There are seven Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in the Country to provide an environment of production at low costs, so that the exporting firms may operate profitably in the international market by availing the incentives and the facilities given by Government of India. The Ministry of Commerce regularly undertakes monitoring exercises to review the performance of various Units set up in the Export Processing Zones.
NIC-Chennai has taken up the task of facilitating this monitoring as a turnkey project. Under the Phase-I programme, NIC Officials visited all the zones, imparted training and implemented the following software subsystems
Receipts and Issues : This system ensures the accountability for each letter received by the office and tracks the status of the same at various stages till a reply is sent or action is taken.
Customs Import/Export Bills Monitoring :This system allows on-line entry of Shipping Bill details and Bill of Entry details thereby recording the Import & Export figures for each Zone.
Estate Management System : This system helps the users to monitor the allotment and Management of plots/constructed buildings inside the zone.
MIS for Industrial Approvals : Every unit inside the zone reports Quarterly/Annually to the Ministry in a specified format. In order to monitor the performance of these units, the prescribed proforma lists are generated using this system.
MIS for Export Oriented Units (EOU) : In order to monitor the performance of the EOUs, the prescribed proforma lists of the Ministry are generated using this system.