Assistance for Technology Acquisition Scheme

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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

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© Govt. of Haryana

No. 90-2021/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 (JYAISTHA 18, 1943 SAKA)

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 8th June, 2021

No. 25/05/2020-4IB-I.— In pursuance to the provision under Chapter 14 of the Haryana Enterprises & Employment Policy-2020 notified in Gazette vide No.25/05/2020-4IB-I dated 29.12.2020, the Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify the Scheme of "Assistance for Environment Compliance" for New Micro, Small and Medium enterprises located any where in the State. The scheme will consist of the following provisions:

1. Objective:

Industrial development and associated growth should be necessarily carried out in a manner wherein no damage is done to the ecology and to the environment as a whole. To implement the concept of 'Zero Effect', a provision of financial assistance has been made in Haryana Enterprises & Employment Policy-2020 for environment compliance on capital cost for setting up of Effluent Treatment Plant and for installation of Air Pollution Control Devices for new Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of the State.

2. Quantum of Assistance:

50% financial support or maximum of INR 50.00 lakh on capital cost for setting up of Effluent Treatment Plant and for installation of Air Pollution Control Devices for new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of all sectors. The Units adopting zero effluent discharge as certified by HSPCB and reusing treated wastewater will be considered for higher benefit up to 75% of capital cost, maximum of INR 1 crore.

3. Definitions:

(i) Medium Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipmentdoes not exceed INR 50 crore and turnover does not exceed INR 250 crore as amended by GoI under the MSMED Act, 2006 time to time.

(ii) Small Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed INR 10 crore and turnover does not exceed INR 50 crore or as amended by GoI under the MSMED Act, 2006 time to time.

(iii) Micro Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed INR 1 crore and turnover does not exceed INR 5 crores or as amendedby GoI under the MSMED Act, 2006 time to time.

(1461)1462 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), JUNE 8, 2021 (JYST. 18, 1943 SAKA) (iv) New Enterprise: The enterprise which has gone into commercial production on or after date of notification of the Policy i.e. 01.01.2021.

4. Commencement andApplicability:

The Scheme shall commence with effect from 01.01.2021 and shall remain in operation for a period of 5 years. The assistance shall be admissible on the purchase and installation of ETP/air pollution control devices and equipment(s) on or after 01.01.2021and before 31.12.2025.

5. Eligibility:

New Micro, Small and Medium enterprises existing anywhere in the State shall only be provided financial support by way of reimbursement of expenditure incurred for installation of ETP/air pollution control device equipment as per scheme approved by Haryana State Pollution Control Board.

The restrictive list of the Industries notified under HEEP-2020 shall not be applicable for this assistance. The Industrial Units must comply for the following conditions at the time of application:

i. The unit should have filedUdyam Registration Certificate (URC) and Haryana Udhyam Memorandum (HUM)on the portal for the statistical purpose,at any stage.

ii. The unit should have obtained NOC/CLU from Competent Authority if applicable.

iii. The unit should be in commercial production.

iv. The unit should be in regular production at the time of disbursement and the subsidy shall not be released to a closed unit.

6. Procedure:

6.1 Application on prescribed Form (Annexure-I) for the grant of assistance on the purchase and installation of ETP/air pollution control devices and equipment, along with listed documents would be submitted to the Director/ Director General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, on the web portal of the department within 3 months of date ofinstallation or from the date of notification of the scheme, whichever is later.

6.2 The application would be processed and examined by the Joint Director/Deputy Director, District MSME Centre. He will be responsible for scrutiny and shall clearly recommend for approval/rejection of the claim after conducting inspection of the unit. The deficiencies, if any, would be communicated to the applicant in writing within a period of 7 days and the applicant would be given a time period of 10 days to rectify thedeficiencies so pointed out. An enterprise shall not be required to submit any additional document other than specified under Annexure-I unless required for establishing genuineness of the claim.

6.3 In case the deficiencies are not removed within the prescribed period, the claim shall be filed by the Competent Authority, under intimation to the applicant through an e-mail.

6.4 Assistance for Zero Effluent Discharge:

The units adopting zero effluent discharge shall be considered for higher subsidy of INR 1 crore and

7. TimeLimit:

The applicant shall forfeit its entitlement for the Assistance for Environment Compliance, if it does not submit its claim, complete in all respects within three months of installation of pollution control Equipment as certified by Regional Officer Haryana State Pollution Control Board or from the date of notification of the scheme, whichever is later.

8. Competent Authority forsanction:

The Director/ Director General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises shall be competent authority for sanction of the subsidy.

9. Interpretation/ Clarification:

The Administrative Secretary Industries and Commerce, Haryana shall be competent to make interpretation/clarification of provisions of this scheme.

10. Appeal:

An appeal against an order passed by the Competent Authority shall lie withthe Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Haryana within a period of 30 days from the date of communication of orders appealed against. The orders passed by the Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Haryana in appeal shall befinal.

11. Power to condone delay in submission of application & appeal:

(a) The Director/ Director General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Haryana shall be competent to condone the delay up to a period of 03 months after the prescribed time limit.

(b) The Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Haryana shall be competent to condone the delay up to a period of 06 months after the prescribed time limit.

Provided that the competent authority is satisfied with the reasons of late submission of the application on the basis of the substantial evidence/documents/arguments presented by the applicant.

12. Penal Action:

In case, it is found at any stage that the applicant has claimed the assistance on the basis of wrong facts, the applicant shall besides refunding assistance with compound rate of interest @ 12% per annum and facing legal action, will be debarred from grant of any incentives/assistance from the State Government.If the applicant fails to refund the subsidy amount with interest, then the amount shall be recovered as arrear of land revenue. The applicant shall be debarred from public procurement as a result of mismatch in facts and figures.

VIJAYENDRA KUMAR, Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Industries & Commerce Department.

Annexure-I

Application format for claiming Assistance for Environment Compliance

9. Self-attested copies of documents to be attached with the application:

i. Copy of Udyam Registration Certificate (URC) and Haryana Udhyam Memorandum (HUM).

ii. Certificate of Incorporation/ Partnershipdeed/Partnership registration/ Co-operative society registration.

iii. Board resolution/ Power ofattorney.

iv. CA certificate of details of Expenditure incurred (in original)(Annexure-II).

v. Certificate from Regional Officer of Pollution Control Board(Annexure-III).

vi. Certificate from Regional Officer of Pollution Control Board in case of Zero Liquid Discharge claim.

vii. Change of Land Use (CLU)/ NOC from competent authority, ifapplicable.

viii. Copy of GST return/Audited Balance Sheet for last financial year.

Signature of the applicant (with seal)HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), JUNE 8, 2021 (JYST. 18, 1943 SAKA) 1465 Undertaking/Declaration (to be submitted on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 50/- (Min) duly sworn before a Notary Public (duly affixed with Notarial Stamp; and with Notary Seal & Notary Registration Number or First-Class Magistrate):

I, do hereby solemnly state that I am proprietor/partner/director/ of M/s. located which is engaged in the manufacture of and I have been authorized to file the assistance for environment compliance assistance with the Department of Industries and Commerce/MSMEs, Haryana.

2. The unit will be liable to refund excess subsidy/assistance, if any released due to omission or pointed out by the Audit team of Principal Accountant General, Haryana.

3. I do hereby further affirm that the particulars given in the application are correct. In case any of the statement/ information furnished in the application/ documents later found to be wrong or incorrect or misleading or violation of the eligibility criteria/conditions, I do hereby undertake to refund the entire amount of assistance of Rs. (Rupees___________) granted to me at the compound rate of interest @12% per annum, besides facing legal action in case facts contained in this application are proved to be wrong at the time of verification/ checking or otherwise at anystage.

Dated:

Signature of the applicant

(with seal)1466 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), JUNE 8, 2021 (JYST. 18, 1943 SAKA)

Annexure-II

Certificate from Chartered Accountant (on CA letter head)

To whom it may concern

The document & records of M/s …………………………………………………………with their regd. Office at ....................... and factory located at...................................................... in respect of the expenditure incurred for installation of Effluent Treatment Plant/Air pollution control devices and equipment have been verified, and it is certified that thesaid industrial unit have incurred a total expenditure of Rs. ............................. (Rupees .......................................) towards purchase and installation of effluent treatment plant/air pollution control devices as per the following details of payments.

Details of expenditure and amount paid (in rupees) is certified as under: a) Civil Works................................................

b) Effluent Treatment Plant........................................

c) Air Pollution Control Devices ......................................

Total ..........................................

AND

Verified from the books of accounts of above firm the total investment in plant and machinery (original purchase value) of the company as on date ........................................ stands as Rs. (Rupees ...........................) and turnover of last financial year Rs.----------------- (Rupees------------)

Name & signature of the Chartered Accountant with stamps & CA membership Number Date-------------

UDIN No-----------

Payment at (a), (b) & (c) above should be supported by copies of bills.

Annexure-III

Certificate from Regional Officer of State Pollution Control Board

No. Date . Certified that the Effluent Treatment Plant/Air pollution control devices (whichever is applicable) has been installed on in accordance with the scheme approved by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board under the Water Act, 1974/Air Act,1981.

Regional Officer Haryana State Pollution Control Board District-------------

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