Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) was set up on 1st May, 1973 as uni product EPZ exclusively for manufacture and export of electronic items in an area of 100 acres ( which was later increase to 110 acres) of land leased through the Maharashtra Industrial Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Andheri (East), which over the years has become a land mark of Mumbai. The objective was of (a) accelerating the progress of electronics manufacturing in India (presumably encompassing the technology transfer objective) and (b) to take advantage of the growing electronics world market (export and foreign exchange objectives).

Qualifications:

(i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or department.
or,
(ii) With three years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in the scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 pre-revised (Pay Band Rs. 9300-34800 and Grade Pay Rs. 4600) or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
(iii) Possessing two years' experience in Excise or Customs procedural work.