India’s exports from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) rose by 41.5 per cent on a YoY basis to Rs 2.15 trillion in Q1 FY22. This was led by higher exports of drugs and pharmaceuticals, engineering goods and gems, and jewellery. In FY21, exports from SEZs fell to Rs 7.6tn from Rs 7.97 trillion in FY20 due to Covid-19. As of 30 Jun 2021, 267 out of a total of 427 SEZs approved by the government are operational. Further, about Rs 6.25 trillion has been invested in these SEZs which employ about 2.5 million people.