Two new SEZs notified in Puducherry; Oulgaret Municipality's IT SEZ is India's first by an urban local body
The Centre notified two new SEZs in Puducherry on 29 May 2026, including an IT/ITES SEZ by Oulgaret Municipality at Thattanchavady â the first SEZ in India to be developed by an urban local body.
Summary
The Government notified two new Special Economic Zones in the Union Territory of Puducherry, approved by the Board of Approval for SEZs at its 137th meeting on 27 February 2026. An IT/ITES SEZ will be developed by Oulgaret Municipality at Thattanchavady village, Oulgaret Taluk â the first SEZ in India to be developed by an urban local body. A multi-sector SEZ will be developed by the Pondicherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation (PIPDIC) at Karasur village, Villianur Taluk.
Key facts
- Where
- Union Territory of Puducherry
- Approved by
- Board of Approval for SEZs, 137th meeting (27 Feb 2026)
- SEZ 1
- IT/ITES SEZ by Oulgaret Municipality, Thattanchavady â first SEZ by an urban local body
- SEZ 2
- Multi-sector SEZ by PIPDIC, Karasur village, Villianur Taluk
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which body will develop India's first Special Economic Zone to be developed by an urban local body, notified in Puducherry in May 2026?
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Correct answer: B â Oulgaret Municipality
The IT/ITES SEZ at Thattanchavady will be developed by Oulgaret Municipality, the first SEZ in India by an urban local body; PIPDIC will develop the multi-sector SEZ.
Consider the following statements about the two SEZs notified in Puducherry (May 2026): 1. They were approved by the Board of Approval for SEZs at its 137th meeting. 2. Both are IT/ITES SEZs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A â 1 only
Both were approved at the 137th BoA meeting; one is an IT/ITES SEZ and the other a multi-sector SEZ.