said no punitive action should be taken in cases where any compliance is not met during this period. In view of the sudden outbreak of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, most government offices are closed and a few involved in emergency services are functioning with skeletal staff, it said in a statement. "The Department of Commerce has therefore decided to provide suitable relaxations on compliances to be met by units/ developers/ co-developers of SEZs," it said.